Originally Posted by
daveF
Levi missed the top ten by 2:38, not less than 20.
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[TD]Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]91:58:48[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]2[/TD]
[TD]Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:00:39[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]3[/TD]
[TD]Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:02:01[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]4[/TD]
[TD]Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:03:40[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]5[/TD]
[TD]Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:06:54[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]6[/TD]
[TD]Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:09:31[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]7[/TD]
[TD]Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:10:15[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]8[/TD]
[TD]Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:11:37[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]9[/TD]
[TD]Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:11:54[/TD]
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[TR="class: alt"]
[TD="class: count"]10[/TD]
[TD]Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:12:02[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]11[/TD]
[TD]Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:14:21[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]12[/TD]
[TD]Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:14:29[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]13[/TD]
[TD]Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:14:40[/TD]
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[TD="class: count"]14[/TD]
[TD]Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack[/TD]
[TD="class: result_column"]0:16:36[/TD]
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Correct at the time, incorrect as it stands now. Contador is out.
But it doesn't matter, when LA sat up and started resting he had no way of knowing where things would finish. He did know he had better placed riders who had often worked for him.