Racing | Tour De France | Stage 1

17:16 CEST   

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17:14 CEST   

Evans and Riccò were safely up in the finish.

17:14 CEST   

Valverde gained one second on the others in that finish.

17:13 CEST   

The rain now starts to come down! What timing and luck with this finish.

17:11 CEST   

Viva España! One week after claiming the Spanish Champs, on the same day Spain took the Europe Cup in football, Valverde rockets to the finish over Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux).

17:09 CEST   

Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux) second and Jérôme Pineau (Bouygues Telecom) took third.

17:09 CEST   

Kim Kirchen (Columbia) really had a good gap on that last right bend, but Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) was unstoppable after hitching on in the final 200 metres.

Mauricio Soler (Barloworld) loses 3'10", and maybe the Tour de France!

17:07 CEST   

Cavendish and other riders are finishing as well.

17:07 CEST   

Mauricio Soler (Barloworld) struggles home. He wil have time losses galore.

17:06 CEST   

He takes the maillot jaune and the stage victory. What a punch by the 28 year-old Spaniard.