▁kilom eters , ▁began ▁to ▁fall ▁on ▁the ▁as cent ▁of ▁the ▁Col ▁de ▁P ey res our de , ▁and ▁first ▁J al ab ert , ▁then ▁K usch yn ski , ▁dropped ▁off ▁Lang ' s ▁pace . ▁Max ime ▁Mon fort ▁and ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Mountains ▁leader ▁David ▁de ▁la ▁Fu ente ▁moved ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁mountain ▁pass ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁After ▁cons olid ating ▁on ▁the ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁P ey res our de , ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁th inned ▁and ▁split ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁Col ▁d ' A sp in . ▁The ▁main ▁GC ▁cont enders ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁as ▁it ▁ne ared ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁and ▁only ▁Lang ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁escape es ▁remained ▁clear . ▁After ▁several ▁other ▁rid ers ▁attempted ▁un success fully ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁Luis ▁León ▁S ánchez ▁brid ged ▁the ▁gap ▁to ▁Mon fort ▁and ▁de ▁la ▁Fu ente , ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁drop ▁away . ▁The ▁decis ive ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁stage ▁came ▁from ▁Ric c ardo ▁Ric c ò , ▁who ▁rapidly ▁passed ▁the ▁four ▁rid ers ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Col ▁d ' A sp in ▁ 1 ' ▁ 1 5 '' ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁yellow ▁j er sey ▁group ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁ 4   km ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Ric c ò ▁preserved ▁that ▁margin ▁on