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It is obvious that either Alberto Contador, currently first overall or Andy Schleck, currently second overall, could have battled for the stage win at the top of Mont Ventoux and closed the 38 second gap to stage winner Juan Manuel Garate. Instead, both leaders chose to be great teammates and lead their team’s battle for podium places in Paris

The Tour de France consists of many races and tactics within the overall race for the Yellow Jersey. Each of the competitions has it’s own colored Jersey. The Yellow Jersey represents the rider who has completed the race to that point in the shortest amount of time, also called the general classification or GC.