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Tour de France kicks off... in England

LONDON — The Tour de France begins Saturday in London, one year after the venerable bicycle race was rocked by doping allegations.

The opening 7.9-kilometre stage marked the third time the race has graced British soil, and just the first time in over a decade. The Grand Depart, as the tour’s prologue is known, was a sprint through downtown London to observe the second anniversary of the city’s terrorist attacks that killed 52 and injured hundreds more.

From London, the field of 219 international racers representing countries from every continent will continue to Canterbury, in the country’s rural south. The next 18 stages will cover 3,550 km throughout France, from the treacherous mountain stages to the final leg down the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

Last year’s winner, American Floyd Landis, was alleged to have had three times the permitted level of testosterone after his victory. It was the latest chapter in an ongoing doping scandal that had recently plagued the sport. Seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong faced similar accusations during his reign, but sufficient proof was never found to strip him of his record-setting titles.

This year’s favourite, Alexandr Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, has also faced questions about his links to a suspect doctor, which he has denied.

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The Tour de France is one of my most favorite sporting events to watch. Despite all the doping allegations that plague this sport regardless of which this spectacle is one that showcases not only a battle of stamina and strength but one of guile as well. The strategy and the different strengths of every rider is shown through the next few weeks, and is always interesting even in light of the doping scandels. I feel sorry for Landis either way, if he did dope I feel sorry that he felt he had to, if he didn't I'm sorry that he didn't get a legitimate title. Yet here we have to move on this sport will always face the scandal of doping but true cyclist fans will appreciate the Tour despite the bad press.

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1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 00:08:50
2. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 00:09:03 + 00:00:13
3. HINCAPIE George 114 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:09:13 + 00:00:23
4. WIGGINS Bradley 149 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 00:09:13 + 00:00:23
5. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:09:15 + 00:00:25
6. KARPETS Vladimir 15 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 00:09:16 + 00:00:26
7. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 191 ASTANA 00:09:20 + 00:00:30
8. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 00:09:21 + 00:00:31
9. QUINZIATO Manuel 157 LIQUIGAS 00:09:22 + 00:00:32
10. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 00:09:22 + 00:00:32
11. ZABRISKIE David 39 TEAM CSC 00:09:22 + 00:00:32
12. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 14 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 00:09:23 + 00:00:33
13. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 00:09:23 + 00:00:33
14. ASTARLOZA Mikel 73 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:09:23 + 00:00:33
15. CONTADOR Alberto 112 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:09:25 + 00:00:35
16. KASHECHKIN Andrey 195 ASTANA 00:09:25 + 00:00:35
17. EVANS Cadel 41 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 00:09:26 + 00:00:36
18. BONNET William 102 CREDIT AGRICOLE 00:09:26 + 00:00:36
19. CHAVANEL Sylvain 141 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 00:09:26 + 00:00:36
20. ROGERS Michael 21 T-MOBILE TEAM 00:09:27 + 00:00:37
21. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 11 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 00:09:27 + 00:00:37
22. GERDEMANN Linus 25 T-MOBILE TEAM 00:09:28 + 00:00:38
23. SAVOLDELLI Paolo 199 ASTANA 00:09:28 + 00:00:38
24. ROSSELER Sébastien 175 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 00:09:29 + 00:00:39
25. VERBRUGGHE Rik 148 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 00:09:29 + 00:00:39
26. LEIPHEIMER Levi 111 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:09:30 + 00:00:40
27. MENCHOV Denis 51 RABOBANK 00:09:30 + 00:00:40
28. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 00:09:31 + 00:00:41
29. VAITKUS Tomas 119 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:09:32 + 00:00:42
30. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 00:09:33 + 00:00:43

*note* (189 riders start the tour today)

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After being caught up in a crash 23km from the finish it seemed that Robbie McEwen’s hopes of equally Erik Zabel’s tally of 12 stage wins would be too much. But the Australian found his legs despite a frantic chase and managed to beat all the other big-name sprinters. Thor Hushovd and Tom Boonen were given better lead-outs but the Australian was able to eclipse them both in a superb sprint.

The 203.0km first stage of the 94th Tour de France – from London to Canterbury – began at 11.00am after the peloton pedaled through a 6.8km neutral zone taking in some of the British capital’s landmarks. There was an official protocol on the Tower Bridge and the peloton stopped while the French and British national anthems were played. The course included three category-four climbs: the first was in Southborough, a 2.3km long ascent with the crest at the 94.5km mark; the second at Goudhurst, a 1.6km long ascent at 121.0km; and the rise at Farthing Common which is 1.1km and peaks at 183.0km. There were three intermediate sprints: the first in Gillingham at the 46.5km mark, the next in Teston at 76.0km and the final one in Tenterden at 140.5km.

