Gallery: the slopes of Luz-Ardiden

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A mythical climb covered in orange and green

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Voeckler fought hard and held on to another day in yellow

Voeckler fought hard and held on to another day in 𝕴yellow (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Orange and green, amidst an overcast sky.

Orange and green, amidst an overcast sky. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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The flag of the Basque country.

The flag of the Basque country. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Geraint Thomas (Sky) rode impressively but was caught ebfore the finish.

Geraint Thomas (Sky) rode im༒pressively but was caught ebfore the finish. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Basso asks Evans to come through for another pull on the climb to the line.

Basso asks Evans to come throu🎀gh for another pull on the climb to the line. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Voeckler ahead of Contador and Andy Schleck on the final climb.

Voeckler ahead of Contador and Andy 😼Schleck on the finalꦆ climb. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Some polka-dot clad Aussies.

Some polka-dot clad Aussies. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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BMC rider Cadel Evans leads yellow jersey Voeckler in the final few kilometres.the

BMC rider🔥 Cadel Evans leads yellow jersey ꦕVoeckler in the final few kilometres.the (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Frank Schleck attempts to chase down Sanchez and Vanandert

Frank Schleck attempts to chase down Sanch꧅ez and Vanandert (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Sanchez and Vanandert surrounded by the orange clad Euskadi fans.

Sanchez and 𒁃✃Vanandert surrounded by the orange clad Euskadi fans. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Vanandert leads Sanchez on Luz-Ardiden.

Vanandert leads Sanchez on Luz-Ardiden. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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The view down the mountain.

The view down the mountain. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Sanchez ahd plenty of support on Luz-Ardiden.

Sanchez ahd plenty of support on Luz-Ardiden. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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The Lampre car through the lens of an HTC phone.

The Lampre car through the lens of an HTC phone. (Image credit: Peter Goding)
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Sanchez on the climb to Luz Ardiden.

Sanchez on the climb to Luz Ardiden. (Image credit: Peter Goding)

The Tour de France 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:entered the Pyrenees on Thursday and the people of the Basque country were out in force to support their pseudo-national team, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Euskaltel-Euskadi. At times the crowd around Samuel Sanchez on Luz-Ardiden was five and six deep as he made the ascent of the Pyrenean mountain. Perhaps knowing a win was in th♏e offing, Sanchez seemed to feed off the atmosphere and put in a momentous ride.