MORZINE-AVORIAZ – American Lance Armstrong ruled himself out of going for an eighth Tour de France title after two crashes saw him finish Sunday’s action-packed eighth stage almost 12 minutes adrift.

The 189km stage in the French Alps, the first real mountain stage of the race, was won by Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, with fellow contender Australian Cadel Evans taking possession of the race leader’s yellow jersey.

Schleck, the Saxo Bank rider who finished second behind Spaniard Alberto Contador in last year’s Tour, out-sprinted Euskaltel’s Samuel Sanchez for the stage win after the duo broke 1km from the summit finish line.

World champion Evans of BMC and reigning champion Contador finished in a group of nine riders 10sec later.

Schleck is now second overall at 20secs, with Contador third at 1:01 while Armstrong — after arguably his worst ever day on the race — crossing the line 11:45 adrift.

The American fell twice during the stage and lost ground from the Col de la Ramaz, the first major climb of the Tour. He now stands 39th in the overall standings, 13:26 off Evans.

“My Tour is over,” said Armstrong. “But I will stay in the race. I will enjoy it, I’ll try and take some pleasure out of it, to support the team. I’m not complaining.”

The 38-year-old fell first just after the start from Les Rousses and then a second time on the approach to the Col de la Ramaz.

“I’ve had a bad day, a very bad day. At the start, it was going okay, I felt strong.

“And then came the roundabout before the Col de la Ramaz. I clipped a pedal and then my tyre rolled off and the next thing I was rolling along the ground at 60-65 kph.

“It’s already hard to come back, hard on the body.”

The second category one climb of the race was the 14km ascension to the summit finish line at Morzine-Avoriaz. And with Armstrong trailing, the group of favorites did not think twice about pressing ahead.

The last remnant from an earlier five-man breakaway, Frenchman Amael Moinard of Cofidis, was caught by Contador’s group a little over six kilometers from the summit.

And from that point on Astana kept pushing to drop as many rivals as they could.

Evans, who was left with scrapes after a fall only a few kilometers into the stage, said it was too windy and not steep enough for him to launch an attack.

“All the work Astana were doing put me and Andy in a good position to attack. But it was pretty windy out there on the climb, not flat at the finish, but not favorable to an attack,” said the Australian.

“I’m just really happy to get yellow. I’m happy it’s rest day.”

Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, who was fourth overall last year, began slipping off the pace with four kilometers remaining, eventually losing 1:45 to Schleck to sit 14th overall at 2:45.

“I don’t mind admitting I just wasn’t good enough today. I did my best, that’s all you can do in that situation,” he said.

“There came a point I couldn’t afford to keep hanging on to that group.”

Armstrong’s setback will give a huge morale boost to all the remaining yellow jersey contenders, but most Contador, Schleck and Evans.

However with Astana showing they are able to keep several of their riders in front on the crucial latter stages of the climbs, they have sent a warning to their yellow jersey rivals.

Nevertheless, Schleck felt the peloton should have employed race etiquette and waited on Armstrong when he crashed.

“I thought we should have waited on him. You have to have some respect. Plus, it’s his last Tour,” he said.

After Monday’s rest day Tuesday’s eighth stage from Morzine to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is arguably the hardest in the Alps.

