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Todays stage victorywent to Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel, half of a two-man break that stayedaway for 85 km. The peloton failed to time its chase, coming in aminute down. Barring accidents, the overall green jersey now belongs toOscar Freire, and the King of the Mountains polka dots to BernhardKohl, the revelation of this years Tour. Technomarine replica watches As for yellow...Lampres Damiano Cunego didnt start today after yesterdays brutal face-first crash into a concrete barricade, and three riders failed to beat the time limit after falling out of the pelotons draft. That leaves 145 riders likely to start tomorrows decisive time trial in Cerilly.
The first 125 will be looking to stay in the race by not going too slow. The last 20, and especially the final six (riders start in reverse order of the GC), will be looking to win the stage -- and the Tour. Current leader Carlos Sastre will need every ounce of the yellow jerseys extra motivation to power him to a loss of no more than 94 seconds to TT specialist Cadel Evans. The Tour is theirs for the taking.The forecast is for rain tomorrow, Patek Philippe replica watches which throws in an extra element of unpredictability. With Sastre and Evans battling for the few seconds that will likely separate them in the first and second spots on the podium, theres also room for one more on the steps atop the Champs Elysees Sunday.
