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Riding All In
With Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) pulled back into the group containing all of the main contenders, it was Astana that went to the front to raise the pace up the Col du Chaussy. Riding for their team leader (an Italian National Champion), Vincenzo Niblai, both Tanel Kangert and Michele Scarponi were working hard with their jersey flapping in the hot breeze. Nibali, who had one the previous Tour de France, as been growing stronger and stronger as the Tour nears its final stages. Too bad his form wasn't this strong when the Tour was in the Pyrennes.