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‘In the (Time) Zone'
David Olle, France, +33 66 16 909 87
Tour de France, July 3 - 25, 2010, Report stage 11
Stage 11 Thursday, July 15 180 km Sisteron → Bourg-les-Valence
results:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia 4:42:29
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
General classification after stage 11 #
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 53:43:25
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:00:41
3 Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:02:45
General report
Mark Renshaw was protecting his position on the front of the bunch, keeping eventual stage winner Mark Cavendish on his wheel, with about 500metres to go. And yes he may have nodded in the direction of the guy trying to push him into the fence (NZ's Julian Dean), but I keep reiterating, if anyone thinks that's a headbutt, they need do no more than walk into any bar in Glasgow on a Friday night, and yell ‘All scots are poofs' to find out the difference. Mark Renshaw has been unfairly kicked out of the race.
Skippy report: No Skips in the break today (again) we are really missing Simon Gerrans at this stage of the race.
Offence report: Yesterday I managed to offend only one thin-skinned cycling fan, versus 20 thin-skinned AFL Tiger fans... c'est la vie!
Cuisine report: Petit Dejeuner: Crème fraiche, fresh baguettes, coffee, orange juice, home-made jams, toasted baguettes, more coffee, L'Equipe. Hotel De l'Orange courtyard, Sommieres (Provence). http://twitpic.com/25izfg
Tomorrow: Stage 12 Friday, July 16 210 km Bourge-de-Peage → Mende
The bumpy parcourse, between Bourg-de-Péage and Mende, which traverses the Suc de Montivernoux climb, is open to a breakaway winner, as we wind up the second week and head to the Pyrenees.
For those in Australia, SBS shows a daily report on the Tour de France, along with many stages broadcast live, catch them if you can.
Not forgetting our own Topbike TV on digital channel 44, check your local guide for details.
The Bike Race:
This year's Tour starts in the Netherlands (making that 3 grand tour prologues in a row, for Holland) belts into Belgium, before following a clockwise trace around France, finishing, of course, on the Champs Elysee in Paris. July 3-25, 3,596 kilometres, more than enough for anyone.
The Writer:
David Olle's cycling reports are used by 3GG Gippsland, ABC radio's 774 DRIVE show in Melbourne, ABC radio 702 breakfast show in Sydney, ABC national overnights and 3RRR FM's Breakfasters. He chats regularly with all. He also created and produces the magazine style TV show ‘Topbike TV' which is seen throughout Australia and New Zealand on community televison. The reports are also published here, www.cyclesportnews.com, along with any photos.
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