Sánchez finished ahead of Jelle Vanendert of Omega Pharma-Lotto and Frank Schleck, who were second and third respectively, on the 211km stage from Cugnaux to Luz Ardiden in the Pyrenees.
But Contador, who began the day 4min 7sec behind Voeckler, saw his resistance broken in the final 500m of the final climb. After an Andy Schleck attack and two from Frank, a third from the older brother saw him break clear.
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