Tour de France '09
Live Race Report 22:52
Rivals line up to seize Carlos Sastre's yellow jersey crown
Cavendish takes the sprint for the bunch.
Cadel Evans is escorted to the finish by three of his teammates. But he looks OK. Leipheimer, too, is late. Both apparently went down, but seem unharmed.
It's the first Grand Tour win for the 34-year-old, who usually has a domestique's role. Congratulations!
Tune in again to our Live coverage tomorrow, when the Tour has two hard climbs on the menu for the GC guys to watch each other. Au revoir for now!
Lefevre takes second, followed by Pellizotti.
What an impressive victory for the Saxo Bank rider. He had the strongest legs, and wasn't afraid to attack from afar. He celebrates as he crosses the finish line.
Lefevre is caught again - but they know they've lost.
Sörensen cracks a smile, but he's still going flat out in between the barriers holding off the crowds.
Lefevre attacks the remnants of the chase group. Calzati drops off the back.
Two kilometres to go for Sörensen!
And no-one wants to take the initiative to chase him down. They've had it.
Sörensen motors away: 32 seconds!
Distance covered: 209KM
Distance remaining: -9KM
And what an attack this is! He's extended his advantage to 23 seconds already! The others seem cooked.
Sörensen attacks just before the five-kilometres banner! Where does this man take his energy from? His mouth is wide open, gasping for air.
Calzati is caught.
Still, we're sure this hurts. Two riders against five through green corn fields. The baking sun is not making this any easier.
