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By Peter Scrivener
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1149:
SewerSide on 606:
"I think Astana will set some pace at the front of the peloton, to try and shake Nocentini and get Alberto Contador in yellow. It'd be nice to see some attacks from the likes of Evans, Sastre & Menchov, to see if Astana rates them as contenders still. Menchov's so far down, he might even be allowed a breakaway!"
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1145: Just in case you missed it, 2006 champion Oscar Pereiro pulled out of the race on Saturday, citing severe fatigue. "Since the start of the Tour he didn't have good sensations," said a spokesman for the Spaniard's team, Caisse d'Epargne. "There was no point in continuing, because it wasn't doing any good." We have 174 brave souls left pedalling.
1141: One dropped back to the main bunch fairly quickly, but our old friend from a couple of days ago, Amets Txurruka, is having a little go at bridging the gap.
1139: An early break - a baker's dozen have gone for it in the opening 5km.
1136:
BBC Sport's Paul R on 606:
"Having ridden the Tourmalet in last year's Etape I'll be feeling the sprinters pain as they drop off the back with 20km still to climb! I wonder if Wiggins wouldn't try a make a bid for yellow today? He's shown he can climb reasonably well, but could he attack on a hill and stay out for the rather boring final 50km? If he's not considered a too much of a threat they may let him go..."
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1135: Stage nine getting underway.
1132: OVERALL STANDINGS AFTER STAGE EIGHT:
1. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita/AG2R) 30hrs 18mins 16secs
2. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) + 6secs
3. Lance Armstrong (USA/Astana) + 8
4. Levi Leipheimer (USA/Astana) +39
5. Bradley Wiggins (GB/Garmin) + 46
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Yellow jersey: Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita/AG2R)
Green jersey: Thor Hushovd (Nor/Cervelo Test Team)
Polka dot jersey: Christophe Kern (Fra/Cofidis)
White jersey: Tony Martin (Ger/Team Columbia)
1128:
If you want an indication of what the riders think of today's stage, last year's Tour winner
Carlos Sastre twittered:
"It will be another day of wear. We have 2 ports hard away from finish. After Tourmalet the headwind not benefit those who want to attack."
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1123:
Behavedave on 606:
"In old money (today's stage is) one hundred miles and a total of 7,798ft total climbed. Quite a day in any amateur's frame of reference.
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1120:
The riders will be moving out of St Gaudens in the next 15 minutes or so. Probably a good time to remind you that this stage will be pretty dull without your contributions. There's
606
of course, or you can always text on 81111.
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1118: Then it's up the Col d'Aspin, the first of only two climbs. It's a category one climb that summits at 1490m. A quick free wheel down the other side to the feeding station, before the ascent of the Tourmalet begins. Once over the top though, there's the mother of all descents into Tarbes, which lies some 1800m below the Col.
1115:
Could be an interesting stage in prospect. There's an intermediate sprint around the 40km mark before the day's climbing begins. Could we see Mark Cavendish and the Columbia boys chasing early points to help close the gap on current green jersey holder Thor Hushovd?
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1104: Morning all. Welcome to stage nine. It's the final day in the Pyrenees. And what a day in prospect. Only 160.5km long, but it takes in one of the more brutal climbs on the Tour's calendar.
1100 BST: A short stage today, but it does include the legendary Col du Tourmalet.
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