2009 Tour de France
July 4 - July 26, 2009
Pictures from Fotoreporter Sirotti for Stage 6, Thursday, July 9: Girona (Gérone) - Barcelona, 181.5 km
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Attending the stage was 1959 winner and super climber Federico Bahamontes. | |||
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Alberto Contador shows the effort of the uphill finish. | |||
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Menchov crashed on the slippery run in to the finish. At 4min 54sec down his chances for winning the Tour have to be about nil. | |||
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The 2 riders on the left, Thor Hushovd and Oscar Freire start their duel for the stage win. | |||
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Hushovd, on the left, still looks about even with Freire (orange and blue Rabobank kit). | |||
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Hushovd gets it. His white jersey shows the effects of a day in the rain. | |||