STAGE RESULTS:
1. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) (average: 38,5 km/h) 4hr 54min 11sec
2. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) at 0:00.
3. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 0:10.
4. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 0:10.
5. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 0:10.
6. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 0:10.
7. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/OLO) 0:10.
8. Levi Leipheimer (USA/RSH) 0:10.
9. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) 0:10.
10. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 0:10.
11. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CTT) 0:10.
12. Michael Rogers (AUS/THR) 0:20.
13. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 0:39.
14. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 1:14.
15. Kevin De Weert (BEL/QST) 1:14.
16. Andreas Kloden (GER/RSH) 1:14.
17. Rubén Plaza (ESP/GCE) 1:37.
18. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE/SKY) 1:45.
19. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 1:45.
20. Anthony Charteau (FRA/BTL) 2:05.
21. Steve Morabito (SUI/BMC) 2:15.
22. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 2:18.
23. Nicolas Roche (IRL/ALM) 2:18.
24. Daniel Navarro (ESP/AST) 2:20.
25. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) 2:23.
26. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 2:23.
27. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) 2:23.
28. Damien Monier (FRA/COF) 2:23.
29. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 3:27.
30. Koos Moerenhout (NED/RAB) 3:27.
31. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/GCE) 3:27.
32. Amaël Moinard (FRA/COF) 3:27.
33. Chris Horner (USA/RSH) 4:05.
34. Volodomir Gustov (UKR/CTT) 4:33.
35. Daniel Moreno (ESP/OLO) 5:46.
36. Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO) 5:47.
37. Arkaitz Duran (ESP/FOT) 5:50.
38. Sandy Casar (FRA/FDJ) 6:30.
39. Johan Van Summeren (BEL/GRM) 6:30.
40. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP/RAB) 6:30.
41. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 6:30.
42. Matthieu Perget (FRA/GCE) 6:30.
43. Maxime Monfort (BEL/THR) 6:30.
44. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR/THR) 6:30.
45. Grischa Niermann (GER/RAB) 6:30.
46. Gorka Verdugo (ESP/EUS) 6:30.
47. Sylvester Szmyd (POL/LIQ) 6:30.
48. Christophe Le Mevel (FRA/FDJ) 6:30.
49. Charles Wegelius (GBR/OLO) 6:30.
50. Imanol Erviti (ESP/GCE) 6:59.
51. Iban Velasco (ESP/EUS) 7:48.
52. Pierre Rolland (FRA/BTL) 8:10.
53. Remi Pauriol (FRA/COF) 8:10.
54. Brian Vandborg (DEN/LIQ) 9:12.
55. Bram Tankink (NED/RAB) 9:45.
56. Francis de Greef (BEL/OLO) 11:16.
57. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 11:27.
58. Matti Breschel (DEN/SAX) 11:27.
59. Carlos Barredo (ESP/QST) 11:40.
60. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 11:40.
61. Lance Armstrong (USA/RSH) 11:45.
62. Janez Brajkovic (SLO/RSH) 11:45.
63. Christophe Moreau (FRA/GCE) 11:45.
64. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA/BMC) 11:45.
65. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 11:45.
66. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) 11:45.
67. Francesco Bellotti (ITA/LIQ) 11:45.
68. Matthew Lloyd (AUS/OLO) 11:45.
69. Chris Anker Sorensen (DEN/SAX) 11:45.
70. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 11:45.
71. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (BLR/LIQ) 11:58.
72. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA/AST) 12:58.
73. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/RSH) 16:48.
74. Maxime Bouet (FRA/ALM) 17:42.
75. Mathieu Sprick (FRA/BTL) 17:42.
76. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) 21:32.
77. Alexandr Pliushkin (MDA/KAT) 21:32.
78. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA/LAM) 21:32.
79. Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS/KAT) 21:32.
80. Ivan Gutierrez (ESP/GCE) 21:32.
81. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/SKY) 21:32.
82. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/QST) 21:32.
83. Andriy Grivko (UKR/AST) 21:32.
84. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/KAT) 21:32.
85. George Hincapie (USA/BMC) 21:32.
86. Thomas Rohregger (AUT/MRM) 21:32.
87. Benjamin Noval (ESP/AST) 21:32.
88. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/BTL) 21:32.
89. Remy Di Gregorio (FRA/FDJ) 21:32.
90. David De la Fuente (ESP/AST) 21:32.
91. Luke Roberts (AUS/MRM) 21:32.
92. Jose Alberto Benitez (ESP/FOT) 21:32.
