First real day of climbing saw a big shake-up on General Classification. Denis finished in 17th place with team mate Rasmussen , 3 38″ down on stage winner Gerdmann from T-Mobile. Menchov looked to be riding well within his capabilities, finishing in the group with all of the main contenders. On GC, Denis is in 17th place.

Menchov on the Col de Colombiere

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