Brard shows the tricolore jersey

Florent Brard (Caisse d'Epargne)

Florent Brard (Caisse d'Epargne) (Image credit: Sirotti)

French champion Florent Brard (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears) was one of the three breakaway riders, together with Magnus Bäckstedt and Anthony Geslin, in yesterday's sixth stage into Vitré. As usual, the sprinters' teams caught them with four kilometres to go, and another breakaway was finished.

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