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By Andy Nicolson
1200: The trio have reached the 70km mark and have added another 20 seconds to their gap - they're 13'40" ahead.
"I'm going to go for Yaroslav Popovych today in a similar way to his win a couple of years back."
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1155: Midday approaches and the 606 regulars are logging in...
"Valverde's team has looked the best so far and with a downhill finish meaning people can rejoin on the decent as long as they aren't distanced too far I'm going for a Caisse D'Epargne win through weight of numbers in the first group home."
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1145: "I'm going to go for Oscar Pereiro today. I reckon all the big GC riders will stay together, and someone perceived to not be as great a threat will be allowed away on the Col d'Aspin."
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Meanwhile, the break goes out to 14'20" - Lang is just eight minutes behind overall leader Kirchen, virtually.
1139: Wow - the threesome are giving it some today. They're 13'30" clear, putting in a speed of around 46kmh. Something tells me their legs will pay for it later.
1136: We're off on 606 - GoodMorningMorning to ya:
"I'm going for Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez today. There in the Pyrenees, where the Basque riders of Euskaltel - Euskadi love to attack. It's also a handy descent from the summit of the Col d'Aspin and Sanchez goes downhill as well as Bill Gates makes money."
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1130: The points for the first climb, the category 4 Cote de Saint-Pey after 42km, were:
1. Sebastian Lang 3pts
2. Aleksandr Kuschynski 2pts
3. Nicolas Jalabert 1pt
And the points for the second, another fourth category, at the Cote de St-Quitterie (46km):
1. Sebastian Lang 3pts
2. Nicolas Jalabert 2pt
3. Aleksandr Kuschynski 1pt
1125: The highest ranked of the trio of escapees is Lang, in 79th place, 22'21" behind race leader Kim Kirchen, so don't expect an attempt by the peloton to reel them in any time soon.
1120: An hour into the stage and three riders have broken clear to establish a 7'30" gap - Aleksandr Kuschynski (Liquigas), Nicolas Jalabert (AG2R) and Sebastian Lang (Gerolsteiner).
1100 BST: Bonjour, salut et bienvenue au reportage en directe d'aujourd'hui.
Ey up!
After a few glasses of Madiran with dinner last night to get me in a Pyrenean mood, we're off on Stage 9, where the riders hit the mountains.
Get in touch on 606 or via text on 81111 to let me know how you think the race will pan out today, and how superb you think Mark Cavendish's win was yesterday.
(BBC)
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