Millar: The First Successful Attacker
The initial attack of the 94th Tour came from Feillu (AGRE) and Auge (COF) who tried in kilometer one. The first successful move came from Millar (SDV) who jumped ahead at the 3.5km. By 17km, he led four chasers – Grivko (MRM), Kuschynski (LIQ), Bichot (AGR) and Auge –by 45” while the peloton was at 1’25”. After 33km, Millar’s advantage over the peloton was 4’40”. At 45km the four were 1’40” behind, the peloton was at 5’25”. The points at the first sprint were won by: 1. Millar 6pts; 2. Grivko 4pts; 3. Kuschynski 2pts. The counter attackers were 1’00” behind at the 46.5km mark. The average speed for the first hour was 47.1km/h. Millar was caught by the four chasers at the 48km mark, the peloton was at 5’35”.

CSC Lead Chase
The team of the yellow jersey controlled the peloton’s pursuit of the five escapees. The points for the 2nd intermediate sprint were won by the same trio as the first - Millar, Grivko, Kuschynski. Their quintet was 5’05” ahead of the peloton at the 76km mark. There was a crash in the peloton involving Gonzalo Ramirez (AGR) who was forced to abandon. The average speed for the 2nd hour was 40.1km/h. The points for the 1st climb were won by: Millar, Grivko, Kuschynski. The peloton was at 4’40”.

Reeling In The Escapes
With 92km to go, the advantage of the five leaders reached 6’00”. This was the maximum gain. On the 2nd climb, Bichot attacked and led over the summit to collect 3pts ahead of Auge and Kuschynski. The peloton was 5’50” behind. With 80km to go the peloton was at 5’00”; with 70km, 3’50”... CSC was joined by Vasseur (QSI), Charteau (C.A) and Vansevenant and van Summeren (PRL) who swapped off at the front. Lancaster, Zandio, Moreni and Mercado were involved in a crash at 55km to go.
With 50km to go, Millar and Grivko dropped out of the lead group and waited for the peloton. With 30km to go, the leading trio was 1’05” ahead. Auge attacked with 27km to go and Bichot and Kuschynski returned to the peloton. With 25km to go, Auge led by 35”.

Crash & Mechanical Problems For Sprint Favorites
With 23km to go, McEwen was caught up in a crash. Cavendish had bike troubles and had to change machines twice in the final 25km. Auge took first place at the 3rd climb but was caught 18km from the finish and the Quickstep team took charge. Millar claimed second at Farthing Common and ensured that he would lead the climbing classification for stage two.
McEwen rejoined the peloton in the final 10km but was not seen near the front of the peloton until the final 200m. He jumped into the lead in the final 80m and claimed the win, finishing three meters ahead of his nearest rival. The Australian is now equal with Zabel (MRM) for having the most stage wins for any active rider.
Fabian Cancellara finished in 22nd place and will wear the yellow jersey in stage two.

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OVERALL STANDING
Result after stage 1
Total distance covered: 203 km


Yellow Jersey: Fabian Cancellara
Green Jersey (Sprints):Robbie McEwan
Polkadot (King of the Mountains): David Millar
White Jersey (Youth): Vladimir Gusev
Team Jersey: Astana

Individual

1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 04:47:51
2. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 04:48:04 + 00:00:13
3. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 04:48:12 + 00:00:21
4. HINCAPIE George 114 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 04:48:14 + 00:00:23
5. WIGGINS Bradley 149 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 04:48:14 + 00:00:23
6. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 04:48:16 + 00:00:25
7. KARPETS Vladimir 15 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 04:48:17 + 00:00:26
8. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 04:48:20 + 00:00:29
9. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 191 ASTANA 04:48:21 + 00:00:30
10. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 04:48:22 + 00:00:31
11. QUINZIATO Manuel 157 LIQUIGAS 04:48:23 + 00:00:32
12. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 04:48:23 + 00:00:32
13. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 14 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 04:48:24 + 00:00:33
14. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 04:48:24 + 00:00:33
15. ASTARLOZA Mikel 73 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 04:48:24 + 00:00:33


Sprints

1. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 35 pts
2. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 30 pts
3. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 26 pts
4. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 24 pts
5. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 22 pts
6. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 20 pts
7. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 19 pts
8. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 19 pts
9. BURGHARDT Marcus 22 T-MOBILE TEAM 18 pts
10. VENTOSO Francisco 209 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 17 pts
11. VAITKUS Tomas 119 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 16 pts
12. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 15 pts
13. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 155 LIQUIGAS 14 pts
14. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 13 pts
15. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 12 pts

