{"id":20957,"date":"2013-07-07T11:29:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T09:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/yellow-jersey-supremacy-begins-in-pyrenees\/"},"modified":"2013-07-07T11:29:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T09:29:21","slug":"yellow-jersey-supremacy-begins-in-pyrenees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/yellow-jersey-supremacy-begins-in-pyrenees\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow jersey supremacy begins in Pyrenees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=8026\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8026 \" alt=\"Alberto Contador awaits the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France. Photo: AFP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f3010_photo_1373099208300-1-0.jpg\" width=\"196\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alberto Contador awaits the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France. Photo: AFP<\/p>\n<p>The battle for the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/a-few-unforgettable-tour-de-france-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tour de France<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/sas-impey-takes-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\">yellow jersey<\/a> could eventually begin on the first of two days in the <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/virginia-native-tackles-tour-de-france-on-foot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pyrenees<\/a>, although <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/the-man-behind-the-incredible-rise-of-chris-froome\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Froome<\/a> is not giving anything away.<\/p>\n<p>Stage eight is a 195 km trek from Castres to the summit of Ax-Trois-Domaines.<\/p>\n<p>Fans hoping for fireworks between Froome, last year\u2019s runner-up and two-time champion <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/the-riders-to-watch-at-tour-de-france\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alberto Contador<\/a>, may be forced to wait, however, especially with many climbs to come in the final week.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s ninth stage features a total of five categorised climbs but has no summit finish, instead culminating in the Pyrenean town of Bagneres-de-Bigorre. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AFP<\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2013\/07\/06\/froome-to-let-legs-do-talking-in-pyrenees\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f3010_182815786_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2013\/07\/06\/froome-to-let-legs-do-talking-in-pyrenees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Froome to \u2018let legs do the talking\u2019 in Pyrenees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/sport\/4999857\/Chris-Froome-ready-to-bring-the-Ax-down-on-his-Tour-rivals.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f3010_182727134_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/sport\/4999857\/Chris-Froome-ready-to-bring-the-Ax-down-on-his-Tour-rivals.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Froome ready to bring the Ax down on his Tour rivals<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.velonation.com\/News\/ID\/14928\/Impey-felt-like-he-was-floating-in-yellow-jersey-but-accepts-hell-likely-lose-it-tomorrow.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f3010_182715946_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.velonation.com\/News\/ID\/14928\/Impey-felt-like-he-was-floating-in-yellow-jersey-but-accepts-hell-likely-lose-it-tomorrow.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Impey \u2018felt like he was floating\u2019 in yellow jersey, but accepts he\u2019ll likely lose it tomorrow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f3010_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alberto Contador awaits the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France. Photo: AFP The battle for the Tour de France yellow jersey could eventually begin on the first of two days in the Pyrenees, although Chris Froome is not giving anything away. 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