Sánchez escapes for fourth career Tour stage victory
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Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) soloed to the win in Foix(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Team Sky controlled the pace as riders including Evans chased back from flat tyres(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The BMC mechanic fits Cadel Evans with a new wheel(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Peter Sagan sprints for second behind Sanchez on stage 14(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Rabobank's Luis León Sánchez won Stage 14 of the 2012 Tour de France with a 47 second-gap from Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Sandy Casar (FDJ-Big Mat).
Having spent the majority of the stage in an 11-man break, Sánchez attacked the remnants of his breakaway companions with 11.5km remaining. Rabobank have been left with a team of just four men after a diabolical run of bad luck, and the Spaniard's win will be a cause for relief among team management.
The classification leads remained unchanged, despite the best efforts of saboteurs who threw tacks on the road on the final climb of the day.
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