17:34 - Cancellara To Keep Yellow
Although numerous riders came down in the finale, Fabian Cancellara will keep his yellow jersey. He was caught behind the crash in the final straight but as it happened inside the final three kilometers he won’t lose any time.
17:32 - Petacchi, Renshaw & Hushovd - 1st, 2nd & 3rd The winner’s time is 5 hours, nine minutes and 38 seconds for an average speed of 43.3km/h. The top this is: 1. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LAM 2. Mark Renshaw (AUS) THR 3. Thor Hushovd (NOR) CTT
Overall:
1. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM SAXO BANK 5h 19’ 38”
2. MARTIN Tony 115 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 5h 19’ 48” + 00’ 10”
3. MILLAR David 57 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 5h 19’ 58” + 00’ 20”
4. ARMSTRONG Lance 21 TEAM RADIOSHACK 5h 20’ 00” + 00’ 22”
5. THOMAS Geraint 39 SKY PRO CYCLING 5h 20’ 01” + 00’ 23”
6. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 5h 20’ 05” + 00’ 27”
7. FARRAR Tyler 53 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 5h 20’ 06” + 00’ 28”
8. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK 5h 20’ 06” + 00’ 28”
9. BOASSON HAGEN Edvald 36 SKY PRO CYCLING 5h 20’ 10” + 00’ 32”
10. GERDEMANN Linus 141 TEAM MILRAM 5h 20’ 13” + 00’ 35”
Darn it, Thor would have won, too, if it hadn't stopped raining & that stupid sun hadn't come out! Hopefully there will be more inclement weather for the next sprinters' stage.
And I guess it just wouldn't be the TdF without at least one smart@$$ dog with a jones for chasing tires who couldn't resist the temptation presented by hundreds of 'em rolling by at once. (What does make dogs want to bite bicycle tires? I've been chased by more than a few myself.) But we can't blame that pile-up at the end on le chien fou, can we.
Goodness, that one wasn't so much of a crash as it was a bikequake - practically the whole peleton collapsed! I don't recall ever seeing anything quite like that.
Happy 4th, R4F. Thanks for making this great looking thread for us. I am off to see the fireworks but hope to see the whole stage on replay later.