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Date Posted: 13:07:22 07/12/07 Thu
Author: Chris
Subject: See, our rides are a piece of cake.....

Astana were the big losers. Besides the sizable time loss for Vinokourov, it also saw team co-leader Klöden hit the deck. The German crashed in a grassy ditch on the side of the road at the 107km mark, and though he was able to get back to the bunch, both he and Vinokourov were taken to the hospital at the end of the stage. Early reports indicated that Kloden may have fractured his coccyx.

"We spoke to Vino' on the radio, but we couldn't say much," explained Astana team manager Marc Biver. "We gave him six riders and they did an extraordinary job and went full-gas for kilometers to try to bring him back. Then Vino' was left on his own.

"What do you want me to say? It's the beauty and cruelty of this sport. We must not overdramatize the situation. If we don't win the Tour - there's 2008. We haven't given up hope ... If Vino' is in good health and he wants to win the Tour, we have no choice but to attack."

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