Tour de France 2008: Stage 2
Hello and welcome back to the premium
The field has gathered before the
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
The General Classification is still
Riders are off! And immediately,
By the way, it was Danny Pate (Garmin)
The break is now down to three riders:
Chavanel and Voeckler didn't actually
They've passed the intermediate sprint
At the sprint, Chavanel passed in
Voeckler and Chavanel share the work
Caisse is leading the chase. They
Valverde is pretty yellow today.
Chavanel and polka dot Voeckler are
We see Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank)
Voeckler grabs a bite to eat, as
McEwen is returning to the bunch.
It's all Caisse d'Epargne colours
Two Frenchmen leading the race right
We talked to Mark Cavendish this
Unfortunately, it has started to
We also talked to Baden Cooke (Barloworld)
The leading duo are now in Pontivy,
Green jersey Philippe Gilbert (FDJ)
Cancellara did stop, eventually,
Erratum: Gilbert still lacks three
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The race is coming up to the Mur
Chavanel and Voeckler hit the Mur
Voeckler looks to come around Chavanel
Two Agritubel riders jump out of
After the C
Voeckler punctured! But he got a
David Lelay is a local boy from Brittany.
Moreau is doing a good amount of
But the French have had some international
Climber R
With 40 kilometres to go, the gap
Four years ago, the last time a Tour
Still, a bunch sprint in Saint-Brieuc
The bunch is strung out now, as the
Mauricio Soler has dropped to the
Soler's hand is nicely strapped,
The race is now on a long straight
Soler is now riding with Bertogliati,
When the Tour last had a stage finish
Lelay gives it everything he has
22 seconds as they hit the climb.
13 seconds. Voeckler gives it another
Chavanel is in aero position as he
Chavanel is going to be swallowed.
There was a crash further behind,
Third is Schumacher. Cancellara has
But Hushovd came up on the final
Philippe Gilbert is coming in in
Gerald Ciolek got third. A good result
Gilbert should be keeping his second
That's all from us here in Saint-Brieuc
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