As I mentioned, RSH is now back in the Team lead after Stage 12. Here are the RSH riders making up that lead:
6. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK 58h 46’ 07” + 04’ 06”
20. KLÖDEN Andréas 24 TEAM RADIOSHACK 58h 51’ 06” + 09’ 05”
24. HORNER Christopher 23 TEAM RADIOSHACK 58h 53’ 57” + 11’ 56”
Caisse d’ Epargne is 2nd with:
9. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 58h 47’ 03” + 05’ 02”
22. PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 168 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 58h 52’ 42” + 10’ 41”
40. MOREAU Christophe 166 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 59h 13’ 23” + 31’ 22”
Astana is in 3rd at >15’ back, but that could evaporate quickly in the mountains to come.
Interesting....:
Corsica
The Tour de France has visited every region of European France[90] except Corsica.
Jean-Marie Leblanc, when he was organiser, said the island had never asked for a stage start there. It would be difficult to find accommodation for 4,000 people, he said.[91] The spokesman of the Corsican nationalist party, François Alfonsi, said: “The organisers must be afraid of outrages [attentas].[92] If they are really thinking of a possible terrorist action, they are wrong. Our movement, which is nationalist and for self-government [autonomiste] would be delighted if the Tour came to Corsica.”[91]