Team

1. ASTANA 14:24:51
2. TEAM CSC 14:24:53 + 00:00:02
3. DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 14:24:56 + 00:00:05
4. CAISSE D’EPARGNE 14:25:09 + 00:00:18
5. COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 14:25:11 + 00:00:20
6. T-MOBILE TEAM 14:25:36 + 00:00:45
7. RABOBANK 14:25:38 + 00:00:47
8. FRANCAISE DES JEUX 14:25:39 + 00:00:48
9. LIQUIGAS 14:25:43 + 00:00:52
10. QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 14:25:45 + 00:00:54
11. CREDIT AGRICOLE 14:25:45 + 00:00:54
12. GEROLSTEINER 14:25:45 + 00:00:54
13. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 14:25:48 + 00:00:57
14. PREDICTOR - LOTTO 14:25:52 + 00:01:01
15. TEAM MILRAM 14:25:52 + 00:01:01

Climber

1. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 5 pts
2. AUGE Stéphane 142 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 5 pts
3. BICHOT Freddy 132 AGRITUBEL 3 pts
4. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 2 pts
5. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 156 LIQUIGAS 2 pts
6. DE LA FUENTE David 205 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 1 pts

Youth

1. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 04:48:16
2. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 04:48:22 + 00:00:06
3. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 04:48:23 + 00:00:07
4. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 04:48:24 + 00:00:08
5. CONTADOR Alberto 112 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 04:48:26 + 00:00:10
6. BONNET William 102 CREDIT AGRICOLE 04:48:27 + 00:00:11
7. GERDEMANN Linus 25 T-MOBILE TEAM 04:48:29 + 00:00:13
8. VAITKUS Tomas 119 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 04:48:33 + 00:00:17
9. KOHL Bernhard 95 GEROLSTEINER 04:48:35 + 00:00:19
10. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 04:48:37 + 00:00:21
11. GERAINT Thomas 215 BARLOWORLD 04:48:38 + 00:00:22
12. CLEMENT Stef 122 BOUYGUES TELECOM 04:48:38 + 00:00:22
13. LÖVKVIST Thomas 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 04:48:39 + 00:00:23
14. KRAUSS Sven 96 GEROLSTEINER 04:48:41 + 00:00:25
15. NAVARRO Daniel 197 ASTANA 04:48:48 + 00:00:32

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Not too much happening Stage 2 just another flat day for the sprinters in Belgium. Always great to see the history and the great architecture of the old European countries. Minus the big crash on the wet roads of the last 3km which means that all riders in the group will get the same time, thus everybody finished with the same time, the two Belgium riders the infamous Boonen finished second while Steegman the setup man for his quickstep teammate grabbed the win from Boonen. But great to see the two Belgium teammates grab one, two. McEwan finished sixth so the green jersey goes to Boonen on home soil. Cancellara wound up injured in the pile-up so it remains to be seen how/if he will ride stage 3.

Top 15 Stage

1. STEEGMANS Gert 176 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 03:48:22
2. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
3. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
4. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
5. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
6. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
7. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
8. HAUSSLER Heinrich 94 GEROLSTEINER 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
9. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
10. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
11. BONNET William 102 CREDIT AGRICOLE 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
12. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
13. HINAULT Sébastien 108 CREDIT AGRICOLE 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
14. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 03:48:22 + 00:00:00
15. DEGANO Enrico 214 BARLOWORLD 03:48:22 + 00:00:00


Yellow Jersey: Fabian CANCELLARA
Green Jersey: Tom BOONEN
Polka Dot: David MILLAR
White Jersey: Vladimir GUSEV
Team: Astana


Sprints

1. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 56 pts
2. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 55 pts
3. STEEGMANS Gert 176 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 46 pts
4. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 44 pts
5. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 40 pts
6. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 36 pts
7. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 32 pts
8. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 30 pts
9. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 29 pts
10. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 29 pts
11. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 26 pts
12. BURGHARDT Marcus 22 T-MOBILE TEAM 25 pts
13. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 21 pts
14. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 155 LIQUIGAS 20 pts
15. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 20 pts

All other standings remain identical to above


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After the 2 breakaway men were eventually caught by Stephane Auge and another rider. Auge went on to win the one climb of the day to take the Climber Jersey from Millar. The then 4 breakaway men managed to open up a sizable lead over the peloton before they were eventually caught just mere metres from the line. Cancellara of all men beat out sprinter Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwan and Tom Boonen, quite a feat for the time trialist world champion. This prompted commentators to make light of comparisons to a former champion Lance Armstrong. Again this is early in the Tour but so much for any nagging injury after the juggernaut of a crash yesterday.-Lee

