Gotta Love the Alps - Will Make For An Interesting Last Few Stages.

Cadel On Attack - Takes Valuable Time From Schleks & A Few More Seconds Out Of Contador In The TdF.

It was also the day Cadel Evans showed what he's got in terms of the general classification, joining Alberto Contador and Samuel Sanchez in a late-stage move that netted the Australian time over his closest rivals – Ivan Basso, Andy and Frank Schleck plus Thomas Voeckler – ahead of the next few days in the Alps, where the overall title fight will become intensify.

Evans is well poised overall and now sits 1:45 behind Thomas Voeckler, with the elder Schleck a further four seconds back and his younger brother facing a deficit of 3:03 to the race leader and a massive task ahead of him in the coming days.

Thor's Second TdF Stage Victory - The World Champ Is On A Roll 2011

"It's unreal," said Hushovd after the finish. "It started well with the team time trial and seven days in the yellow jersey, then I won the stage alone and now I've won the stage today against my countryman and with my teammate Hesjedal behind me."

TdF Rest Day - Is This Really The Answer?

Stage 9 TdF - Ouch! This Should Never Of Happened.

Stage 9 TdF = Absolute Carnage !!

http://youtu.be/-Fkiu7D5xHM

Contador Shows Off His "Summer Jersey" After A Fall During TdF Stage 5

How Close Was It? See For Your Self...

TdF Stage 4: Good Job Cadel, Well Done!

After a flurry of attacks on the 1.7km Mûr de Bretagne, Cadel Evans (BMC) prevailed over Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard).

A brief regrouping ended when Gilbert attacked from 500m out, but without the devastating acceleration that had brought him victory on the opening day and was widely expected to do so again. With 300m left, Contador countered, Evans responded and led out the final dash for the line. Contador came again, but too late to deny the Australian his first road stage win at the Tour and his team their first Tour success this year.

"I didn't know who had won. I couldn't see myself," Evans admitted moments after the finish. "The final was very tense on small roads and I had to change bikes with 15km to go. Marcus Burghardt is my hero of the day as he took me back up to where I needed to be. This was a real team effort. George [Hincapie] and the other guys won this stage for me. I can't believe that I managed to beat Philippe Gilbert having led him out into a headwind."

Cadel Evans slots into 2nd place in the GC overall, just 1 second behind the yellow jersey retained by Thor Hushovd.