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2008 Tour de France
July 5 - July 27, 2008
Pictures from Fotoreporter Sirotti from Stage 17, Wednesday, July 23: Embrun - L'Alpe-d'Huez, 210.5 km
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| With Sastre 2 minutes up the L'Alpe d'Huez, Cadel Evans realized he would have to hit the front and minimize his losses. Valverde is on his wheel followed by Andy and Frank Schleck. | ||||||
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| Sastre took off near the bottom and by the time he reached the top of L'Alpe d'Huez, he was in Yellow. | ||||||
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| The crowds were huge and the weather was perfect for a bike race. | ||||||
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| Sastre has a 1 minute 34 second lead over Evans. Is that enough to carry him through Saturday's time trial? | ||||||