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Tour de France (2015) Photos; Stage 20: Modane → L’Alpe d’Huez, 111 km

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Today's breakshare this photo

The view of mountain ski hills at Alpe d'Huezshare this photo
The mountain, podium and big screen indicating 62 km to goshare this photo
Movistar's Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde attacked the GC group on the penultimate climb, Col de la Croix de Fershare this photo
Race leader, Chris Froome (Sky) chasingshare this photo
Movistar's Nairo Quintana again attacked the GC group, this time successfully, on Alpe d'Huezshare this photo
Break survivor, Thibaut Pinot (Fdj) at the front of the raceshare this photo

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) chasing just 27s backshare this photo
Richie Porte (Team Sky) helping team leader Christopher Froome (Team Sky) maintain his diminishing leadshare this photo
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Thibaut Pinot (Fdj) wins the final mountain stageshare this photo
Another redemption win, this time by Thibaut Pinot (Fdj) share this photo
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Nairo Quintana came up just 18s short of the stage winshare this photo
2nd Nairo Quintana (Movistar) + 18sshare this photo
3rd Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale-Garmin) + 41s from the breakshare this photo
Chris Froome suffered today finishing 5th + 1:38 just behind Alejandro VALVERDEshare this photo
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It's a good thing for Chris Froome there are no more mountain stagesshare this photo

I wonshare this photo
Alberto Contador looks tired too. 5th overall for the this year's Giro winner. When was the last time the Giro winner finished as high 5th at the Tour?share this photo
Geraint Thomasshare this photo
All of his woes at this year's Tour are forgotten by Thibault Pinot (FDJ)...share this photo
A win on Alpe d'Huez is especially meaningful for a Frenchmanshare this photo
Chris Froome hits the stage againshare this photo

This Yellow Jersey is especially nice for Chris Froome. It's the 29th time in his career he has don Yellow at the Tour which ties him with Fabian Cancellara for most by an active rider. He'll surely get number 30 tomorrow with a 1:28 lead before the final ceremonial stageshare this photo
Chris Froome has also won the mountains classification, first Yellow and KOM winner in the same Tour since Eddy Merckxshare this photo
Best young rider by over 14 minutes, Nairo Quintana (Movistar), second today, second overall and future Tour winnershare this photo
FDJ also won the most aggressive rider award, Alexandre GENIEZshare this photo
Oleg Tinkov watches through green sunglasses as...share this photo
Peter Sagan dons another Green Jersey. This will be the fourth year in a row that he's won the points competition.share this photo
Chris Froome at the post race press conference. Here's the full audio (41:49)share this photo
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Tour de France (2015) Photos; Stage 20: Modane → L’Alpe d’Huez, 111 km

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