93. Jurgen Van De Walle (BEL/QST) 21:32.
94. Sebastian Lang (GER/OLO) 21:32.
95. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/GCE) 21:32.
96. Pavel Brutt (RUS/KAT) 21:32.
97. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) 21:32.
98. Rein Taaramae (EST/COF) 21:32.
99. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 21:32.
100. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 21:32.
101. Nicolas Vogondy (FRA/BTL) 21:32.
102. Sébastien Minard (FRA/COF) 21:32.
103. Sergio Paulinho (POR/RSH) 21:32.
104. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA/ALM) 21:32.
105. Rui Costa (POR/GCE) 21:32.
106. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/BMC) 21:32.
107. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MRM) 22:04.
108. Fabian Wegmann (GER/MRM) 24:11.
109. Jens Voigt (GER/SAX) 24:11.
110. Tony Martin (GER/THR) 24:11.
111. Christophe Kern (FRA/COF) 24:11.
112. Sébastien Turgot (FRA/BTL) 25:21.
113. Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA/FDJ) 26:13.
114. Robert Hunter (RSA/GRM) 27:49.
115. Lars Boom (NED/RAB) 27:49.
116. Michael Barry (CAN/SKY) 27:49.
117. Christian Knees (GER/MRM) 27:49.
118. Maartens Tjallingii (NED/RAB) 27:49.
119. Mauro Da Dalto (ITA/LAM) 27:49.
120. Grega Bole (SLO/LAM) 27:49.
121. Lloyd Mondory (FRA/ALM) 27:49.
122. Serguei Ivanov (RUS/KAT) 27:49.
123. Stéphane Auge (FRA/COF) 27:49.
124. Nicki Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 27:49.
125. Kristjan Koren (SLO/LIQ) 27:49.
126. Inaki Isasi (ESP/EUS) 27:49.
127. David Zabriskie (USA/GRM) 27:49.
128. Martin Elmiger (SUI/ALM) 27:49..
129. Manuel Quinziato (ITA/LIQ) 27:49.
130. Ivan Mayoz (ESP/FOT) 27:49.
131. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) 27:49.
132. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) 27:49.
133. Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ/AST) 27:49.
134. Jesus Hernandez (ESP/AST) 27:49.
135. Jürgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) 27:49.
136. Anthony Geslin (FRA/FDJ) 27:49.
137. Martijn Maaskant (NED/GRM) 27:49.
138. Johannes Fröhlinger (GER/MRM) 27:49.
139. Wesley Sulzberger (AUS/FDJ) 27:49.
140. Alan Perez Lezaun (ESP/EUS) 27:49.
141. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) 27:49.
142. Daniel Lloyd (ENG/CTT) 27:49.
143. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 27:49.
144. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 27:49.
145. Aitor Pérez (ESP/FOT) 27:49.
146. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/BTL) 27:49.
147. Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL/QST) 27:49.
148. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM) 27:49.
149. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC) 27:49.
150. Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU/CTT) 27:49.
151. Karsten Kroon (NED/BMC) 27:49.
152. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) 28:00.
153. Marcus Burghardt (GER/BMC) 30:15.
154. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 30:15.
155. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 31:43.
156. Julian Dean (NZL/GRM) 31:43.
157. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 32:34.
158. Dimitri Champion (FRA/ALM) 32:34.
159. Bert Grabsch (GER/THR) 32:34.
160. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) 32:34.
161. Gregory Rast (SUI/RSH) 32:34.
162. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/QST) 32:34.
163. Dmitry Muravyev (KAZ/RSH) 32:34.
164. Adriano Malori (ITA/LAM) 32:34.
165. Simon Spilak (SLO/LAM) 32:34.
166. Mark Renshaw (AUS/THR) 32:34.
167. Simon Gerrans (AUS/SKY) 32:34.
168. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/COF) 32:34.
169. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 32:34.
170. Stuart O’Grady (AUS/SAX) 32:34.
171. Brett Lancaster (AUS/CTT) 32:34.
172. Dries Devenyns (BEL/QST) 32:34.
173. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/THR) 32:34.
174. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 32:34.
175. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 32:34.
176. Andreas Klier (GER/CTT) 32:34.
177. Markus Eibegger (AUT/FOT) 32:34.
178. Francesco Reda (ITA/QST) 32:34.
179. Serge Pauwels (BEL/SKY) 32:34.
180. Steven Cummings (ENG/SKY) 32:34.
181. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) 32:34.
182. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 32:34.
183. Jeremy Hunt (GBR/CTT) 32:34.
184. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) 32:34.
185. Fabio Felline (ITA/FOT) 32:34.
186. Roger Kluge (GER/MRM) 32:52.

