With every member of the break away already across the line in Gap, it was the members of the peloton that were racing down towards the city trying to gain seconds on the men around them in the overall standings. Contrador kept pressing his advantage having isolated Froome on the climb and having his own teammate in Kreuziger on the descent with him. For a descent to help you gain time it requires insane risks, risks that had Contrador hit the deck and Froome have to put a foot out trying not to go down on top of the Spaniard. The others in the break kept going all hoping against hope to gain time on the two fast men. Fortunately for Froome, and by default, Contrador, Porte hadn't given up and soon caught the two adversaries after the minor crash and dragged them both back up to the other contenders. All of this drama was being played out twelve minutes after Rui Costa had crossed the line for the stage victory. In the end everyone but Ten Dam finished together and got the same time for the stage. This is an original watercolor and ink postcard that can be yours by visiting my artist web site where you can buy this painting. Just follow the direct link at the of this post to get your piece of the 100th Tour de France.
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