Leaders
Yellow Jersey 33 CANCELLARA Fabian TEAM CSC 15:12:08
Sprinters Green Jersey 171 BOONEN Tom QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 80 pts
Climbers Polka Dot Jersey 142 AUGE Stéphane COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 8 pts
Youth White Jersey 113 GUSEV Vladimir DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 15:12:53
Team Jersey ASTANA 21:38:42

Stage 3 Final

1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 06:36:15
2. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
3. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
4. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
5. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
6. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
7. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
8. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
9. CAVENDISH Mark 23 T-MOBILE TEAM 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
10. HAUSSLER Heinrich 94 GEROLSTEINER 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
11. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
12. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
13. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
14. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
15. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 06:36:15 + 00:00:00

Overall Standings

1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 06:36:15
2. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
3. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
4. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
5. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
6. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
7. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
8. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
9. CAVENDISH Mark 23 T-MOBILE TEAM 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
10. HAUSSLER Heinrich 94 GEROLSTEINER 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
11. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
12. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
13. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
14. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 06:36:15 + 00:00:00
15. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 06:36:15 + 00:00:00

Sprinters Green Jersey

1. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 80 pts
2. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 74 pts
3. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 62 pts
4. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 57 pts
5. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 54 pts
6. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 53 pts
7. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 51 pts
8. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 47 pts
9. STEEGMANS Gert 176 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 46 pts
10. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 44 pts
11. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 40 pts
12. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 39 pts
13. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 36 pts
14. HAUSSLER Heinrich 94 GEROLSTEINER 34 pts
15. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 33 pts

Climbers Polka Dot Jersey

1. AUGE Stéphane 142 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 8 pts
2. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 5 pts
3. BICHOT Freddy 132 AGRITUBEL 3 pts
4. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 2 pts
5. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 2 pts
6. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 156 LIQUIGAS 2 pts
7. WILLEMS Frederik 159 LIQUIGAS 1 pts
8. DE LA FUENTE David 205 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 1 pts

Youth White Jersey

1. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 15:12:53
2. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 15:12:59 + 00:00:06
3. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 15:13:00 + 00:00:07
4. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 15:13:01 + 00:00:08
5. CONTADOR Alberto 112 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 15:13:03 + 00:00:10
6. BONNET William 102 CREDIT AGRICOLE 15:13:04 + 00:00:11
7. GERDEMANN Linus 25 T-MOBILE TEAM 15:13:06 + 00:00:13
8. KOHL Bernhard 95 GEROLSTEINER 15:13:12 + 00:00:19
9. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 15:13:14 + 00:00:21
10. GERAINT Thomas 215 BARLOWORLD 15:13:15 + 00:00:22
11. CLEMENT Stef 122 BOUYGUES TELECOM 15:13:15 + 00:00:22
12. LÖVKVIST Thomas 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 15:13:16 + 00:00:23
13. KRAUSS Sven 96 GEROLSTEINER 15:13:18 + 00:00:25
14. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 15:13:19 + 00:00:26
15. SIEBERG Marcel 189 TEAM MILRAM 15:13:23 + 00:00:30

Team

1. ASTANA 21:38:42
2. TEAM CSC 21:38:44 + 00:00:02
3. DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 21:38:47 + 00:00:05
4. CAISSE D’EPARGNE 21:39:00 + 00:00:18
5. COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 21:39:02 + 00:00:20
6. T-MOBILE TEAM 21:39:27 + 00:00:45
7. RABOBANK 21:39:29 + 00:00:47
8. FRANCAISE DES JEUX 21:39:30 + 00:00:48
9. LIQUIGAS 21:39:34 + 00:00:52
10. QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 21:39:36 + 00:00:54
11. GEROLSTEINER 21:39:36 + 00:00:54
12. CREDIT AGRICOLE 21:39:36 + 00:00:54
13. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 21:39:39 + 00:00:57
14. TEAM MILRAM 21:39:43 + 00:01:01
15. PREDICTOR - LOTTO 21:39:43 + 00:01:01

