Saturday, July 11, 2009

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By Chris Bevan

White jersey
Polka dot jersey
Green jersey
Yellow jersey
1146: Just a reminder of the standings after yesterday's stage seven:

Yellow jersey: Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita/AG2R)
Green jersey: Mark Cavendish (GB/Team Coumbia)
Polka dot jersey: Brice Felliu (Fra/Agritubel)
White jersey: Tony Martin (Ger/Team Columbia)

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION:
1. Rinaldo Nocentini 25hrs 44mins 32secs
2. Alberto Contador + 6secs
3. Lance Armstrong + 8

1142: Four more riders have caught Txurruka, including two of his Euskaltel team-mates Egoi Martinez and Gorka Verdugo. David Moncoutie of Cofidis and Carlos Barredo of Quick Step are the other men up there. The main bunch are reacting - they won't want Martinez, who is 19th overall, to get too far away.

1139: A few early attacks have been reeled in at the start of stage eight, and Euskaltel's Amets Txurruka is the latest man to try to get away on the climb up to Port d'Envalira.

It's good news for a British rider
1136: Worth mentioning the brilliant performance by Britain's Bradley Wiggins in stage seven too - he came home with Lance, Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck and said afterwards: "I felt great on the climb but I was trying not to get too excited as it only the first day in the mountains."

1133: We also don't know whether Contador's move was on team orders or not...will Astana really leave him and Armstrong to fight this one out until they find out who their strongest rider is, and will that cause a split in the team as is feared? We will find out in the next few days...

Lance Armstrong
1130: Lots to talk about after yesterday. What did you make of Alberto Contador's stunning late surge that moved him back above team-mate and rival Lance Armstrong in the General Classification and sparked more debate? Lance claimed he didn't follow Contador because it would have helped their rivals, but only he really knows whether he could have kept up with the super Spaniard even if he had wanted to.

1124: Yep, after the drama of yesterday's mountain-top finish at Arcalis, the riders have three more climbs in front of them today during a 176.5km hike from Andorra La Vella to St Girons. The peloton is just rolling through the neutral zone - then comes the first ascent of the day, up to Port d'Envalira.

1120 BST: Morning all. Looking forward to another day in the mountains? Me too...let's see what the Pyrenees have in store for Le Tour today.



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