11 July,2009 08:37 AM IST | | AFP
Italian Rinaldo Nocentini took over the Tour de France yellow jersey as Spaniard Alberto Contador dramatically replaced Astana teammate Lance Armstrong in second place overall yesterday.
On the first of three consecutive days in the Pyrenees mountains Frenchman Brice Feillu upset the form book to claim an impressive victory after 224km of racing from Barcelona.
However, it was Contador's attack of a small group containing all the main favourites inside the final two kilometres of the 10.1km climb to Arcalis which provided the most drama.
The Spaniard's effort moved him up from third to second place overall at only six seconds behind Nocentini, and well within sight of the race lead.