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After the breakaway of five riders was caught the peloton made a break for the finish. But with the breakaway Sylvain Chavanel managed to grab enough points in the 4 climbs of the day to take second behind his Cofidis Credit Par Telephone teammate Stephan Auge to have both riders 1, 2 in the climber category. With just 3km to go the sprinters took charge of the race, and what a race to the finish. Thor Hushovd the Norwegian great managed to take the race as Robert Hunter of South Africa mounted his attack just a fraction to late as he lost by a wheel. Aside from that it was just another day for the sprinters. Tomorrow should heat up the climbers race, it will be interesting to see if Millar takes interest and decides to go for a few more climbers points, he took the first climb today to come within 2 points of Auge. Thursday will see 4 Category 4 climbs, 3 Category 3, and 1 Category 2 Climb. There will also be 3 sprints as well. Only 3 withdrawals thus far so the field is still pretty thick with riders, and the mountains are still a long ways away but there should be a little more excitement tomorrow yet. The total distance for tomorrow is 181km considerable shorter than the last two races which went 236.5 (Which was the longest) and 193km today, so the hills should provide a little more excitement, I'm not sure how much of the undulation will come into play over the last couple of km but I don't believe it will be the wide open sprints that we have seen over the past few days.-Lee

Leaders Jersey's

Individual Yellow Jersey 33 CANCELLARA Fabian TEAM CSC 19:49:55
Green Sprinters Jersey 171 BOONEN Tom QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 98 pts
Climbers Polka Dot Jersey 142 AUGE Stéphane COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 9 pts
Youth White Jersey 113 GUSEV Vladimir DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 19:50:40
Team Jersey ASTANA 11:32:03

Top 15 Stage Finishers
1. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 04:37:47
2. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
3. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
4. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
5. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
6. STEEGMANS Gert 176 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
7. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
8. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
9. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
10. CAVENDISH Mark 23 T-MOBILE TEAM 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
11. BURGHARDT Marcus 22 T-MOBILE TEAM 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
12. PEREZ Ruben 77 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
13. ELMIGER Martin 65 AG2R PREVOYANCE 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
14. KRAUSS Sven 96 GEROLSTEINER 04:37:47 + 00:00:00
15. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 155 LIQUIGAS 04:37:47 + 00:00:00

Top 15 Overall After Stage 4

1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 19:49:55
2. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 19:50:24 + 00:00:29
3. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 19:50:28 + 00:00:33
4. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 19:50:36 + 00:00:41
5. HINCAPIE George 114 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 19:50:38 + 00:00:43
6. WIGGINS Bradley 149 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 19:50:38 + 00:00:43
7. CHAVANEL Sylvain 141 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 19:50:39 + 00:00:44
8. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 19:50:40 + 00:00:45
9. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 19:50:41 + 00:00:46
10. KARPETS Vladimir 15 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 19:50:41 + 00:00:46
11. ASTARLOZA Mikel 73 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 19:50:44 + 00:00:49
12. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 191 ASTANA 19:50:45 + 00:00:50
13. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 19:50:46 + 00:00:51
14. QUINZIATO Manuel 157 LIQUIGAS 19:50:47 + 00:00:52
15. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 19:50:47 + 00:00:52

Green Jersey Overall Pts

1. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 98 pts
2. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 86 pts
3. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 84 pts
4. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 81 pts
5. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 79 pts
6. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 70 pts
7. STEEGMANS Gert 176 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 66 pts
8. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 62 pts
9. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 59 pts
10. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 57 pts
11. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 55 pts
12. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 54 pts
13. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 47 pts
14. BURGHARDT Marcus 22 T-MOBILE TEAM 40 pts
15. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 39 pts

Climbers Overall

1. AUGE Stéphane 142 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 9 pts
2. CHAVANEL Sylvain 141 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 7 pts
3. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 7 pts
4. KNEES Christian 185 TEAM MILRAM 5 pts
5. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 156 LIQUIGAS 5 pts
6. BICHOT Freddy 132 AGRITUBEL 3 pts
7. FLECHA Juan Antonio 55 RABOBANK 3 pts
8. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 2 pts
9. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 2 pts
10. SPRICK Matthieu 127 BOUYGUES TELECOM 2 pts
11. WILLEMS Frederik 159 LIQUIGAS 1 pts
12. DE LA FUENTE David 205 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 1 pts
13. VERDUGO Gorka 79 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 1 pts

