Friday, July 10, 2009

Nocentini takes lead in mountains

TOUR DE FRANCE
Date: 4 July - 26 July
Coverage: BBC Sport website: text commentary of each stage and streamed BBC commentary of the last 90 minutes of each stage available; commentary on selected stages on BBC 5 Live sports extra


Brice Feillu
Feillu of France won the stage from Barcelona to Andorra Arcalis

Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini grabbed the yellow jersey on the first mountain stage of the 2009 Tour de France.

But Spaniard Alberto Contador looks poised to take the lead in the next few days after a dramatic late break.

Lance Armstrong finished 22 seconds behind Contador in a group containing Britain's Bradley Wiggins.

Brice Feillu of France won the stage, a 224km trek from Barcelona to Andorra Arcalis, while former leader Fabian Cancellara dropped from contention.

Although the little-known Nocentini has the race lead for now, Contador is just six seconds behind after a breath-taking late move on the main group.

His team-mate Armstrong is third, a further two seconds behind, and Wiggins is in fifth spot after an outstanding performance kept him alongside the Tour's biggest names.

More to follow.


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