Stage 20: Montélimar to Mont Ventoux: This stage... - Tour de France 2009

Mont Ventoux: 21.1 km climb at 7.6% ending up at 1912m above sea level. - Rasmus Lauridsen

The bald mountain: Jsut take a look at this picture and you know why its been called that. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ) - Rasmus Lauridsen

Iban Mayo has the fastest time up the mountain. 56 minutes. - Rasmus Lauridsen

16 man breakaway: Hayden Roulston (CTT) Juan Manuel Garate (RAB) Joost Posthuma (RAB) Tony Martin (THR) Christophe Riblon (ALM) Aleksandr Kuschynski (LIQ) Anthony Geslin (FDJ) Samuel Dumoulin (COF) Daniele Righi (LAM) William Bonnet (BBO) Maxime Bouet (AGR) Cyril Lemoine (SKS) Albert Timmer (SKS) Mickael Delage (SIL) Ruben Perez (EUS) José Ivan Gutierrez (GCE) - Rasmus Lauridsen

They have 7'30" down to the peloton. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Now its 9'10" - Rasmus Lauridsen

Saxo Bank has taken the lead in the peloton. Looks liek they want to control the gap, so Andy can try for the stage win. Yesterday he did say he would like to take it, but who wouldn't really? - Rasmus Lauridsen

Distance now down to 8'07" slowly reeling in the breakaway to a manageable distance. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Now Astana has taken the lead in the peloton. Contador putting his ticket in for the stage? - Rasmus Lauridsen

If you need coffee, soda, pop, cake, candy, pee, poop, any kind of break. Now is the time to do it! 10 km to the mountain. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Peloton straining under the Astana pressure. Split in at least two groups. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Looks like Sastre might be caught in the second group.. So not his tour this year - Rasmus Lauridsen

Now its Cancellara pulling, the diesel in the front. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Sastre is in the front peloton group. - Rasmus Lauridsen

5'15" is the distance up to the breakaway - Rasmus Lauridsen

Garmin pulling. Makes you wonder who's not in the group? Or does Wiggins have alot in the legs today? - Rasmus Lauridsen

Was right in the first round. Carlos Sastre is caught in the second group - Rasmus Lauridsen

Amazing speed being put on before the mountain everyone want's it as hard as possible! - Rasmus Lauridsen

Distance from front to favorites group now 3'19" - Rasmus Lauridsen

Saxo Bank has taken over the lead of the favorites with hte two danes Nicki and Chris in front. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Astana takes the lead in the favorites group - Rasmus Lauridsen

Fränk Schleck attacking - Rasmus Lauridsen

Armstrong on his wheel - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy takes a turn - Rasmus Lauridsen

the group stretching - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy pulls away - Rasmus Lauridsen

Contador on his wheel - Rasmus Lauridsen

Armstrong trying to catch up - Rasmus Lauridsen

Fränk on his wheel - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy again with Contador glued to his back rim - Rasmus Lauridsen

Klödi in trouble. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Front is back together again armstrong contador Schlechts wiggins and nibali - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy again - Rasmus Lauridsen

Contador againright there - Rasmus Lauridsen

back together again - Rasmus Lauridsen

lovely mountain drama this is - Rasmus Lauridsen

Fränk again speeding up trying to set Armstrong - Rasmus Lauridsen

Armstrong sticking to his backwheel like Contador to Andys - Rasmus Lauridsen

andy again only Contador can follow right away - Rasmus Lauridsen

the third place contenders still together behind the two leaders. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Nibali attacking - Rasmus Lauridsen

15" from andy alberto to Armstrong group - Rasmus Lauridsen

Nibali joins andy/alberto - Rasmus Lauridsen

Pellizotti making it up to Armstrong Fränk group. Sure sign that its going too slow - Rasmus Lauridsen

40" seconds from yellow to armstrong - Rasmus Lauridsen

Klöden working hard for Armstrong - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy really passive in the front. Are they letting the armstrong group back up? - Rasmus Lauridsen

Pellizotti attacking - Rasmus Lauridsen

5 km to the top, everything is back to status quo between the favorites - Rasmus Lauridsen

Tony Martin and Garrate still have 2 mins - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy and Fränk attacking - Rasmus Lauridsen

Armstrong wiggins contador sticking - Rasmus Lauridsen

Lance looking really strong - Rasmus Lauridsen

Wiggins has to let go! - Rasmus Lauridsen

2.7 km left for the front - Rasmus Lauridsen

wiggins back up - Rasmus Lauridsen

falling off again - Rasmus Lauridsen

back up lol - Rasmus Lauridsen

Andy again - Rasmus Lauridsen

Motorbike in his way - Rasmus Lauridsen

wiggins gone now - Rasmus Lauridsen

Garrate is leaving Tony martin up front - Rasmus Lauridsen

Tony Martin back up with Garate - Rasmus Lauridsen

Garate attacks again up front - Rasmus Lauridsen

Garate wins the stage - Rasmus Lauridsen

Fränk has to let go at the very end. - Rasmus Lauridsen

Lance retains his third place on the podium! Amazing race up the mountain by the old man! - Rasmus Lauridsen

GC after today. Contador, Schleckm Armstrong, Wiggins, Schelck, Klödi, Nibali - Rasmus Lauridsen

Tomorrow I will not online. I want to thanks for your job in these days, I hope you will be here for other races. Danmark Tour? - ottanta/cento

Thank you Ottanta, possibly here, but I'm not sure I will be as invested in that one :-P The tour is special to me. Also have to start making ready for going back to school. Have a lot of studying to do :-P - Rasmus Lauridsen

I've enjoyed these posts -- let's do it next year! Tomorrow, Paris. Cantador thoroughly deserves his win. But I'll be thrilled to see Lance on the podium again. He's back. :-) - Chris Baskind

Must admit I was routing for Fränk Schleck but I am happy to see Lance up there, an amazing comeback. I can't wait to be here again next year with all the good riders who will have their own teams.. - Rasmus Lauridsen

I hope we can continue talking about cycling here during the rest of year. - ottanta/cento

Yeah would be a shame if the cycling community disappeared just because the tour was over. - Rasmus Lauridsen