LES ROUSSES, France – Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel took revenge on overnight race leader Fabian Cancellara Saturday by winning his second stage on the Tour de France to reclaim the yellow jersey.

None of the yellow jersey contenders lost time on what was the first day in the mountains and Quick Step all-rounder Chavanel now holds a 1min 25sec lead on Australian Cadel Evans.

Evans’ fellow yellow jersey challenger Andy Schleck is fourth at 1:55, with reigning champion Alberto Contador sixth at 2:26 and seven-time champion Lance Armstrong 14th at 3:16.

Quick Step all-rounder Chavanel won the second stage of the race in Spa on Monday to take the race lead from Swiss Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara.

However that victory was tinged with controversy as Cancellara, fearing for his team leader Andy Schleck after a crash left the Luxemburger dangerously trailing, negotiated a pact of non-aggression in the peloton which finished the last 30km at a snail’s pace.

The incident left Chavanel to race solo to victory, but provoked anger from some teams in the peloton and took the shine off a deserved win.

Having handed over the yellow jersey to Cancellara after a disastrous stage three, Chavanel promised to try for the jersey again.

After racing away from a number of rivals on the descent towards the sixth and final climb of Saturday’s 165.5km race from Tournus to here, Chavanel admitted the Spa incident had been his motivation.

“It’s a nice revenge for me,” said Chavanel. “When I won (on Monday) the peloton sat up.

“People were telling me this morning that I had a good chance of being in the yellow jersey again today, but I didn’t really believe them.”

Chavanel started the day 1:01 behind Cancellara and his teammate, Jerome Pineau, laid the foundations of his superb stage win when he broke away from the peloton with four other riders.

With Pineau wearing the best climber’s polka dot jersey, it was the perfect foil for Quick Step — with one rider up front, they did not have to help in the chase, allowing Chavanel to save his energy for later.

When the peloton finally reduced the front runners’ maximum lead of eight minutes to just 3:33 at the foot of the Col de la Croix de la Sera 30 kilometers from the finish, the attacks began to come.

Early on the 15.7km climb Bbox’s French champion Thomas Voeckler was joined by fellow Frenchman Cyril Gauthier and, later, Italian Damiano Cunego and Australian Matthew Lloyd.

The peloton’s subsequent accelerations left some riders in trouble, including Cancellara. Expected to keep the yellow jersey on what was probably the easiest climbing day of the race, he went on to finish 14:12 adrift.

At the front, Pineau was left with only German Danilo Hondo for company after accelerations by the Frenchman first left Samuel Dumoulin and Ruben Moreno struggling and then had German Christian Knees in trouble.

Chavanel then struck, the Frenchman attacking the chasing peloton on the Col de la Sera, the race’s penultimate climb, and soon joined Cunego’s chase group which crested the summit of the Croix de la Sera with a 50sec deficit to the front pair.

Pineau left Hondo in his wake early on the 15km climb to Les Rousses however the Frenchman, having claimed most of the climbing points on offer, slowed down when he realized teammate Chavanel was approaching.

Chavanel was soon left on his own and despite being chased by Spaniards Rafael Valls and Juan Manuel Garate he went on to finish with a 57sec advantage on the former.

“In the final my legs were on fire, but I just told myself to keep going,” added Chavanel.

“These kinds of small climbs suit me perfectly, and when I caught up with Jerome he encouraged me to keep going.”

STAGE RESULTS:

1. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 4h22min 52sec
(average: 37.8 km/h)
2. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) at 0:57.
3. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP/RAB) 1:27.
4. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 1:40.
5. Matthieu Perget (FRA/GCE) 1:40.
6. Daniel Moreno (ESP/OLO) 1:40.
7. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/BTL) 1:47.
8. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 1:47.
9. Rubén Plaza (ESP/GCE) 1:47.
10. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) 1:47.
11. Nicolas Roche (IRL/ALM) 1:47.
12. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MRM) 1:47.
13. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 1:47.
14. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 1:47.
15. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 1:47.
16. Lance Armstrong (USA/RSH) 1:47.
17. Damien Monier (FRA/COF) 1:47.
18. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/OLO) 1:47.
19. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/GCE) 1:47.
20. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 1:47.
21. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 1:47.
22. Levi Leipheimer (USA/RSH) 1:47.
23. Chris Anker Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 1:47.
24. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) 1:47.
25. Pierre Rolland (FRA/BTL) 1:47.
26. Kevin De Weert (BEL/QST) 1:47.
27. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) 1:47.
28. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR/THR) 1:47.
29. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 1:47.
30. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 1:47.
31. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE/SKY) 1:47.
32. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 1:47.
33. Daniel Navarro (ESP/AST) 1:47.
34. Johan Van Summeren (BEL/GRM) 1:47.
35. Janez Brajkovic (SLO/RSH) 1:47.
36. Chris Horner (USA/RSH) 1:47.
37. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 1:47.
38. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CTT) 1:47.
39. Steve Morabito (SUI/BMC) 1:47.
40. Christophe Le Mevel (FRA/FDJ) 1:47.
41. Michael Rogers (AUS/THR) 1:47.
42. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 1:47.
43. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 3:07.
44. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/QST) 3:55.
45. Christophe Kern (FRA/COF) 4:00.
46. Nicolas Vogondy (FRA/BTL) 4:00.
47. Sandy Casar (FRA/FDJ) 4:00.
48. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 4:00.
49. Remi Pauriol (FRA/COF) 4:00.
50. Andreas Kloden (GER/RSH) 4:00.
51. Bram Tankink (NED/RAB) 4:00.
52. Gorka Verdugo (ESP/EUS) 4:00.
53. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) 4:00.
54. Iban Velasco (ESP/EUS) 4:00.
55. Maxime Monfort (BEL/THR) 4:00.
56. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA/BMC) 5:02.
57. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA/AST) 5:02.
58. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 5:18.
59. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 6:04.
60. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 6:04.
61. Grischa Niermann (GER/RAB) 6:04.
62. Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS/KAT) 6:04.
63. Jurgen Van De Walle (BEL/QST) 6:04.
64. Amaël Moinard (FRA/COF) 6:04.
65. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/RSH) 10:02.
66. Sergio Paulinho (POR/RSH) 10:02.
67. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 10:02.
68. Sylvester Szmyd (POL/LIQ) 10:02.
69. Christian Knees (GER/MRM) 10:02.
70. Johannes Fröhlinger (GER/MRM) 10:02.
71. Volodomir Gustov (UKR/CTT) 10:02.
72. Ivan Gutierrez (ESP/GCE) 10:02.
73. Fabian Wegmann (GER/MRM) 10:02.
74. Charles Wegelius (GBR/OLO) 10:02.
75. Carlos Barredo (ESP/QST) 10:02.
76. Thomas Rohregger (AUT/MRM) 10:02.
77. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/GCE) 11:02.
78. Francis de Greef (BEL/OLO) 12:59.
79. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 12:59.
80. Rui Costa (POR/GCE) 12:59.
81. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA/ALM) 12:59.
82. Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO) 12:59.
83. Matthew Lloyd (AUS/OLO) 12:59.
84. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 14:12.
85. Matti Breschel (DEN/SAX) 14:12.
86. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) 14:12.
87. Jens Voigt (GER/SAX) 14:12.
88. Christophe Moreau (FRA/GCE) 14:12.
89. Ivan Mayoz (ESP/FOT) 14:12.
90. Aitor Pérez (ESP/FOT) 14:12.
91. Sébastien Minard (FRA/COF) 14:12.
92. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (BLR/LIQ) 14:12.
93. David De la Fuente (ESP/AST) 14:12.
94. George Hincapie (USA/BMC) 14:12.
95. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM) 14:12.
96. Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL/QST) 14:12.
97. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 18:57.
98. Nicki Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 18:57.
99. Dmitry Muravyev (KAZ/RSH) 18:57.
100. Gregory Rast (SUI/RSH) 18:57.
101. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 18:57.
102. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 18:57.
103. Robert Hunter (RSA/GRM) 19:14.
104. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/SKY) 19:14.
105. Fabio Felline (ITA/FOT) 19:14.
106. Martin Elmiger (SUI/ALM) 19:14.
107. Alexandr Pliushkin (MDA/KAT) 19:14.
108. Sebastian Lang (GER/OLO) 19:14.
109. Serge Pauwels (BEL/SKY) 19:14.
110. Mauro Da Dalto (ITA/LAM) 19:14.
111. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 19:14.
112. Benjamin Noval (ESP/AST) 19:14.
113. Lars Boom (NED/RAB) 19:14.
114. Simon Gerrans (AUS/SKY) 19:14.
115. Tony Martin (GER/THR) 19:14.
116. Jesus Hernandez (ESP/AST) 19:14.
117. Grega Bole (SLO/LAM) 19:14.
118. Mathieu Sprick (FRA/BTL) 19:14.
119. Remy Di Gregorio (FRA/FDJ) 19:14.
120. Anthony Charteau (FRA/BTL) 19:14.
121. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA/LAM) 19:14.
122. Serguei Ivanov (RUS/KAT) 19:14.
123. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/QST) 19:14.
124. Michael Barry (CAN/SKY) 19:14.
125. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/KAT) 19:14.
126. Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ/AST) 19:14.
127. Koos Moerenhout (NED/RAB) 19:14.
128. Simon Spilak (SLO/LAM) 19:14..
129. Maxime Bouet (FRA/ALM) 19:14.
130. Imanol Erviti (ESP/GCE) 19:14.
131. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) 19:14.
132. Pavel Brutt (RUS/KAT) 19:14.
133. Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA/FDJ) 19:14.
134. Arkaitz Duran (ESP/FOT) 19:14.
135. José Alberto Benítez (ESP/FOT) 19:14.
136. Inaki Isasi (ESP/EUS) 19:14.
137. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) 19:14.
138. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) 19:14.
139. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/BMC) 19:14.
140. Maartens Tjallingii (NED/RAB) 22:17.
141. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) 22:17.
142. Brett Lancaster (AUS/CTT) 22:17.
143. Manuel Quinziato (ITA/LIQ) 22:17.
144. Brian Vandborg (DEN/LIQ) 22:17.
145. Kristjan Koren (SLO/LIQ) 22:17.
146. Sébastien Turgot (FRA/BTL) 22:17.
147. Alan Perez Lezaun (ESP/EUS) 22:17.
148. Francesco Bellotti (ITA/LIQ) 22:17.
149. Daniel Lloyd (ENG/CTT) 22:17.
150. Bert Grabsch (GER/THR) 22:17.
151. Mark Renshaw (AUS/THR) 22:17.
152. Andriy Grivko (UKR/AST) 22:17.
153. Anthony Geslin (FRA/FDJ) 22:17.
154. Wesley Sulzberger (AUS/FDJ) 22:17.
155. Julian Dean (NZL/GRM) 22:17.
156. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 22:17.
157. Markus Eibegger (AUT/FOT) 22:17.
158. David Zabriskie (USA/GRM) 22:17.
159. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/THR) 22:17.
160. Lloyd Mondory (FRA/ALM) 22:17.
161. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 22:17.
162. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) 22:17.
163. Adriano Malori (ITA/LAM) 22:17.
164. Stéphane Auge (FRA/COF) 22:17.
165. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) 22:17.
166. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/BTL) 22:17.
167. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/COF) 22:17.
168. Rein Taaramae (EST/COF) 22:17.
169. Dimitri Champion (FRA/ALM) 22:17.
170. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) 22:17.
171. Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU/CTT) 22:17.
172. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC) 22:17.
173. Stuart O’Grady (AUS/SAX) 22:17.
174. Francesco Reda (ITA/QST) 22:17.
175. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 22:17.
176. Marcus Burghardt (GER/BMC) 22:17.
177. Luke Roberts (AUS/MRM) 22:17.
178. Karsten Kroon (NED/BMC) 22:17.
179. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) 22:17.
180. Steven Cummings (GBR/SKY) 22:17.
181. Martijn Maaskant (NED/GRM) 22:17.
182. Jürgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) 22:17.
183. Jeremy Hunt (GBR/CTT) 22:17.
184. Roger Kluge (GER/MRM) 22:17.
185. Andreas Klier (GER/CTT) 22:17.
186. Dries Devenyns (BEL/QST) 22:17.
. Juan Jose Oroz (ESP/EUS) Withdrawn
. Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL/KAT) Outside time limit

