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Pate 3rd in Stage #15 of the Tour de France!

(July 20, 2008)

Report filed by Slipstream Sports

Prato Nevoso,-After just 12 kilometers of racing in Stage #15 of the Tour de France, Danny Pate joined an early breakaway that included
Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel Euskadi), and Jose Luis Arrieta (Ag2r La Mondiale). Thre trio was later joined by Simon Gerrans of Credit Agricole who bridged up to the learders at 16 km. The four-man breakaway managed to hold off the wet, crash-weary peloton over the hors categorie Col d’Agnel climb and the steep final category 1 climb to the finish at Prato Nevoso. Pate dug deep today on the first of a series of Alpine stages to stick with and challenge Euskatel climber Egoi Martinez and finished third on the stage.

Meanwhile, behind Danny’s drama, the race for the yellow was heating up. Multiple attacks and counters splintered the 10-man group Maillot Jaune in the final kilometers of the finish climb. Christian Vande Velde held his own in the intese battle, finishing tenth on the stage but dropped to fifth on the overall classification. Today’s events only tightened the race for the yellow with less than 49 seconds separating the top six.

Stage #15 Results:
1 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole
2 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 Danny Pate (USA) Garmin Chipotle - H30


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