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A Gentlemen’s Duel

A Gentlemen’s Duel

A Gentlemen’s Duel – Blur Studio (2006)

A Gentlemen’s Duel – Blur Studio

Tour de France 2008 – Stage XVII

Tonight is Stage 17 (Embrun to L’Alpe-d’Huez) 210.5 km
L’Alpe-d’Huez! The Queen stage of the tour. What tactics will CSC throw at the Peleton tonight? WIll it work? … bring it on :)

Stage Details:

Climbs:
Cat 3 – at:31.0 km – Côte de Sainte-Marguerite – h:1185m
Cat HC – at:79.0 km – Col du Galibier – h:2645m
Cat HC – at:156.0 km – Col de la Croix de Fer – h:2067m
Cat HC – at:210.5 km – ALPE-D’HUEZ – h:1680m


Le parcours 2008 : découvrez l’étape 17
(Tour de France YouTube Channel)

Live:
Live Race Data [Polar]
Live Telemetry [SRM]
Current local time in Paris (World Clock)
Live Audio|AudioPlayer [EuroSport]
Tour de France – Live Tracker [UBI Labs]
stage 17 – Embrun > L’Alpe-d’Huez 210.5 km live [www.letour.fr]
Stage 17 – Wednesday, July 23: Embrun – L’Alpe d’Huez, 210.5km Complete live report [CyclingNews]
Tour de France – *Embrun – L’Alped’Huez “live match” [Eurosport Yahoo!]
Live commentary (flash) [SBS]
Live text – Tour de France [BBC]
TdFblog (Frank Steele’s) [Twitter]
Boulder Report Live Blog [bicycling.com]
SBS: Tour de France 2008 Forum [SBS]

Newsflash:

87km – NEWSFLASH: Saunier Duval are ceasing operations with immediate effect following the fallout from the Ricco-Piepoli scandal… Another one bites the dust. A tragedy for cycling or the best thing since sliced bread?eurosport

Results:

0km – Sastre wins the stage atop Alpe d’Huez! He pumps the sky with his fist. The clock starts ticking down… will he have enough time for Saturday’s ITT?eurosport

Sastre wins the stage atop Alpe d'Huez!

Places for stage 17:
01. Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC – 210.5km in 6h’07’58″ (34.323km/h)
02. Samuel Sanchez (ESP) EUS – at 2’03″
03. Andy Schleck (LUX) CSC at 2’03″
04. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) GCE – at 2’13″
05. Frank Schleck (LUX) CSC – at 2’13″
06. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) ALM – at 2’15″
07. Cadel Evans (AUS) SIL – at 2’15″
08. Denis Menchov (RUS) RAB – at 2’15″
09. Christian Vande Velde (USA) GAR – at 2’15″
10. Bernhard Kohl (AUT) GST – at 2’15″

16:50 – Carlos Sastre is the new yellow jersey. He holds a 1′24″ lead over Franck Schleck, 1′33″ over Bernhard Kohl and 1′34″ over Cadel Evans. Will it be enough to keep Evans, a time trial specialist, at bay on Saturday’s 53km ITT?eurosport

Tour de Web:
(What others have to say about this stage)
[1] Stage 17 – Wednesday, July 23: Embrun – L’Alpe d’Huez, 210.5km [Cycling News]
[2] RESULTS:Stage 17 – Wednesday, July 23: Embrun – L’Alpe d’Huez, 210.5km [Cycling News]
[3] SBS Tour de France 2008: Stage 17 – Embrun > L’Alpe-d’Huez [SBS]
[4] Stage 17 Photos [Graham Watson]
[5] Stage 17 on the road [TDF Blog]
[6] Stage 17 results: Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC-Saxo Bank wins Alpe d’Huez and takes the Yellow Jersey; Evans still looking good for the overall [Steephill.tv]
[7] STAGE 17: SASTRE TAKES YELLOW ON L’ALPE d’HUEZ [The Tour de France for the Rest of Us]
[8] Stage 17 as it happened [BBC]
[9] Sastre takes over as Tour leader [BBC]
[10] Stage 17: All on Sastre, Was it Enough? [Spare Cycles]
[11] Tour de France ‘08 Stage 17 Link Roundup [Spare Cycles]
[12] Stage Seventeen: Embrun to L’Alpe-d’Huez [Tour de France Lanterne Rouge]
[13] Sastre wins the 2008 L’Alpe d’Huez stage [VeloNews]
[14] Stage 17 • EMBRUN > L’ALPE-D’HUEZ • 210,5 km [EuroSport]
[15] Daily Video – Stage 17 [Versus]


 

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