OVERALL RESULTS:

1. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 33h01min 23sec
2. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) at 1:25.
3. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 1:32.
4. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 1:55.
5. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) 2:17.
6. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 2:26.
7. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/OLO) 2:28.
8. Nicolas Roche (IRL/ALM) 2:28.
9. Johan Van Summeren (BEL/GRM) 2:33.
10. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 2:35.
11. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 2:35.
12. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 3:10.
13. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/GCE) 3:11.
14. Lance Armstrong (USA/RSH) 3:16.
15. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE/SKY) 3:20.
16. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 3:39.
17. Levi Leipheimer (USA/RSH) 3:39.
18. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP/RAB) 3:44.
19. Janez Brajkovic (SLO/RSH) 3:46.
20. Michael Rogers (AUS/THR) 3:46.
21. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 3:50.
22. Christophe Le Mevel (FRA/FDJ) 3:58.
23. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 4:02.
24. Chris Horner (USA/RSH) 4:03.
25. Daniel Moreno (ESP/OLO) 4:04.
26. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CTT) 4:05.
27. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) 4:06.
28. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 4:19.
29. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 4:20.
30. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 4:35.
31. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 4:37.
32. Pierre Rolland (FRA/BTL) 4:39.
33. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MRM) 5:19.
34. Damien Monier (FRA/COF) 5:31.
35. Andreas Kloden (GER/RSH) 6:00.
36. Bram Tankink (NED/RAB) 6:01.
37. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) 6:04.
38. Maxime Monfort (BEL/THR) 6:05.
39. Sandy Casar (FRA/FDJ) 6:13.
40. Remi Pauriol (FRA/COF) 6:26.
41. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 6:29.
42. Christophe Kern (FRA/COF) 6:30.
43. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/QST) 7:41.
44. Rubén Plaza (ESP/GCE) 7:50.
45. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 8:05.
46. Grischa Niermann (GER/RAB) 8:18.
47. Kevin De Weert (BEL/QST) 8:19.
48. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR/THR) 8:22.
49. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/BTL) 8:27.
50. Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS/KAT) 8:51.
51. Nicolas Vogondy (FRA/BTL) 10:33.
52. Christian Knees (GER/MRM) 12:19.
53. Ivan Gutierrez (ESP/GCE) 12:25.
54. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/RSH) 12:27.
55. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 12:35.
56. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 12:47.
57. Volodomir Gustov (UKR/CTT) 12:47.
58. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 13:11.
59. Carlos Barredo (ESP/QST) 13:45.
60. Gorka Verdugo (ESP/EUS) 13:46.
61. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 14:56.
62. Rui Costa (POR/GCE) 15:12.
63. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) 15:43.
64. Amaël Moinard (FRA/COF) 16:26.
65. Johannes Fröhlinger (GER/MRM) 16:33.
66. Thomas Rohregger (AUT/MRM) 16:38.
67. Sébastien Minard (FRA/COF) 16:44.
68. Fabian Wegmann (GER/MRM) 16:54.
69. Iban Velasco (ESP/EUS) 16:56.
70. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM) 17:08.
71. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (BLR/LIQ) 18:13.
72. Matthieu Perget (FRA/GCE) 19:24.
73. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 20:02.
74. Steve Morabito (SUI/BMC) 20:15.
75. Christophe Moreau (FRA/GCE) 20:31.
76. Tony Martin (GER/THR) 20:48.
77. Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO) 20:56.
78. Arkaitz Duran (ESP/FOT) 21:02.
79. Aitor Pérez (ESP/FOT) 21:17.
80. Sergio Paulinho (POR/RSH) 21:18.
81. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) 21:27.
82. Jurgen Van De Walle (BEL/QST) 21:36.
83. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/BMC) 21:38.
84. Martin Elmiger (SUI/ALM) 21:39.
85. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/SKY) 21:42.
86. Serge Pauwels (BEL/SKY) 21:45.
87. Benjamin Noval (ESP/AST) 21:46.
88. Michael Barry (CAN/SKY) 21:46.
89. Mauro Da Dalto (ITA/LAM) 21:54.
90. Inaki Isasi (ESP/EUS) 21:59.
91. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/KAT) 22:07.
