▁▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁B ri ou de ▁to ▁Aur illa c , ▁ 1 5 9   km ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁stage ▁along ▁the ▁ste ep ▁roads ▁of ▁the ▁Mass if ▁Central , ▁through ▁the ▁Mont s ▁du ▁Cant al ▁with ▁the ▁third ▁category ▁C ô te ▁de ▁Fra isse ▁coming ▁after ▁only ▁ 1 1   km . ▁After ▁a ▁fourth ▁category ▁clim b ▁came ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Category ▁Two ▁clim bs : ▁the ▁Col ▁d ' Ent rem ont ▁after ▁ 1 0 1   km , ▁and ▁the ▁Pas ▁de ▁P ey rol , ▁before ▁desc ending ▁to ▁Aur illa c ▁via ▁another ▁fourth ▁category ▁clim b . ▁ ▁Early ▁cross w inds ▁split ▁the ▁pel ot on . ▁Dam iano ▁C un ego ▁crash ed ▁after ▁about ▁ 5 0   km ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁leading ▁group , ▁he ▁missed ▁a ▁later ▁break , ▁losing ▁ 3 3 ▁seconds ▁on ▁the ▁day . ▁A ▁break away ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Jose p ▁J uf ré , ▁Luis ▁León ▁S ánchez , ▁David ▁de ▁la ▁Fu ente ▁and ▁V inc en zo ▁N ib ali ▁formed ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁Col ▁d ' Ent rem ont ▁and ▁were ▁caught ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁nin ete en , ▁including ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁favour ites , ▁with ▁about ▁ 9   km ▁remaining , ▁but ▁S ánchez ▁counter att ack ed ▁on ▁the ▁descent ▁and ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁win