'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 The day's work has been done for Andy Schleck and he is dropped by the peloton.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 18 to go Lots of riders going out the back on this final climb, including Trofimov and Sylvain Chavanel.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 With Trofimov out the back it is the peloton that leads the way. A number of teams sharing duties. AG2R, Omega Pharma-QuickStep and IAM on the front.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 George Bennett (Cannondale) tries an attack, but he is brough back by Sky's David Lopez who immediately goes off the front.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Nibali has launched attacks almost every day this week, but he has struggled when it comes to the crunch.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Lopez still has the lead, but there are a number of riders chsing him down. They only have a small advantage.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 It's all back together again for the main contenders, as Frank Schleck has a go
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Rui Costa gives a big dig and brings the main group back to Schleck and it's all together again.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 There is a lot of nervousness in the bunch as they try to keep an eye on each other. Schleck has been allowed to build a small gap again, as they near the top of the climb.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Spilak has joined Schleck out front. He's on the hunt for the bonus seconds.
'Dale Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Spilak takes the points at the intermediate sprint, which is just after the KOM on the Col d'Eze. He has taken two seconds off his deficit to Betancur.
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