Youth Overall

1. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 19:50:40
2. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 19:50:46 + 00:00:06
3. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 19:50:47 + 00:00:07
4. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 19:50:48 + 00:00:08
5. CONTADOR Alberto 112 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 19:50:50 + 00:00:10
6. BONNET William 102 CREDIT AGRICOLE 19:50:51 + 00:00:11
7. GERDEMANN Linus 25 T-MOBILE TEAM 19:50:53 + 00:00:13
8. KOHL Bernhard 95 GEROLSTEINER 19:50:59 + 00:00:19
9. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 19:51:01 + 00:00:21
10. GERAINT Thomas 215 BARLOWORLD 19:51:02 + 00:00:22
11. CLEMENT Stef 122 BOUYGUES TELECOM 19:51:02 + 00:00:22
12. LÖVKVIST Thomas 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 19:51:03 + 00:00:23
13. KRAUSS Sven 96 GEROLSTEINER 19:51:05 + 00:00:25
14. LADAGNOUS Matthieu 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 19:51:06 + 00:00:26
15. SIEBERG Marcel 189 TEAM MILRAM 19:51:10 + 00:00:30

Team Overall

1. ASTANA 11:32:03
2. TEAM CSC 11:32:05 + 00:00:02
3. DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 11:32:08 + 00:00:05
4. CAISSE D’EPARGNE 11:32:21 + 00:00:18
5. COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 11:32:23 + 00:00:20
6. T-MOBILE TEAM 11:32:48 + 00:00:45
7. RABOBANK 11:32:50 + 00:00:47
8. FRANCAISE DES JEUX 11:32:51 + 00:00:48
9. LIQUIGAS 11:32:55 + 00:00:52
10. QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 11:32:57 + 00:00:54
11. GEROLSTEINER 11:32:57 + 00:00:54
12. CREDIT AGRICOLE 11:32:57 + 00:00:54
13. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 11:33:00 + 00:00:57
14. PREDICTOR - LOTTO 11:33:04 + 00:01:01
15. TEAM MILRAM 11:33:04 + 00:01:01

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Stage Of Mixed Emotions: Pozzato Wins... ’Vino’ Loses

The winner of the fifth stage of the 94th Tour de France was Filippo Pozzato, but the loser of the day to Autun was Alexandre Vinokourov. While the Liquigas team can celebrate its first stage win in the Tour de France, the Astana squad will lament its losses because of crashes. Both Andreas Kloden and Vinokourov had accidents in the action-packed stage, Team Astana was completely cracked trying to get Vinokourov back into the field, in vain however. There were 74 riders in the lead group but it’s surprising that there were so many as the pace of the final 20km was frantic: the technical descent almost threw Fabian Cancellara from his bike but the Swiss rider finished 12 in the stage and keeps his yellow jersey for another day. The other big winner was Sylvain Chavanel. Not only was he the most aggressive man, but he also led over each of the eight climbs to claim the polka-dot jersey on a day when he attacked early and swapped turns well with Philippe Gilbert, only to be swallowed up with less than 10km to go. Full Story

Yellow Leaders Jersey CANCELLARA Fabian TEAM CSC 00:28:56
Green Sprinters Jersey ZABEL Erik TEAM MILRAM 102 pts
Polka Dot Climbers Jersey CHAVANEL Sylvain COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 37 pts
White Youth Jersey GUSEV Vladimir DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:29:41
Leading Team TEAM CSC

Top 15 Stage Finishers

1. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 04:39:01
2. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
3. BENNATI Daniele 82 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
4. KIRCHEN Kim 27 T-MOBILE TEAM 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
5. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
6. HINCAPIE George 114 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
7. MORENI Cristian 144 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
8. SCHUMACHER Stefan 91 GEROLSTEINER 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
9. TANKINK Bram 177 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
10. PINEAU Jérôme 126 BOUYGUES TELECOM 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
11. EVANS Cadel 41 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
12. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
13. VALVERDE Alejandro 18 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
14. HORNER Christopher 44 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 04:39:01 + 00:00:00
15. SCHLECK Frank 36 TEAM CSC 04:39:01 + 00:00:00

Top 15 Overall

1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 00:28:56
2. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 00:29:29 + 00:00:33
3. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 00:29:31 + 00:00:35
4. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 00:29:37 + 00:00:41
5. HINCAPIE George 114 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:29:39 + 00:00:43
6. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:29:41 + 00:00:45
7. KARPETS Vladimir 15 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 00:29:42 + 00:00:46
8. ASTARLOZA Mikel 73 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:29:45 + 00:00:49
9. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 00:29:47 + 00:00:51
10. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 00:29:48 + 00:00:52
11. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 14 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 00:29:49 + 00:00:53
12. CONTADOR Alberto 112 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:29:51 + 00:00:55
13. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 00:29:51 + 00:00:55
14. KASHECHKIN Andrey 195 ASTANA 00:29:51 + 00:00:55
15. EVANS Cadel 41 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 00:29:52 + 00:00:56

