After another crazy stage New leader in the Tour De France is Sylvain Chavanel as he broke away from the pack and beat everyone by 3'56". He was able to win cause the peleton was slowed to allow some of the favourites to catch up after a crash.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/...led-day_125850
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A rainy day in Belgium led to another day of crashes at the Tour, as riders tumbled on the hilly 201-kilometer race from Brussels to Spa. Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) worked a day-long break ahead of the chaos, ultimately taking the stage win and the overall lead.
Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) sacrificed the yellow jersey he has worn since after Saturday’s prologue, slowing his group to allow teammates Frank and Andy Schleck — along with most of the other GC favorites — to rejoin the front pack following a crash.
A crash on a slippery descent about 165km into the race delayed many of the GC favorites; most rejoined the Cancellara group before the finish.
Americans Christian Vande Velde, Dave Zabriskie (both Garmin-Transitions) and George Hincapie (BMC), however, did not rejoin and finished about four minutes behind the Cancellara group. Garmin’s Tyler Farrar was almost 20 minutes back at the finish.
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