The time has finally come to determine who the real contenders are in this year's Tour de France. Tomorrow's stage 15 from Embrun to Prato Nevoso will provide the climbers with another mountain top finish, and with it a chance to distance themselves from their rivals. The Alps always deliver dramatic results, and tomorrow's stage will surely be remembered as one for the ages.
Of the main favorites, Cadel Evans will lead the charge in the decisive moments on the way to the finish. He'll have to fight off multiple attacks from the CSC combo of Frank Schleck and Carlos Sastre, as well as from Rabobank's Denis Menchov and Garmin's Christian Vande Velde. Of the remaining GC contenders, Vande Velde has the most questions to answer, but if he can ride as well as he did in stage 10 , the new American sensation should impress once again.
The next three days of the Tour will be decisive in determining the winner of the event. Climbers like Schleck and Sastre will have to attack, while the stronger time trialists like Evans and Menchov will need onyl to limit their losses to the pure climbers. All American eyes will be on Vande Velde, as each of his fan's hope that he can keep his streak of good form going.
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