Tour de France
Tuesday was a rest day. Today’s Stage 16, the third and final day in the Pyrenees, features arguably the toughest mountain stage of this year’s Tour -- a 135.8-mile test from Orthez to Gourette-Col d’Aubisque featuring several challenging climbs:
*--* OVERALL LEADERS THROUGH STAGE 15 1. Michael Rasmussen, Denmark 69:52:14 2. Alberto Contador, Spain 2:23 behind 3. Cadel Evans, Australia 4:00 behind 4. Levi Leipheimer, U.S. 5:25 behind 5. Carlos Sastre, Spain 6:46 behind
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*--* 6. Haimar Zubeldia, Spain 7:27 behind 7. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg 8:24 behind 8. Mikel Astarloza, Spain 9:21 behind 9. Alejandro Valverde, Spain 10:41 behind 10. Yaroslav Popovych, Ukraine 12:29 behind
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