Racing | Tour De France | Stage 11

18:01 CEST   

Ok, the finish photo has been evaluated. Arvesen won by a tyre's width. Our contest was equally close.

The lucky winner hails from the Netherlands, E.W. Sterrenburg. CONGRATULATIONS.

Thanks for joining our live coverage today and see you again tomorrow for stage 12. Also, stay tuned for another jersey contest in the upcoming days.

Au revoir!

16:59 CEST   

The photo finish shows that Arvesen won by perhaps two centimetres...

16:59 CEST   

The peloton comes in, with Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) beating Erik Zabel (Milram) to the line. Points leader Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Kim Kirchen (Team Columbia) were up there but couldn't challenge the Norwegian.

16:57 CEST   

Yaroslav Popovych pushes the pace, then swings over. He's had a somewhat quiet Tour, appearing quite some way off the form which won him a stage in the race two years ago, and saw him finish eighth last year.

16:52 CEST   

The Silence Lotto team plug away at the front of the peloton, lining out the main bunch. Evans is sitting towards the front, keeping out of trouble. So too Christian Vande Velde.

16:47 CEST   

Fofonov and Moinard took eleventh and twelfth.

16:45 CEST   

The peloton is, of course, still several kilometres back.

16:45 CEST   

Botcharov and Fedrigo were fourth and fifth, finishing ahead of Pozzato, Vaugrenard, Wegmann and Velo.

16:44 CEST   

The rest of the break came in a few seconds later, with Moinard dropping off the back.

It looks like Arvesen did get it, by the smallest of margins over Elmiger. The Ag2r rider was coming at him all the way up the finishing straight, but Arvesen had just enough to hold him off. Ballan was third with Moerenhout fourth.

16:43 CEST   

Elmiger moved up as well - he, Ballan and Arvesen were in a line across the road. The CSC rider thinks he got it, raising his hand. We will see...