Top 15 Sprinters Overall

1. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 102 pts
2. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 98 pts
3. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 84 pts
4. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 84 pts
5. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 83 pts
6. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 79 pts
7. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 70 pts
8. STEEGMANS Gert 176 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 66 pts
9. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 63 pts
10. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 59 pts
11. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 57 pts
12. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 55 pts
13. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 53 pts
14. EISEL Bernhard 24 T-MOBILE TEAM 47 pts
15. BURGHARDT Marcus 22 T-MOBILE TEAM 40 pts

Top 15 Climbers Overall

1. CHAVANEL Sylvain 141 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 37 pts
2. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 23 pts
3. BONNET William 102 CREDIT AGRICOLE 15 pts
4. CHEULA Gianpaolo 213 BARLOWORLD 10 pts
5. AUGE Stéphane 142 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 9 pts
6. RASMUSSEN Michael 58 RABOBANK 8 pts
7. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 7 pts
8. KNEES Christian 185 TEAM MILRAM 5 pts
9. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 156 LIQUIGAS 5 pts
10. PAULINHO Sergio 117 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 5 pts
11. LEFEVRE Laurent 125 BOUYGUES TELECOM 4 pts
12. BICHOT Freddy 132 AGRITUBEL 3 pts
13. FLECHA Juan Antonio 55 RABOBANK 3 pts
14. KIRCHEN Kim 27 T-MOBILE TEAM 3 pts
15. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 2 pts

Top 15 Youth Overall

1. GUSEV Vladimir 113 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:29:41
2. DEKKER Thomas 54 RABOBANK 00:29:47 + 00:00:06
3. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 00:29:48 + 00:00:07
4. CONTADOR Alberto 112 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 00:29:51 + 00:00:10
5. GERDEMANN Linus 25 T-MOBILE TEAM 00:29:54 + 00:00:13
6. KOHL Bernhard 95 GEROLSTEINER 00:30:00 + 00:00:19
7. LÖVKVIST Thomas 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 00:30:04 + 00:00:23
8. SOLER HERNANDEZ Juan Mauricio 219 BARLOWORLD 00:30:19 + 00:00:38
9. SIUTSOU Kanstantsin 218 BARLOWORLD 00:30:43 + 00:01:02
10. GRIVKO Andriy 184 TEAM MILRAM 00:31:09 + 00:01:28
11. TSCHOPP Johann 128 BOUYGUES TELECOM 00:31:21 + 00:01:40
12. ANTON Igor 72 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:31:29 + 00:01:48
13. TXURRUKA Amets 78 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:31:44 + 00:02:03
14. AZANZA Jorge 74 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 00:31:52 + 00:02:11
15. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 00:34:17 + 00:04:36

Top 15 Teams

1. TEAM CSC 01:29:08
2. DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 01:29:11 + 00:00:03
3. CAISSE D’EPARGNE 01:29:24 + 00:00:16
4. T-MOBILE TEAM 01:29:51 + 00:00:43
5. RABOBANK 01:29:53 + 00:00:45
6. FRANCAISE DES JEUX 01:29:54 + 00:00:46
7. QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 01:30:00 + 00:00:52
8. GEROLSTEINER 01:30:00 + 00:00:52
9. CREDIT AGRICOLE 01:30:00 + 00:00:52
10. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 01:30:03 + 00:00:55
11. PREDICTOR - LOTTO 01:30:07 + 00:00:59
12. BOUYGUES TELECOM 01:30:09 + 00:01:01
13. LAMPRE-FONDITAL 01:30:16 + 00:01:08
14. SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 01:30:16 + 00:01:08
15. ASTANA 01:30:26 + 00:01:18
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Tom Boonen: Back In Charge!

At the end of a long, hot day Tom Boonen has delivered another win for his Quickstep team. The runner-up in the stage to Gent received the perfect lead-out from his colleagues and didn’t disappoint. He will be back in the green jersey after disposing of Oscar Freire and Erik Zabel in a scripted sprint finish. After allowing Bradley Wiggins to fry in the hot sun after he escaped just two kilometers into the 199.5km stage, the sprinters’ teams teased the Brit was caught 7km from the line and then it was all set up for a classic bunch finish. Boonen raced into the lead in the final 150 meters and claimed his first victory in two years.

The 199.5km sixth stage of the 2007 Tour de France – from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-end-Bresse – began at 12.50pm. There were 183 riders at the sign on (Lequatre of the Cofidis team abandoned because of injuries sustained in a crash during stage five). The sun was shining on the race and the temperature at the start was a mild 22 degrees Celsius; the forecast was for 26 degrees at the finish in the Ain department. There were just two category-four climbs: at Grandmont (55km) and Braneion (138km). The three intermediate sprints were in: Bligny-sur-Ouche (at 51.5km), Cormatin (127km) and Pont-de-Vaux (161.5km).

