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The winners and losers after the cobbles
Defending champion Alberto Contador (Astana) knuckled down to limit his losses in the overall.
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Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) rolls acorss the line back in a large group.
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Two flat tyres ended Sylvain Chavanel’s (Quick Step) run in the yellow jersey, four stages earlier than he’d planned on losing it.
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Saxo Bank’s Frank Schleck has felt the sport’s highs and lows in just on 10 days – becoming the Luxembourg national champion first, and then crashing out of the Tour de France. That definitely makes him one of the day’s losers.
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Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) believes the universe was paying him back on stage three for giving up the jersey a day earlier.
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Anyone seen Vino? Alberto Contador (Astana) was a winner of sorts, only losing time to Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and his teammate.
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Lance Armstrong said sometimes you're the hammer, sometimes the nail: today he was the nail.
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Winner, winner: Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) might have been held back a day earlier, but there was no stopping the Norwegian champion as cruised to stage victory.
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Lance Armstrong suffered a flat tyre, but it was nowhere near where Radioshack had people stationed with spares.
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Riding in the gutter pretty much sums up Lance Armstrong’s (Radioshack) day: an ill-timed flat left the former champion with a deficit to his main general classification rivals.
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I’ve got a secret I want to share with you – I’m going to win another green jersey this year. Shh, don’t tell anyone.
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Geraint Thomas (Sky Professional Cycling Team) rode the day’s stage in a white jersey – as part of his British champion kit – but on stage four he’ll be riding in the white jersey of best young rider. The 24 year old finished an impressive second and was clearly delighted to be in a group with the current world champion and the liked of Thor Hushovd and Fabian Cancellara.
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Dejected doesn’t even begin to describe the look on Frank Schleck’s face after the Saxo Bank rider crashed out of the Tour.
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Australia's Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) certainly wasn't one of the day's winners.
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Former Tour de France champ Carlos Sastre (Cervelo TestTeam) lived up to expectations on the cobbled stage, unfortunately for the Spaniard the expectations weren't high.
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Perhaps not ideal for Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo), but it wouldn't be the first time he's pulled back 3:20 minutes on Cadel Evans this year if he does on to win.
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Alexandre Vinokourov escorted Astana teammate Alberto Contador over much of the course, but did press ahead at the end.
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Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) knew he could only lose time on today's stage, so was pleased to stay with the leaders and come out as the top general classification rider on the overall.
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Frank Schleck tried to bury the pain – both physical and emotional – as he’s helped into the race’s medical transporter and taken to hospital.
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Fabian Cancellara leads Andy Schleck across the pavé
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