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Photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti and Reuters - Editor: Pete Geyer

2010 Tour de France Stage 16:  The Contador group on the Col du Tourmalet.
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The day's successful breakaway contained 10 riders including Lance Armstrong, Chris Horner, Carlos Barredo and Pierrick Fedrigo.
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Barredo and Armstrong lead the way on the Tourmalet.
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The Contador/Schleck group
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Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
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Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) wins in Pau.
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Barredo attacked his breakaway companions with 44km to go and fought bravely to the finish but was caught in the final kilometer and came in in 9th place, 28 seconds behind.
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Barredo didn't come away empty handed, however.  He was voted most aggressive rider on the day.
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The Contador/Schleck group came in at 06:45.
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Fedrigo celebrates on the podium
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It was hard for Contador to smile on the podium as he heard jeers from some in the crowd for the second day in a row.
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- More Stage 16 photos to come