OVERALL RESULTS:

1. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 37hr 57min 09sec
2. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) at 0:20.
3. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 1:01.
4. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/OLO) 1:03.
5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 1:10.
6. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 1:11.
7. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 1:45.
8. Levi Leipheimer (USA/RSH) 2:14.
9. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 2:15.
10. Michael Rogers (AUS/THR) 2:31.
11. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 2:37.
12. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CTT) 2:40.
13. Ivan Basso (ITA/LIQ) 2:41.
14. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 2:45.
15. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ/AST) 3:05.
16. Nicolas Roche (IRL/ALM) 3:11.
17. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 3:23.
18. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE/SKY) 3:30.
19. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 4:27.
20. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/GCE) 5:03.
21. Andreas Kloden (GER/RSH) 5:39.
22. Damien Monier (FRA/COF) 6:19.
23. Chris Horner (USA/RSH) 6:33.
24. John Gadret (FRA/ALM) 7:12.
25. Johan Van Summeren (BEL/GRM) 7:28.
26. Rubén Plaza (ESP/GCE) 7:52.
27. Kevin De Weert (BEL/QST) 7:58.
28. Daniel Moreno (ESP/OLO) 8:15.
29. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP/RAB) 8:39.
30. Christophe Le Mevel (FRA/FDJ) 8:53.
31. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 9:57.
32. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 10:05.
33. Maxime Monfort (BEL/THR) 11:00.
34. Sandy Casar (FRA/FDJ) 11:08.
35. Pierre Rolland (FRA/BTL) 11:14.
36. Remi Pauriol (FRA/COF) 13:01.
37. Grischa Niermann (GER/RAB) 13:13.
38. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR/THR) 13:17.
39. Lance Armstrong (USA/RSH) 13:26.
40. Janez Brajkovic (SLO/RSH) 13:56.
41. Bram Tankink (NED/RAB) 14:11.
42. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 14:45.
43. Volodomir Gustov (UKR/CTT) 15:45.
44. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 17:30.
45. Amaël Moinard (FRA/COF) 18:18.
46. Gorka Verdugo (ESP/EUS) 18:41.
47. Steve Morabito (SUI/BMC) 20:55.
48. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 22:57.
49. Iban Velasco (ESP/EUS) 23:09.
50. Carlos Barredo (ESP/QST) 23:50.
51. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 24:17.
52. Matthieu Perget (FRA/GCE) 24:19.
53. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 24:48.
54. Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO) 25:08.
55. Arkaitz Duran (ESP/FOT) 25:17.
56. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MRM) 25:48.
57. Vladimir Karpets (RUS/KAT) 26:01.
58. Jérôme Pineau (FRA/QST) 27:38.
59. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR/RSH) 27:40.
60. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/BTL) 28:24.
61. Imanol Erviti (ESP/GCE) 28:30.
62. Aliaksandr Kuschynski (BLR/LIQ) 28:36.
63. Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS/KAT) 28:48.
64. Christophe Kern (FRA/COF) 29:06.
65. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) 29:29.
66. Anthony Charteau (FRA/BTL) 29:38.
67. Nicolas Vogondy (FRA/BTL) 30:30.
68. Christophe Moreau (FRA/GCE) 30:41.
69. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 30:51.
70. Daniel Navarro (ESP/AST) 32:07.
71. Ivan Gutierrez (ESP/GCE) 32:22.
72. Sylvester Szmyd (POL/LIQ) 34:06.
73. Koos Moerenhout (NED/RAB) 34:53.
74. Rui Costa (POR/GCE) 35:09.
75. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) 35:40.
76. Thomas Rohregger (AUT/MRM) 36:35.
77. Sébastien Minard (FRA/COF) 36:41.
78. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA/AST) 37:10.
79. Christian Knees (GER/MRM) 38:33.
80. Mauro Santambrogio (ITA/BMC) 39:08.
81. Francis de Greef (BEL/OLO) 39:10.
82. Fabian Wegmann (GER/MRM) 39:30.
83. Charles Wegelius (GBR/OLO) 41:11.
84. Sergio Paulinho (POR/RSH) 41:15.
85. Jurgen Van De Walle (BEL/QST) 41:33.
86. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/BMC) 41:35.
87. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/SKY) 41:39.
88. Benjamin Noval (ESP/AST) 41:43.
89. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 41:51.
90. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/KAT) 42:04.
91. George Hincapie (USA/BMC) 42:20.
92. Johannes Fröhlinger (GER/MRM) 42:47.
93. Alexandr Pliushkin (MDA/KAT) 42:59.
94. Danilo Hondo (GER/LAM) 43:22.
95. Tony Martin (GER/THR) 43:24.
96. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) 43:56.
97. Andriy Grivko (UKR/AST) 44:18.
98. Damiano Cunego (ITA/LAM) 45:14.
99. Mathieu Sprick (FRA/BTL) 45:26.
100. Remy Di Gregorio (FRA/FDJ) 45:57.
101. Matti Breschel (DEN/SAX) 46:00.
102. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/GCE) 46:46.
103. Chris Anker Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 47:23.
104. Aitor Pérez (ESP/FOT) 47:31.
105. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA/FDJ) 47:41.
106. Martin Elmiger (SUI/ALM) 47:53.
107. Michael Barry (CAN/SKY) 48:00.
108. Mauro Da Dalto (ITA/LAM) 48:08.
109. Inaki Isasi (ESP/EUS) 48:13.
110. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 48:37.
111. Luke Roberts (AUS/MRM) 48:38.
112. Matthew Lloyd (AUS/OLO) 48:44.
113. Brian Vandborg (DEN/LIQ) 49:13.
114. Francesco Bellotti (ITA/LIQ) 49:22.
115. Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ/AST) 49:24.
116. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA/ALM) 49:29.
117. David Millar (GBR/GRM) 50:10.
118. Kristjan Koren (SLO/LIQ) 50:37.
119. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL/OLO) 50:40.
120. Karsten Kroon (NED/BMC) 51:08.
121. Sebastian Lang (GER/OLO) 51:15.
122. Yukiya Arashiro (JPN/BTL) 51:17.
123. Martijn Maaskant (NED/GRM) 52:11.
124. Daniel Oss (ITA/LIQ) 52:11.
125. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) 52:34.
126. Serge Pauwels (BEL/SKY) 52:44.
127. Sébastien Turgot (FRA/BTL) 52:55.
128. Robert Hunter (RSA/GRM) 53:21..
129. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) 53:31.
130. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA/LAM) 54:09.
131. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 55:04.
132. Jens Voigt (GER/SAX) 55:12.
133. Maartens Tjallingii (NED/RAB) 55:46.
134. Wesley Sulzberger (AUS/FDJ) 55:48.
135. Steven Cummings (ENG/SKY) 55:59.
136. Jose Alberto Benitez (ESP/FOT) 56:00.
137. Ivan Mayoz (ESP/FOT) 56:44.
138. Lloyd Mondory (FRA/ALM) 56:48.
139. Maxime Bouet (FRA/ALM) 56:49.
140. Serguei Ivanov (RUS/KAT) 57:56.
141. Brent Bookwalter (USA/BMC) 58:25.
142. Simon Gerrans (AUS/SKY) 59:51.
143. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 59:56.
144. Fabio Felline (ITA/FOT) 1h00:27.
145. Pavel Brutt (RUS/KAT) 1h00:28.
146. Maarten Wijnants (BEL/QST) 1h00:35.
147. Lars Boom (NED/RAB) 1h00:38.
148. Benoit Vaugrenard (FRA/FDJ) 1h01:22.
149. Mark Cavendish (GBR/THR) 1h01:23.
150. Gregory Rast (SUI/RSH) 1h01:30.
151. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 1h01:46.
152. Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL/QST) 1h01:51.
153. Markus Eibegger (AUT/FOT) 1h02:20.
154. Rein Taaramae (EST/COF) 1h04:36.
155. Gerald Ciolek (GER/MRM) 1h04:54.
156. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/THR) 1h04:56.
157. Mark Renshaw (AUS/THR) 1h05:41.
158. Marcus Burghardt (GER/BMC) 1h05:54.
159. Daniel Lloyd (ENG/CTT) 1h06:53.
160. Jeremy Hunt (GBR/CTT) 1h07:22.
161. Manuel Quinziato (ITA/LIQ) 1h07:42.
162. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) 1h07:51.
163. Anthony Geslin (FRA/FDJ) 1h07:57.
164. David De la Fuente (ESP/AST) 1h08:24.
165. Stéphane Auge (FRA/COF) 1h08:45.
166. David Zabriskie (USA/GRM) 1h08:50.
167. Julian Dean (NZL/GRM) 1h09:06.
168. Brett Lancaster (AUS/CTT) 1h12:31.
169. Dimitri Champion (FRA/ALM) 1h12:44.
170. Bert Grabsch (GER/THR) 1h14:05.
171. Francesco Reda (ITA/QST) 1h14:14.
172. Tyler Farrar (USA/GRM) 1h14:15.
173. Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU/CTT) 1h15:10.
174. Stuart O’Grady (AUS/SAX) 1h15:23.
175. Nicki Sörensen (DEN/SAX) 1h15:38.
176. Roger Kluge (GER/MRM) 1h16:15.
177. Alan Perez Lezaun (ESP/EUS) 1h17:12.
178. Simon Spilak (SLO/LAM) 1h20:13.
179. Dries Devenyns (BEL/QST) 1h21:50.
180. Andreas Klier (GER/CTT) 1h21:50.
181. Grega Bole (SLO/LAM) 1h22:26.
182. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/COF) 1h23:02.
183. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) 1h23:26.
184. Jesus Hernandez (ESP/AST) 1h27:22.
185. Adriano Malori (ITA/LAM) 1h27:54.
186. Dmitry Muravyev (KAZ/RSH) 1h27:58.

