Tour de France '09
Live Race Report 9:24
Rivals line up to seize Carlos Sastre's yellow jersey crown
Cancellara keeps yellow....
1 Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)
2 Lance Armstrong (Astana)
3 Alberto Contador (Astana)
4 Andreas Klöden (Astana)
Well, that stage sure didn't turn out the way everyone predicted! But it was an excitint one, for sure. Join us again tomorrow as the Tour heads towards the mountains.
Voeckler is still shaking ihis head in disbelief.
Ignatiev was second, and green jesey Cavendish was third.
1 Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) at 6"
3 Cavendish
4 Farrar
He enjoys his triumphant ride across the line, and the peloton thunders across the finish line only a few seconds later.
Voeckler looks back, sees nothing, shakes in head unbelievingly and grins.
Voeckler hits the 1km marker. He is 11 seconds ahead of Timmer.
Distance covered: 195KM
Distance remaining: 2KM
Situation:
Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)
Albert Timmer (Skil-Shimano) at 15"
Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha), Yauheni Hutarovich (FdJ), Anthony Geslin (Française des Jeux), Marcin Sapa (Lampre-NGC)
Cancellara group at 37"
Gesink at 4:32
Timmer looks back nervously.
The French fans root wildly for their French rider.
