Jul. 19, 2009STAGE 15: Pontarlier—Verbier (207km)
2009
- Jul. 19, 2009
Contador claims yellow atop Verbier
ResultsGallery (17 Images) - Jul. 19, 2009Boonen drops out of Tour
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- Jul. 18, 2009Inside the Tour - Verbier: the mini Alpe d’Huez
The climbers return to the sharp end of the race for their third act during the first of four Alpine mountain stages. The action ramps up slowly on the road to the Verbier ski station in the Swiss Alps as riders face four early Category 3 climbs and an intermediate sprint before the Category 2 climb to Col des Mosses. On the eve of the second rest day, the Category 1 climb to the mountaintop finish at Verbier should see some shake-out in the overall contenders in the Tour’s first Swiss mountain finish since 1984.
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