TOUR DE FRANCE LEADER SCHLECK PROMISES TO ATTACK MAIN RIVALS

Frank Schleck was happy to just survive the long descent of the Col de la Bonette-Restefond to Jausiers after his terrible crash in the Tour of Switzerland but promised to attack on Wednesday's final Alpine stage to L'Alpe d'Huez.

Schleck celebrated his first day of racing in the yellow jersey with brother Andy, who took the best young rider?s white jersey from Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas). Yet again CSC dominated the racing, bullying the main contenders and even causing problems for Christian Vande Velde (Garmin) with a strong surge on the steepest section of the Col de la Bonette-Restefond.

?Today is as nice as the stage to Prato Nevoso, not just because I kept the jersey but because Andy now has the white jersey. We didn?t expect that. We didn?t ride for it but he?s got such class. He is the future and he?s going to win the Tour one day,? Schleck said with family pride.

?We did a good job today. At the top of the last climb there were only a few riders left and everybody was struggling. When I say everybody, I mean all of us!?

?It was very fast on the descent. I was scared a bit but I managed to say up front and was pretty confident about how the stage would end. Of course, I thought back about the Pereiro crash and about the crash that I had in the Tour de Suisse but it was good to be able to stay upright and up there at the finish. I actually have to say thanks to Bernard Hinault. We talked before the start of the Tour in Brest for about half an hour and he gave me a few little tips for the downhill that worked out pretty well.

?I?M GOING TO ATTACK?

Schleck was asked if CSC had perhaps wasted an opportunity to gain time on Cadel Evans before the decisive time trial. He agreed but promised attacks during Wednesday?s stage to L?Alpe d?Huez.

?I?m going to make all the other rivals lose time tomorrow,? he said aggressively.

I absolutely have to attack tomorrow and try and break the others, I know that.?

Stage 16: Dessel wins

Stage 15: Schleck takes lead in the Alps

Stage 14: Oscar Freire wins in Digne-les-Bains

Stage 13: Cavendish takes fourth win

Stage 12: Cavendish makes it three

Stage 11: Arvesen wins

Stage 10: Evans takes yellow jersey by one second

Stage nine: Ricco wins in the Pyrenees

Stage eight: Cavendish wins again in Toulouse

Stage seven: Sanchez takes action-packed stage

Stage six: Ricco storms to win

Stage five: Cavendish takes first Tour win

Stage four: Schumacher wins TT and takes race lead

Stage three: Dumoulin wins stage from break

Stage two: Hushovd wins chaotic sprint

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