Greig Leach

Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) stated before the start of the stage that he wasn't in the Tour to try for a podium finish, he was here to win in Paris. Today he took it to Chris Froome and Team Sky with a vicious attack on the Col de la Colle Saint Michel. He got quite the jump on the other GC contenders with only Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) able to go with Contador's acceleration. Team Sky has perfected the ability to stay calm when these attacks go and slowly pull back the escapees one by one.