92. George Hincapie (USA/BMC) 22:23.
93. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 22:23.
94. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) 22:32.
95. Alexandr Pliushkin (MDA/KAT) 23:02.
96. Imanol Erviti (ESP/GCE) 23:06.
97. Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ/AST) 23:10.
98. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 24:05.
99. Andriy Grivko (UKR/AST) 24:21.
100. Kristjan Koren (SLO/LIQ) 24:23.
101. Jürgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) 24:26.
102. Karsten Kroon (NED/BMC) 24:54.
103. Steven Cummings (ENG/SKY) 25:00.
104. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/BTL) 25:03.
105. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 25:17.
106. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA/AST) 25:47.
107. Martijn Maaskant (NED/GRM) 25:57.
108. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) 25:57.
109. Remy Di Gregorio (FRA/FDJ) 26:00.
110. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) 26:20.
111. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/GCE) 26:49.
112. Robert Hunter (RSA/GRM) 27:07.
113. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) 28:41.
114. Luke Roberts (AUS/MRM) 28:41.
115. Simon Gerrans (AUS/SKY) 28:52.
116. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 28:57.
117. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA/BMC) 28:58.
118. Anthony Charteau (FRA/BTL) 29:08.
119. Sébastien Turgot (FRA/BTL) 29:09.
120. Sylvester Szmyd (POL/LIQ) 29:11.
121. Mathieu Sprick (FRA/BTL) 29:19.
122. Fabio Felline (ITA/FOT) 29:28.
123. Francis de Greef (BEL/OLO) 29:29.
124. Maartens Tjallingii (NED/RAB) 29:32.
125. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA/ALM) 29:32.
126. Wesley Sulzberger (AUS/FDJ) 29:34.
127. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/QST) 29:36.
128. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 30:24..
129. Ivan Mayoz (ESP/FOT) 30:30.
130. Gregory Rast (SUI/RSH) 30:31.
131. Lloyd Mondory (FRA/ALM) 30:34.
132. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 30:47.
133. Sebastian Lang (GER/OLO) 31:18.
134. Markus Eibegger (AUT/FOT) 31:21.
135. Daniel Navarro (ESP/AST) 31:22.
136. Serguei Ivanov (RUS/KAT) 31:42.
137. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC) 32:11.
138. Jens Voigt (GER/SAX) 32:36.
139. Koos Moerenhout (NED/RAB) 33:01.
140. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) 33:46.
141. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) 33:55.
142. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/THR) 33:57.
143. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA/LAM) 34:12.
144. Lars Boom (NED/RAB) 34:24.
145. Mark Renshaw (AUS/THR) 34:42.
146. Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL/QST) 35:37.
147. José Alberto Benítez (ESP/FOT) 36:03.
148. Matti Breschel (DEN/SAX) 36:08.
149. Charles Wegelius (GBR/OLO) 36:16.
150. Jeremy Hunt (GBR/CTT) 36:23.
151. Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA/FDJ) 36:44.
152. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) 36:52.
153. Chris Anker Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 37:13.
154. Marcus Burghardt (GER/BMC) 37:14.
155. Matthew Lloyd (AUS/OLO) 38:34.
156. Julian Dean (NZL/GRM) 38:58.
157. Francesco Bellotti (ITA/LIQ) 39:12.
158. Pavel Brutt (RUS/KAT) 40:31.
159. Daniel Lloyd (ENG/CTT) 40:39.
160. Maxime Bouet (FRA/ALM) 40:42.
161. Manuel Quinziato (ITA/LIQ) 41:28.
162. Brett Lancaster (AUS/CTT) 41:32.
163. Brian Vandborg (DEN/LIQ) 41:36.
164. Anthony Geslin (FRA/FDJ) 41:43.
165. Dimitri Champion (FRA/ALM) 41:45.
166. Stéphane Auge (FRA/COF) 42:31.
167. David Zabriskie (USA/GRM) 42:36.
168. Bert Grabsch (GER/THR) 43:06.
169. Francesco Reda (ITA/QST) 43:15.
170. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 43:16.
171. Stuart O’Grady (AUS/SAX) 44:24.
172. Rein Taaramae (EST/COF) 44:39.
173. Roger Kluge (GER/MRM) 44:58.
174. David De la Fuente (ESP/AST) 48:27.
175. Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU/CTT) 48:56.
176. Simon Spilak (SLO/LAM) 49:14.
177. Nicki Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 49:24.
178. Dries Devenyns (BEL/QST) 50:51.
179. Andreas Klier (GER/CTT) 50:51.
180. Alan Perez Lezaun (ESP/EUS) 50:58.
181. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/COF) 52:03.
182. Grega Bole (SLO/LAM) 56:12.
183. Adriano Malori (ITA/LAM) 56:55.
184. Dmitry Muravyev (KAZ/RSH) 56:59.
185. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) 57:01.
186. Jesus Hernandez (ESP/AST) 1h01:08.

