| The winding first-category climb up Col d' Agnes is really taking its toll as the peloton strings out. |
| Fabian Cancellara retained the yellow jersey after finishing as part of a crowded peloton. |
| But yellow jersey wearer Lance Armstrong finished safely in the peloton to protect his overall lead of the race. |
| With eight kilometers left in the race seven women broke away from the main peloton. |
| Negotiating a bike downhill, through a peloton, with a front flat at over 65 kph is not good. |
| After the peloton came back together there were many fruitless attempts to break away and the peloton arrived in Barcelona compact. |
