Tour De France 2005 : Weening gets nod in photo finish
Weening gets nod in photo finish
Pieter Weening took stage eight of the Tour de France from Andreas Kloden.The key moment came on the race's first major climb - the second category Col de la Schlucht - at the end of the day.
Race leader Lance Armstrong was left isolated by his team, faced numerous attacks from rivals T-Mobile and had no option but to let Kloden jump clear.
The German caught lone escapee Weening on the summit but was beaten on the finishing line before Armstrong and the big names came in 27 seconds back.
Rabobank enjoyed a good day in the saddle on the race's second-longest stage, a 231.5km route from Pforzheim in Germany across the Rhine and back into France.
As well as celebrating the stage victory through their 24-year-old Tour debutant they saw Michael Rasmussen assume the polka dot jersey for the best climber.
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