Russian Menchov wins 11th stage
(eurosports.com)
Updated: 2006-07-14 10:48 With Americans Levi
Leipheimer and Floyd Landis in his wheel, Vuelta winner Denis Menchov struck a
blow to the trio's main rivals with victory at the summit finish of Stage 11 of
the Tour de France in the Pyrenees on Thursday. Phonak's Landis took the yellow
jersey from Frenchman Cyril Dessel.
Rabobank's team rider
Denis Menchov of Russia celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to
win the 11th stage of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race between Tarbes,
in the French Pyrennees and Val d'Aran in Spain, July 13,
2006.[Reuters] |
Landis, the winner of Paris-Nice, now leads Dessel (AG2R) by eight seconds in
the GC, while Rabobank's Menchov moved into third overall at 1'01" behind
Landis.
The top three finishers pulled away from a lead group that included fellow GC
contenders Christophe Moreau (AG24), Carols Sastre (CSC), Andreas Kl?den
(T-Mobile), and Cadel Evans in the final assault on the 13-km-long Cat. 1
Pla-de-Beret climb.
Evans and Sastre finished fourth and fifth respectively, while Kl?den,
isolated from his T-Mobile team-mates, dropped to ninth place 1'31" behind the
eventual winners. France's Moreau finished tenth at 2'29" behind Menchov.
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