Schleck wins stage 15 as Landis retakes Tour lead

Alpe d'Huez - Luxembourg's Frank Schleck won the prestigious 15th stage of the 2006 Tour de France as American Floyd Landis recaptured the Tour leader's yellow jersey. The 26-year-old Schleck, who rides for the Danish Team CSC, was part of a group of 25 riders who broke away from the main pack early in the race. Near the end of the legendary climb up to the finish line at Alpe d'Huez -- an ascent of 13.8 kilometres at an average gradient of 7.9 per cent and over 21 hairpin bends -- the group had been reduced to two, Schleck and Damiano Cunego of Italy. Schleck broke away from Cunego with about 2 kilometres to go to celebrate his first-ever Tour de France stage win. Cunego finished second, 11 seconds behind, with another Italian, Stefano Garzelli, finishing third. The winner covered the 187 kilometres from Gap to Alpe d'Huez in 4 hours 52 minutes 22 seconds, an average speed of 38.38 kph. Landis finished fourth, 1 minute 10 seconds behind Schleck, but far enough ahead of former Tour leader, Oscar Pereiro Sio, to take back the yellow jersey. Wednesday's second Alpine stage has two climbs rated beyond category, including the legendary 42-kilometre ascent up to the Galibier Pass, right at the very start of the stage, and another finish at altitude. The Tour de France ends Sunday in Paris. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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