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sailor · 07-16-2005, 12:01 PM

Stage 11, July 13 -- Courchevel - Briançon

The second and last day in the Alps, and the return of Vinokourov.

There was a break early on in the race, strangely containing many large names, including Vinokourov, Santiago Botero of the Phonak team, Chris Horner of Saunier Duval, an American riding his first tour after years of dominating the racing scene in the United States (and an arrogant bastard, but thats another story). This break was let go for a while because after the previous day, no one in it was a threat anymore. Soon however, their gap started to come down, but before they were caught there was a counterattack out of the group led by Vino and Botero. This counterattack was soon reduced to just Vinokourov and Botero, and the duo managed to stay away to the finish, with Vino easily sprinting around Botero to take the win, with the rest of the field coming in 1:15 later, leaving the GC mostly unaffected.

07-16-2005, 12:01 PM	#32 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Stage 11, July 13 -- Courchevel - Briançon The second and last day in the Alps, and the return of Vinokourov. There was a break early on in the race, strangely containing many large names, including Vinokourov, Santiago Botero of the Phonak team, Chris Horner of Saunier Duval, an American riding his first tour after years of dominating the racing scene in the United States (and an arrogant bastard, but thats another story). This break was let go for a while because after the previous day, no one in it was a threat anymore. Soon however, their gap started to come down, but before they were caught there was a counterattack out of the group led by Vino and Botero. This counterattack was soon reduced to just Vinokourov and Botero, and the duo managed to stay away to the finish, with Vino easily sprinting around Botero to take the win, with the rest of the field coming in 1:15 later, leaving the GC mostly unaffected. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato Last edited by sailor; 07-16-2005 at 12:16 PM..