 Contador's win injects new life into the race for the yellow jersey
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Spaniard Alberto Contador launched a major attack on the climb up to Verbier to win Stage 15 and put himself in pole position to win the Tour de France.
The 2007 champion left Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong in his wake with 5.6km left to take over the yellow jersey.
He opened up a lead of one minute, 37 seconds over Armstrong in the overall standings, with Bradley Wiggins moving up to third, nine seconds further back.
A superb display of climbing saw the Briton take fifth in the Alpine stage.
Armstrong, who some predicted would mount a strong challenge on the final climb, could only finish ninth to leave his hopes of an eighth Tour victory looking far more remote.
Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck came second to move up to fifth overall, with Vincenzo Nibali third and Frank Schleck fourth on the day.
The previous yellow jersey holder, Rinaldo Nocentini, dropped down to sixth overall.
After days of little movement in the race for overall victory, Contador's explosive charge injected much-needed momentum into this year's Tour.
It was also a stunning performance by Wiggins, who jumped ahead of Armstrong and Andreas Kloden, who is now fourth overall, on the final climb.
If he holds onto third place or better in the final week, his finish would beat the previous best by a Briton, Robert Millar's fourth in 1984.
More soon.
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