Points:
1. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) 118 pts
2. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 114
3. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 105
4. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) 92
5. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 85
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 82
7. Sébastien Turgot (FRA/BTL) 79
8. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 74
9. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) 71
10. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 69

King of Mountains:
1. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/QST) 44 pts
2. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 36
3. Matthieu Perget (FRA/GCE) 28
4. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 21
5. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) 20
6. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 18
7. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP/RAB) 16
8. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM) 16
9. Daniel Moreno (ESP/OLO) 12
10. Christian Knees (GER/MRM) 11

Team stage:
1. Rabobank 13h13:37.
2. Bbox – Bouygues at 0:13.
3. Caisse d’Epargne 0:13.
4. Astana 0:20.
5. RadioShack 0:20.

Team overall:
1. Astana 99h12:43.
2. Rabobank at 0:56.
3. Caisse d’Epargne 1:24.
4. Team Sky 1:29.
5. RadioShack 2:07.
6. Bbox – Bouygues 3:40.
7. BMC Racing 3:44.
8. HTC – Columbia 4:15.
9. Quick-Step 4:33.
10. Cofidis 7:36.
11. AG2R 7:55.
12. Euskaltel 8:08.
13. Saxo Bank 8:51.
14. Katyusha 9:17.
15. Omega Pharma – Lotto 9:27.
16. Liquigas 10:36.
17. Garmin 14:54.
18. Footon 19:20.
19. Milram 20:43.
20. Française des Jeux 22:49.
21. Cervelo 29:40.
22. Lampre 38:56.

Best young riders (stage):
1. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 4h23:49.
2. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) at 0:50.
3. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 0:50.
4. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 0:50.
5. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 0:50.

Best young riders (overall):
1. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 33h03:18.
2. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) at 1:15.
3. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 1:44.
4. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 2:07.
5. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 2:25.
6. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 2:42.
7. Pierre Rolland (FRA/BTL) 2:44.
8. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 10:40.
9. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 13:01.
10. Rui Costa (POR/GCE) 13:17.

Aggressivity (stage):
Jerome Pineau (FRA/QST)

Article by: AFP by:Justin Davis
Photo: CorVos