Their alpine touring bindings allow the heel to raise on the climb and lock down for the descent.
Britain's Bradley Wiggins was dropped on the climb, rejoined the main group on the descent but struggled again in the closing stages and finished 4 min 59 back in 36th.
Without a summit finish, the Tour's second day in the mountains was never going to be as dramatic as Friday, when Contador surged away from his Astana team-mate Armstrong on the climb to the line.
Along with Casar, Efimkin and Mikel Astarloza, he had made a decisive break on the final climb, up the Col d'Agnes, then held off the peloton on a long descent to the finish line and fighting it out for the stage win.
"If you're on the Everest team that's on the penultimate climb, and a storm comes in, you don't say 'What the heck, we're going anyway, " she said.
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The Russian was able to get back on his bike but struggled on the last climb and crossed the line in 18th place.
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The other Rio, the rounded S30S, is being aimed at people in the gym who wear a radio strapped to their arm while they run on the treadmill or climb the Stairmaster.
"I began to struggle on the last climb but that's normal a day after you've been in a 200km breakaway, " Nocentini said.
Two-time runner-up Cadel Evans, who is almost three minutes behind that trio in the overall standings after a dreadful first week, had attempted to escape on the first climb - Port d'Envalira - but was soon hauled back.
Seasoned climbers can take on the challenge to climb Camelback Mountain and enjoy the view from the top.
It is the toughest challenge to date for an emerging side and should provide a guide on just how far they can climb on the world ladder.
He took control of the stage race on Wednesday with victory on the steep Arrate climb and comfortably maintained his advantage.
Palomares made a decisive break over the Cow and Calf climb on the run for home and still had enough to hold off Stubbe and fellow Spaniard David Blanco Rodriguez to the line.
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He was allowed to climb by the government if he did not lead the expedition so he found an experienced Sherpa mountain guide to lead but on eve of the climb the expedition leader came down with jaundice.
Though the Galaxy have a ways to climb on the pitch in 2012 to reach their championship level of play from a season ago, their recent deals with Herbalife and Time Warner Cable should financially fortify the franchise for the next decade.
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When the trucks geared down for the hill in North Beach, Niggy would climb on the back, or he'd get Frank Venezia to run the truck down (Frank could run like a deer), and they'd throw grapes off to everybody else.
With promotion based strictly on seniority, the climb to the top of the greasy pole can take a lifetime.
The yield on Spain's bonds started to climb, tracked closely by the return on Italian debt.
According to a leaked parliamentary report, several cadets on the Gorch Fock were reluctant to climb the mast in November following the death of a 25-year-old student - known only as Sarah S - during a stop-over in Salvador de Bahia in Brazil.
Overall profits in the first quarter are on track to climb 5 percent over the year before.
In searing temperatures, an 11-man group broke away after 45km, and established a 15-minute gap before Frenchman Amael Moinard attacked on the day's only major climb - the category one Col de Portel.
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Cardiff's first-half dominance was unquestionable and the Iron were handed a mountain to climb early on as the Bluebirds, boosted by the return of previously rested Bellamy, broke the deadlock with their quickest goal of the season.
President Bush tried to climb on the bandwagon this week, echoing Democratic calls for a balanced budget by 2012.
But he birdied the 13th and 14th and made an eagle putt of nearly 20 feet on the long 16th to climb into a tie for sixth spot.
Wild parrots cheer on walkers who climb the Greenwich Steps to Coit Tower (1 Telegraph Hill Blvd), lined with government-sponsored 1930s murals that subversively celebrate the city's radical politics and capped with giddy 360-degree views of the Bay.
The Davitamon rider, 33, had briefly led early on when he joined Wegmann on the attack after the first climb at 45km.
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Noguchi climbed his first mountain, Mont Blanc, at age 16 before becoming the youngest person to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents.
We had to make the final climb to the hilltop church on our own, but it was early in the day and steep stairs and cobblestones were still exciting.
Between 1:30 PM and 1:40 PM on Wednesday in New York, as Falcone spoke at the conference, the stock began an exponential climb, gaining 11.4% on the day.
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If an internship is the first rung on the career ladder, the less affluent will never climb it.
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