Points
1. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CTT) 118 pts
2. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) 114
3. Robbie McEwen (AUS/KAT) 105
4. Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE) 92
5. Mark Cavendish (IDM/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

Mountain (stage)
Col de la Ramaz
1. Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO) 15 pts
2. Koos Moerenhout (NED/RAB) 13
3. Amaël Moinard (FRA/COF) 11
4. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 9
5. Anthony Charteau (FRA/BTL) 8

Avoriaz
1. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 30 pts
2. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 26
3. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 22
4. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 18
5. Alberto Contador (ESP/AST) 16

King of Mountains
1. Jerome Pineau (FRA/QST) 44 pts
2. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/QST) 36
3. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 30
4. Matthieu Perget (FRA/GCE) 28
5. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 27
6. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 26
7. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 22
8. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/BTL) 21
9. Ruben Perez (ESP/EUS) 20
10. Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO) 19

Team stage
1. Rabobank 14hr 46min 20sec.
2. Astana at 1:06.
3. RadioShack 1:42.
4. Liquigas 3:03.
5. AG2R 4:16.

Team overall
1. Rabobank 113hr 59:59.
2. Astana at 0:10.
3. RadioShack 2:53.
4. Caisse d’Epargne 8:15.
5. AG2R 11:15.
6. Liquigas 12:43.
7. HTC – Columbia 12:52.
8. BMC Racing 13:11.
9. Cofidis 15:13.
10. Omega Pharma – Lotto 16:27.
11. Euskaltel 17:43.
12. Bbox – Bouygues 20:57.
13. Team Sky 21:48.
14. Quick-Step 24:24.
15. Footon 25:13.
16. Saxo Bank 27:02.
17. Française des Jeux 42:51.
18. Garmin 45:44.
19. Katyusha 48:17.
20. Cervelo 57:29.
21. Milram 1h21:08.
22. Lampre 1h45:06.

Best young riders (stage)
1. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 4hr 54:11.
2. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) at 0:10.
3. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) 0:10.
4. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) 2:23.
5. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 2:23.

Best young riders (overall)
1. Andy Schleck (LUX/SAX) 37hr 57:29.
2. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) at 1:25.
3. Robert Gesink (NED/RAB) 2:17.
4. Rafael Valls (ESP/FOT) 4:07.
5. Pierre Rolland (FRA/BTL) 10:54.
6. Julien El Farès (FRA/COF) 17:10.
7. Cyril Gautier (FRA/BTL) 23:57.
8. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/SAX) 24:28.
9. Arkaitz Duran (ESP/FOT) 24:57.
10. Eros Capecchi (ITA/FOT) 29:09.

Aggressivity (stage)
Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO)

MOST AGGRESSIVE:
Mario Aerts (BEL/OLO)

Article: Justin Davis (AFP)
Photo: CorVos