Menchov Wins The Day: Landis Takes The Lead!Denis Menchov won the toughest stage so far in the the 2006 Tour de France thanks to great team work by Rasmussen and Boogerd on the approach to the final climb. The overall classification changed thanks to Landis’ time bonus for third place. It was a day when many tried but only the strongest survived at the top of Pla-de-Beret in Spain.
Stage Details
Five climbs: Col du Tourmalet (‘hors category’ – 18.3km with an average gradient of 7.7% at 75km); Col d’Aspin (category-one – 12.4km, 5.1% at 105km), Col de Peyresourde (category-one – 9.7km, 6.8% at 136km), Col du Portillon (category-one, 8.0km, 7.9% at 161km) and Pla-de-Beret (13km, 5.5% at 204.5km).
Intermediate sprints: at Arcizac-ez-Angles (at 17.5km) and Luchon (at 151.0km).
Weather conditions: fine and 23 degrees Celsius in the air; 29 degrees at road level at the start.
Number of starters: 168 riders. No overnight retirements. Official start time: 11.11am
TDF 2006, Stage 11
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