Ne vedremo delle belle!!!
12:16 CEST 26km/170km to go
In the peloton, a Rabobank rider jumps hard and Rasmussen goes with him. It looked like they are trying to go clear! However the others in the peloton set about hauling them back.
Rabobank certainly seem to be low in numbers thus far; that could be dangerous for Rasmussen. We've still got 170 km to go, after all!
12:16 CEST
From the blimp we have now a great view on the switchbacks. It is so steep that the riders are happy they road doesn't go straight up. It'd be a 50% gradient...
12:18 CEST
Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) is in a group of 15 who are being dropped.
12:20 CEST
It's very active back there in the peloton. It seems there are some Rabobank riders, but they are further back in the group. We'll see how things look in a few kilometres.
Garate leads the break, pushing hard. Vinokourov and Mayo are further back. Garate drags Verdugo and Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) slightly clear.
12:21 CEST
Garate, Tschopp and Verdugo lead over the top of the Col du Port.
Current situation
Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel-Euskadi), David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne), Jens Voigt (Team CSC), Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Alexander Vinokourov (Astana), Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner), Denis Menchov (Rabobank), John Gadret (Ag2r Prévoyance), Stéphane Goubert (Ag2r Prévoyance), Juan José Cobo (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Juan Manuel Gárate (Quickstep-Innergetic), Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) and Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) 0.20
Peloton at 0.30
12:16 CEST 26km/170km to go
In the peloton, a Rabobank rider jumps hard and Rasmussen goes with him. It looked like they are trying to go clear! However the others in the peloton set about hauling them back.
Rabobank certainly seem to be low in numbers thus far; that could be dangerous for Rasmussen. We've still got 170 km to go, after all!
12:16 CEST
From the blimp we have now a great view on the switchbacks. It is so steep that the riders are happy they road doesn't go straight up. It'd be a 50% gradient...
12:18 CEST
Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) is in a group of 15 who are being dropped.
12:20 CEST
It's very active back there in the peloton. It seems there are some Rabobank riders, but they are further back in the group. We'll see how things look in a few kilometres.
Garate leads the break, pushing hard. Vinokourov and Mayo are further back. Garate drags Verdugo and Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) slightly clear.
12:21 CEST
Garate, Tschopp and Verdugo lead over the top of the Col du Port.
Current situation
Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel-Euskadi), David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne), Jens Voigt (Team CSC), Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Alexander Vinokourov (Astana), Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner), Denis Menchov (Rabobank), John Gadret (Ag2r Prévoyance), Stéphane Goubert (Ag2r Prévoyance), Juan José Cobo (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Juan Manuel Gárate (Quickstep-Innergetic), Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) and Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) 0.20
Peloton at 0.30