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Witnessed the ninth stage of the Tour de France International Cycling Tour (de France) Tuesday unfortunate events that has dashed hopes for Australian Cadel Evans, the overall leader of the race, to win the title.

And the faltering Evans in climbing difficult to Cole de Madeleine. He became the 11 days before the end of the race that the title will be the share, either Andy Schleck of Luxembourg and currently lead the standings by appellants or Spaniard Alberto Contador, the title holder.



It seems Contador is the most likely candidate as it beats a lot in races against the clock.

The Frenchman Sandy Sazar stage today, which ended in a resort, "Saint-Jean-de Maureen" The reality in the Alps, beating speeding sudden a swarm of seven riders.

Ended Sazar phase that took place to a distance of 5.204 kilometers in five hours and 38 minutes and ten seconds, an average speed of 3.36 kilometers per hour.

Slowed Evans / 33 years / eight kilometers of climbing, the length of 5.25 kilometers, and delays of more than eight minutes Schleck and Contador in climbing.

According to Evans, what happened to look similar to the impact of the American Lance Armstrong winning the title seven times before, but Evans had not been subjected to a series of incidents such as the American cyclist.

Evans and finished third at 42 by eight minutes and nine seconds behind the winner, has been involved in tears when he realized that the dream of crowning title has evaporated.

Schleck now leads the standings by 41 seconds ahead of Contador and Samuel Sanchez, Spain followed in third place two minutes and 45 seconds. As for Evans Vikhalaf Schleck now a difference of seven minutes and 49 seconds and was out of the competition for the title race, which ends in Paris on July 25 now.