Live Race Report 9:56
Rivals line up to seize Carlos Sastre's yellow jersey crown
Cancellara leads the race over Armstrong, tied on time. Armstrong's teammates follow: Contador is in third at 19 seconds, Klöden is next, 23 seconds, and Leipheimer in fifth.
The overall is sure to change tomorrow, when the 96th Tour de France faces its first mountaintop finish, in Andorra.
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Au Revoir!
A group with Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) finishes.
Recap: Pozzato went early on the left, Freire surged on the right to catch the Italian Champion Pozzato. In Freire's wheel was Hushovd, who swung it around the right just in time to win.
Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) finish in a group now, well back behind Hushovd.
Norway's Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) won his first stage since last year's stage two. It was his seventh career stage win.
1 Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam)
2 Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
3 José Joaquín Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne) roj
4 Gerald Ciolek (Milram)
5 Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas)
6 Filippo Pozzato (Katusha)
7 Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC)
Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale)
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)GC
1 Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)
Lance Armstrong (Astana)
Alberto Contador (Astana)
Andreas Klöden (Astana)
Levi Leipheimer (Astana)
Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream)
Tony Martin (Columbia-HTC)
Other riders are coming in, a long day out for many riders. The rain stopped, but the roads are still wet.
A strong win by Hushovd, who make take over the green jersey from Cavendish.
1 Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam)
2 Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne) moves up, but Hushovd is on his right.
Freire is at the front, now Pozzato