Cofidis Go On The Attack Again
Bradley Wiggins (COF) attacked at the 2km mark and the peloton allowed him plenty of leeway; by 10km his advantage was 5’40”! At the 12km mark, Grivko (MRM) took off in pursuit of the Brit; he was 7’00” behind but no one tried to bridge the gap. The chase ended at 18.5km. At the 24km mark, the bunch was 7’40” behind – this was enough to give Cofidis the virtual lead of the Tour for the second time in two days. At the 38km mark, the peloton was 11’20” behind. The average speed for the first hour was 37.6km/h.
The sprint specialists contested the sprint for points at the 51.5km mark: McEwen, Hunter and Boonen raced ahead of the peloton 15’25” behind Wiggins with Boonen adding 4pts to his tally. The only other bout of action from the peloton was when three Cofidis riders tapped out the tempo on the approach to the first climb. Chavanel added another 2pts to his tally in the mountains classification. The maximum gain for Wiggins was 17’30” at the 57km mark. The average speed for the 2nd hour was 36.0km/h.

Pursuing The Pursuit Specialist
With 140km to go the pace of the peloton picked up with Arvesen (CSC) and Vasseur (QSI) the men responsible for sharing the work of the pursuit. At the feedzone (110km to go) a Lampre rider also came to the front of the peloton. The deficit to Wiggins was 11’45”. Degano (BAR) crashed in the feedzone and was forced to abandon. The injured Astana riders – Vinokourov and Kloden – and their colleagues spent most of the day at the rear of the peloton. The average speed for the 3rd hour was 35.6km/h. With 80km to go, Wiggins lost his virtual lead of the Tour: 5km from the 2nd sprint his advantage was down to 5’00”. Quickstep completely committed to leading Boonen out to the sprint at the 127km mark and the leader promptly obliged his colleagues by beating Zabel to the line to regain the lead of the points classification. The peloton was 3’10” behind Wiggins in Cormatin.

Slow Roasted Wiggins
After the sprint, Wiggins increased his pace and pushed his advantage back up to over five minutes. At the top of the 2nd climb he was 5’15” ahead of the peloton that was led by riders from T-Mobile and AG2R for a brief time. Then Charteau (C.A) came to the front and joined forces with the CSC team. The average speed for the 4th hour was 36.0km/h. Unimpressed with a broken spoke with 48km to go, Wiggins calmly stepped off his bike, removed his rear wheel and tossed it to the side of the road. With 33km to go, his lead was 2’30”. The chase was shared by the usual suspects: Milram, T-Mobile, Credit Agricole, Quickstep and Predictor… with 28km to go, the lead was 1’10”. The Brit was left by the peloton to cook in the sun. "It’s the Tour de France," said Wiggins after the stage, "this is not the race that you just sit up and wait for the peloton." He was caught 7km from the line.

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Leaders Jersey's
Yellow Leaders Jersey CANCELLARA Fabian TEAM CSC 05:49:55
Green Sprinters Jersey BOONEN Tom QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 141 pts
Polka Dot Climbers Jersey CHAVANEL Sylvain COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 40 pts
White Youth Jersey GUSEV Vladimir DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM 05:50:40
Team Leaders CSC 17:32:05

Stage 6 Top 15
1. BOONEN Tom 171 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 05:20:59
2. FREIRE Oscar 56 RABOBANK 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
3. ZABEL Erik 181 TEAM MILRAM 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
4. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
5. HUSHOVD Thor 101 CREDIT AGRICOLE 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
6. BENNATI Daniele 82 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
7. FÖRSTER Robert 92 GEROLSTEINER 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
8. HUNTER Robert 216 BARLOWORLD 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
9. FEILLU Romain 134 AGRITUBEL 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
10. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 155 LIQUIGAS 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
11. VENTOSO Francisco 209 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
12. PINEAU Jérôme 126 BOUYGUES TELECOM 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
13. MC EWEN Robbie 46 PREDICTOR - LOTTO 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
14. NAPOLITANO Danilo 86 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 05:20:59 + 00:00:00
15. GERAINT Thomas 215 BARLOWORLD 05:20:59 + 00:00:00

Top 15 Overall
1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM CSC 05:49:55
2. KLÖDEN Andréas 196 ASTANA 05:50:28 + 00:00:33
3. POZZATO Filippo 151 LIQUIGAS 05:50:30 + 00:00:35
4. MILLAR David 201 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 05:50:36 + 00:00:41