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<blockquote data-quote="mhku" data-source="post: 619574" data-attributes="member: 190842">Tour de France - stage 11VATAN &gt; SAINT-FARGEAU, 192 kmToday was a fairly flat stage and saw Johan Van Summeren and Marcin Sapa escape after 24km and opened up a lead of more than 4 minutes over the peloton. The peloton eventually caught them as it got close to the finish and the peloton sped up.Despite the efforts of the other teams Team Columbia HTC took to the front with 500m to go, with Thor Hushovd and Tyler Farrar following closely. As soon as Hushovd started to breal for the line Mark Cavendish responded and squeezed past him to take the win, closely followed by Farrar with Hushovd in 5th.This was Cavendish's 4th win of this Tour and sees him back in the green Jersey. It was also his 8th Tour win and equals Barry Hoban's record for number of stages won by a UK rider.Italian Rinaldo Nocentini keeps the yellow jersey leading Spain's Alberto Contador by six seconds and Lance Armstrong by eight.Stage 11 results:Mark CAVENDISH&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GBR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 04:17:55Tyler FARRAR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Yauheni HUTAROVICH&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; BLR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FDJ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Oscar FREIRE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; RAB&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Thor HUSHOVD&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; NOR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CTT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Leonardo DUQUE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; COL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; COF&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Gerald CIOLEK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; MRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Lloyd MONDORY&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ALM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00William BONNET&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; BBO&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Nicolaï TRUSSOV&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; RUS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; KAT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:00Overall Standings (GC):Rinaldo NOCENTINI&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ALM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 43:28:59Alberto CONTADOR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:06Lance ARMSTRONG&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:08Levi LEIPHEIMER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:39Bradley WIGGINS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GBR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:46Andréas KLÖDEN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:54Tony MARTIN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; THR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:00Christian VANDE VELDE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:24Andy SCHLECK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LUX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SAX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:49Vincenzo NIBALI&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LIQ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:54Green Jersey standings (sprint):Mark CAVENDISH&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GBR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 176Thor HUSHOVD&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; NOR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CTT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 169Jose Joaquin ROJAS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GCE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 110Tyler FARRAR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 110Gerald CIOLEK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; MRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 100Polka dot jersey standings (mountain):Egoi MARTINEZ&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EUS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 79Christophe KERN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; COF&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 59Franco PELLIZOTTI&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LIQ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 56Brice FEILLU&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AGR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 49Pierrick FEDRIGO&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; BBO&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 49Overall Standings (GC):[/B]Tomorrow's stage 12 is TONNERRE to VITTEL,&nbsp; 211.5 km and is slightly hill with a few category 4 and 5 climbs but a fairly flat finish. Altough after 211km will the sprinters have enough energy for a sprint finish?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mhku, post: 619574, member: 190842"] [B]Tour de France - stage 11[/B] VATAN > SAINT-FARGEAU, 192 km Today was a fairly flat stage and saw Johan Van Summeren and Marcin Sapa escape after 24km and opened up a lead of more than 4 minutes over the peloton. The peloton eventually caught them as it got close to the finish and the peloton sped up. Despite the efforts of the other teams Team Columbia HTC took to the front with 500m to go, with Thor Hushovd and Tyler Farrar following closely. As soon as Hushovd started to breal for the line Mark Cavendish responded and squeezed past him to take the win, closely followed by Farrar with Hushovd in 5th. This was Cavendish's 4th win of this Tour and sees him back in the green Jersey. It was also his 8th Tour win and equals Barry Hoban's record for number of stages won by a UK rider. Italian Rinaldo Nocentini keeps the yellow jersey leading Spain's Alberto Contador by six seconds and Lance Armstrong by eight. [B]Stage 11 results:[/B] Mark CAVENDISH GBR THR 04:17:55 Tyler FARRAR USA GRM +00:00:00 Yauheni HUTAROVICH BLR FDJ +00:00:00 Oscar FREIRE ESP RAB +00:00:00 Thor HUSHOVD NOR CTT +00:00:00 Leonardo DUQUE COL COF +00:00:00 Gerald CIOLEK GER MRM +00:00:00 Lloyd MONDORY FRA ALM +00:00:00 William BONNET FRA BBO +00:00:00 Nicolaï TRUSSOV RUS KAT +00:00:00 [B]Overall Standings (GC):[/B] Rinaldo NOCENTINI ITA ALM 43:28:59 Alberto CONTADOR ESP AST +00:00:06 Lance ARMSTRONG USA AST +00:00:08 Levi LEIPHEIMER USA AST +00:00:39 Bradley WIGGINS GBR GRM +00:00:46 Andréas KLÖDEN GER AST +00:00:54 Tony MARTIN GER THR +00:01:00 Christian VANDE VELDE USA GRM +00:01:24 Andy SCHLECK LUX SAX +00:01:49 Vincenzo NIBALI ITA LIQ +00:01:54 [B]Green Jersey standings (sprint):[/B] Mark CAVENDISH GBR THR 176 Thor HUSHOVD NOR CTT 169 Jose Joaquin ROJAS ESP GCE 110 Tyler FARRAR USA GRM 110 Gerald CIOLEK GER MRM 100 [B]Polka dot jersey standings (mountain):[/B] Egoi MARTINEZ ESP EUS 79 Christophe KERN FRA COF 59 Franco PELLIZOTTI ITA LIQ 56 Brice FEILLU FRA AGR 49 Pierrick FEDRIGO FRA BBO 49 Overall Standings (GC):[/B] Tomorrow's stage 12 is TONNERRE to VITTEL, 211.5 km and is slightly hill with a few category 4 and 5 climbs but a fairly flat finish. Altough after 211km will the sprinters have enough energy for a sprint finish? [/QUOTE]

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