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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Alpine vista
    The Tour's 20th stage, 110.5 km from Modane Valfréjus to Alpe d'Huez, offered plenty of spectacular Alpine views. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Movistar
    Movistar's Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana tried to put the pressure on Sky on the first climb of the day, the HC-rated Col de la Croix de Fer, but they were unable to open up too significant of a gap. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Escapees
    A group of long-range hopefuls jumped clear of the pack on the descent from the Col de la Croix de Fer hoping to overtake the remnants of the morning breakaway. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Nibali and Mollema
    A mechanical at the start of the Alpe d'Huez prevented Vincenzo Nibali from making much an impact on the stage, as it required all of his energy to link back up to even the stragglers among the GC favorites. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Sky chasing
    When Nairo Quintana attacked the GC favorites again on the slopes of Alpe d'huez, Wout Poels and Richie Porte helped to pace Froome in the chase. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Polka dot hopes fading
    Hoping for a chance to nab king of the mountains points, Romain Bardet did his best to stay with race leader Chris Froome, but he was unable to hold the pace of the yellow jersey on the slopes of Alpe d'Huez. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Stagehunting
    After overtaking the riders from the early breakaway, Ryder Hesjedal and Thibaut Pinot continued onward in pursuit of a stage victory. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Pressed in
    Fans pressed in the GC contenders tightly along the many hairpins of the legendary Alpe d'Huez climb. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Contador
    Alberto Contador's pursuit of the Giro-Tour double fell short this year, as he struggled to hold the pace in the toughest mountain stages of the Tour. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Quintana
    After leaving his GC rivals behind, Nairo Quintana caught and passed Ryder Hesjedal. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Porte
    Richie Porte stayed at the front for as long he could trying to manage the gap to Quintana. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Almost there
    A hard-charging Nairo Quintana gained on Thibaut Pinot as he sailed up the mountain, but the Frenchman maintained enough of a gap to reach the finishing straight alone. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Victory
    After a few near misses in his hunt for a stage victory, Thibaut Pinot was finally able to celebrate a win atop Alpe d'Huez. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Second
    Quintana's attack earned him a second-place in the stage to go with his second-place in the general classification. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Limiting the losses
    Froome limited his losses to Quintana on the day, finishing the stage 1:20 down on the 25-year-old Colombian. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: A sigh of relief
    With no more mountains left to climb in the Tour de France, Chris Froome could finally breathe a sigh of relief after finishing the stage. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Pinot on the podium
    Thibaut Pinot's stage win was his first ever in the Tour de France. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Tour de France, stage 20: Froome still in yellow
    By holding onto his lead in stage 20, Chris Froome has effectively sealed his second career Tour de France overall victory. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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