The lede-out, stage 9 : Everything you need to know about the TDF today

Columbian rookie wins the last stage in the Alps.

Levi stays in contact with the yellow jersey. Klöden's hopes are alive, but Vino maybe has stepped off the express train and caught the local -- losing three minutes today-- and will now undoubtedly support Klöden and attack for glory in the Pyrenees.

Open question: Are any of the serious GC contenders going to win a single mountain stage? (See Rasmussen=twig, below).