Friday, May 18th, 2012
Belgian Jelle Vanendert won the queen stage of the Tour de France atop Plateau de Beille on a day Thomas Voeckler once again showed his mettle to keep the yellow jersey. Riding his first Tour de France, 26-year-old Vanendert took advantage of a battle of attrition between the race favourites to launch a shrewd solo attack on the final climb of the 168.5km stage, winning by 21 seconds ahead of Spain’s Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel). A dig inside the final 500m won Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) a couple of seconds over his GC rivals, the Luxembourg rider taking third place, 46 seconds behind Vanendert, the new king of the mountains. Cadel Evans (BMC) led a group of favourites over the line – including reigning champion Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and the current maillot jaune Voeckler (Europcar) – 48 seconds off the pace.
Video Highlights 16/07/2011: Saint-Gaudens – Plateau de Beille, (168,5 km – Stage 14 – Tour de France 2011)
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