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Lead is 4'28" at 143km in... sprint bonus coming up right on the heels of the 3rd climb at 144.5km

15:39 - Results Of Third Climb

The points for the Cote de Montigny were won by:

1. Karsten Kroon (RAB) 3pts
2. Stephane Auge (COF) 2pts
3. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) 1pt

15:35 - Horner And Canada Puncture

Two riders from Saunier Duval have puncture in the last kilometer. Both Chris Horner and David Canada have been given new wheels from the team car and are now chasing the peloton.

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15:41 - Kroon And Auge Equal At Top Of Climbing Classification

Two of the riders in today’s escape group - Karsten Kroon and Stephane Auge - both have seven points in the climbing classification. There is one climb yet to come but one thing seems certain, there will be a new rider in the polka-dot jersey for stage seven.

Kroon and Auge both have seven points while Dekker, who led the classification at the start of the stage, has six.