Schleck, Contador, Sanchez, and Menchov currently occupy the top four places in the overall replica Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow watches classification.The group formed as Contador’s Astana teammates drove the pace on the final climb of the 115-mile route, which included an ascent of the beyond-category Port de Pailhères and finished at the summit of the Category 1 Ax-3-Domains. As they upped the speed, the pack began shedding riders who couldn’t match the pace, including big names like Lance Armstrong, Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, and 2010 Giro winner Ivan Basso. Armstrong finished the day in 72nd place, more than 15 minutes behind the stage winner. RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer,
“Vino” attacked on a punchy 1.2-mile climb just before the finish and held on to win by 13 seconds over the charging peloton.There was no change to the top of the overall standings on Saturday as all the main contenders finished in the replica Omega Constellation Quadra watches main bunch. Yellow jersey Andy Schleck, of Team Saxo Bank, leads Alberto Contador by 31 seconds as the race heads into the Pyrenees tomorrow, with a likely reshuffling of the General Classification. (Full standings.)The high pace near the end of the Stage 12 did claim some victims, however.
LeMond is also ordered to produce materials related to the Trek Bicycle Corporation, a sponsor of Armstrongs teams that has come under federal scrutiny.LeMond and Armstrong have famously been at odds since early in the latters seven-year Tour domination, when LeMond criticized his fellow American for working with controversial A Lange & Sohne Richard Lange watches Italian doctor Michele Ferrari. LeMond kept up the harsh talk over the years and was also involved recently in a lawsuit with Trek—which had dropped his bicycle brand—that was settled out of court earlier this year.So a subpoena was likely only a technicality in this case; Lemond has shown hes willing to talk, whether hes been asked to or not. Still,
