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Stage 13 - Vittel to Colmar, 200km

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By Ollie Williams

1147: BBC Radio 5 Live's Alex Murray on 606: "Today is a potential ambush day. There's enough there to force a selection among the favourites and the conditions are looking likely to play a part. Punctures and bikehandling could play a role if it is properly wet. Bradley Wiggins is now in a position where it's not entirely fantasy to imagine he could stand on the podium in Paris, is it?"
Alex will be here over the weekend with all the action. If you need a bit of help understanding what's going on, he has also written a useful guide to the Tour.

1143: The lead group of seven are now 35 seconds ahead. None of the big names being talked about today - Martinez, Pellizotti, even Britain's Bradley Wiggins with Levi Leipheimer out of proceedings - are getting involved.

1140:From Will in Manchester via text on 81111: "Re 1125. Just practise your French a tad more - maillot jaune, maillot verte etc..."
Seems a bit like cheating to me, but I may have to call on that little ruse.

1138: Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) started this early bid for freedom, and he's now at the back of a group led by Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo) 15 seconds ahead of the peloton.

1135: Already we're getting an attempt at an escape group, with seven riders forging out ahead.

1133: Talking of mountains to climb, you may also be interested in the cricket, where Tom Fordyce is watching the second day at Lord's, while Sam Lyon has every putt, chip and Sandy Lyle apology from the Open golf.

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1130: invisiblebike on 606: "Just wonder if Levi's very unfortunate injury gives a psychological advantage to Alberto Contador, as Lance now has one less close lieutenant, especially as it comes on the day we enter the mountains?"

1127: Here we go then, the peloton are off. Five climbs, plus sprints, and it's 200km until we reach Colmar some time just after 1600.

1125: We're moments away from starting, so just time to tell you I've set myself a challenge. Word clouds are usually sublime in their pointlessness but, on your right, is one showing our good friend Scriv's Tour live text from Thursday (if you're reading on a mobile, imagine a shambolic mess of words with "JERSEY" writ large in the middle). As a result, from this point on, I'm going to try to get through the whole day without using the J word. Should be interesting.

1120: I should add that Levi Leipheimer is not the only casualty. Austrian rider Peter Wrolich is also out, so we are down to 164 cyclists at the start.

1118: Weather today - it's gonna rain. Indeed it already is at the starting point in Vittel, and the forecast is overcast with showers elsewhere. This stage takes the Tour from a town widely associated with mineral water to Colmar, the driest town in France. Fact. Riders in the neutral zone right now, proper start at 1125-ish.

1114: And with that mention of the maillot jaune below, here is how we stack up ahead of stage 13, which kicks off in Vittel in about 10 minutes' time:

TOUR DE FRANCE 2009 AFTER STAGE 12:

Yellow jersey: Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita/AG2R)
Green jersey: Mark Cavendish (GB/Team Columbia)
Polka dot jersey: Egoi Martinez (Spa/Euskaltel)
White jersey: Tony Martin (Ger/Team Columbia)

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 12:

1. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita/AG2R) 48hrs 27mins 21secs
2. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) + 6secs
3. Lance Armstrong (USA/Astana) + 8
4. Levi Leipheimer (USA/Astana) +39
5. Bradley Wiggins (GB/Garmin) + 46

1110: winnerfrogman on 606: "I'd love to see the maillot jaune Nocentini give the tour a huge present by launching an attack today, forcing the big guns out of their shells. Highly unlikely I know, but would it really be that bad a tactic?"

1108: After a few stages which, if we are honest, could have been more gripping, this stage has some real potential. Two category three climbs, two category twos, and the category one Col du Platzerwasel. Be on the lookout for action between Franco Pellizotti and Egoi Martinez, both keen to be crowned King of the Mountains. Who else could feature? Have your say on 606

1104: Lance Armstrong has uploaded a photo of his unfortunate team-mate Leipheimer. But for everyone else, the Tour continues with Friday's medium mountain stage from Vittel to Colmar.

1058 BST: Stage 13 - unlucky for some? Astana's Levi Leipheimer is out of the Tour with a broken wrist after that crash three kilometres from the end of Thursday's festivities. Speaking exclusively to 56,600 Twitter followers he said: "I can't describe how disappointed I am." Lots of sympathy tweets from fellow riders.

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