Sky's guys rise up the rankings into first!
The race to La Planche des Belles Filles was destined to show who the genuine contenders for the overall title are and what we saw the end of stage seven was a display of climbing prowess from a team of champions that decimated the hopes of almost all others in the peloton. Team Sky was as brutal as it was efficient on the final climb. With Rogers eliminating all but a handful of others, he handed over the pace setting to compatriot Richie Porte who set such a pace that only four men could remain on his wheel: his team leader Bradley Wiggins, another team-mate Chris Froome, the defending... Read more
The stage in pictures
PHOTO08/07/2012 FILTERS
Sky's guys rise up the rankings into first!
The race to La Planche des Belles Filles was destined to show who the genuine contenders for the overall title are and what we saw the end of stage seven was a display of climbing prowess from a team of champions that decimated the hopes of almost all others in the peloton. Team Sky was as brutal as it was efficient on the final climb. With Rogers eliminating all but a handful of others, he handed over the pace setting to compatriot Richie Porte who set such a pace that only four men could remain on his wheel: his team leader Bradley Wiggins, another team-mate Chris Froome, the defending... Read more
The stage in pictures
PHOTO08/07/2012
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