MULHOUSE France (Reuters) - Vincenzo Nibali's week-long hold on the yellow jersey came to an end on Sunday but his Astana team believe they are exactly where they want to be as the Tour de France heads into its first major mountain stage.
Monday's lung-busting trek to La Planche des Belles Filles has been labelled a duel between Italy's Nibali and Spaniard Alberto Contador since defending champion Chris Froome pulled out injured after a crash on Wednesday.
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