Tomorrow's flat stage does not seem to warrant any further time digs either so Andy may have just permanently surrendered the yellow jersey and GC victory to Alberto by not narrowing the time (8 secs) which separated them going into today's stage.
Two things must happen until Sunday's "Grand Finale / Grand Ride" into Paris:
1) Andy and his Team SaxoBank will have to try to out-ride and out-maneuver Alberto and his Team Astana somehow during tomorrow's flat course. Because it is a flat stage, (198 km or 123 miles) there appears no way for this to occur as respective riders and their teams will surely keep up with one another therefore any challenges or attacks will be obsolete.
2) Unless Andy figures out a way to out-ride Alberto during Saturday's much anticipated Individual-Time-Trials, where Alberto is the clearly better sprinter of the two, it seems Contador will be repeating his le Tour Championship for the third consecutive year. Saturday's I-T-T will be held in awesome Bordeaux, Pauillac and the sprint will cover 52 km or 32 miles.
Two things must happen until Sunday's "Grand Finale / Grand Ride" into Paris:
1) Andy and his Team SaxoBank will have to try to out-ride and out-maneuver Alberto and his Team Astana somehow during tomorrow's flat course. Because it is a flat stage, (198 km or 123 miles) there appears no way for this to occur as respective riders and their teams will surely keep up with one another therefore any challenges or attacks will be obsolete.
2) Unless Andy figures out a way to out-ride Alberto during Saturday's much anticipated Individual-Time-Trials, where Alberto is the clearly better sprinter of the two, it seems Contador will be repeating his le Tour Championship for the third consecutive year. Saturday's I-T-T will be held in awesome Bordeaux, Pauillac and the sprint will cover 52 km or 32 miles.
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