The rugged Alps dwarf the giants of the peloton.
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BMC controls the peloton for Cadel Evans in yellow. Evans would eventually crack on the final climb of the day, conceding 8 minutes and the yellow jersey to Andy Schleck.
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A cameraman pops out to snag an eternal glimpse of the spectacle of a Tour breakaway on the slopes of the Col de la Colombiere.
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A little cat and mouse by the young guns of this year's Tour as colorful families look on. Alberto Contador (left) asks with his eyes: "What else do you have?" to Andy Schleck as Andy tests Contador on the slopes of the Col de la Madeleine, the first HC, or "above/out of category" climb of the 2010 Tour. The two stuck together down the slopes and  joined the break for the sprint finish.
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Just behind eventual sprint and stage winner Sandy Casar (FDJ), Luis Leon Sanchez of Caisse d'Epargne looks over his shoulder to check on the position of Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini). Sanchez finished ahead of Cunego in this final sprint after the three spent the entire day in a breakaway. The breakaway was whittled down to four: Casar, Sanchez, Cunego and Anthony Charteau (BTL). The break was joined by Contador (AST) and Schleck (SAX) along with Christophe Moreau (CGE) for a bunch sprint of 7 at the finish.
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