Tour de France 2011 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

BMC's Cadel Evans capped off an almost flawless month by standing between the Schleck brothers on the final podium. While Cadel Evans celebrates his first Tour win (the third oldest winner ever), young Andy Schleck (left) has finished second overall for the third straight year.

24 Big Photos from Stage 21 (now posted) — sirotti/reuters

Complete Index to 550 Big Photos from Pre-Race and All 21 Stages — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Saturday, July 2

192 km

Passage du Gois → Mont des Alouettes

Sunday, July 3

23 km

Les Essarts

Monday, July 4

198 km

Olonne-sur-Mer → Redon

Tuesday, July 5

173 km

Lorient → Mûr-de-Bretagne

Wednesday, July 6

165 km

Carhaix → Cap Fréhel

Thursday, July 7

227 km

Dinan → Lisieux

Friday, July 8

218 km

Le Mans → Châteauroux

Saturday, July 9

189 km

Aigurande → Super Besse

Sunday, July 10

208 km

Issoire → Saint-Flour

Monday, July 11

Rest day in Le Lioran Cantal

Tuesday, July 12

158 km

Aurillac → Carmaux

Wednesday, July 13

168 km

Blaye-les-Mines → Lavaur

Thursday, July 14

211 km

Cugnaux → Luz Ardiden

Friday, July 15

153 km

Pau → Lourdes

Saturday, July 16

169 km

Saint-Gaudens → Plateau de Beille

Sunday, July 17

193 km

Limoux → Montpellier

Monday, July 18

Rest day in de la Drôme

Tuesday, July 19

163 km

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux → Gap

Wednesday, July 20

179 km

Gap → Pinerolo (IT)

Thursday, July 21

201 km

Pinerolo (IT) → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier

Friday, July 22

110 km

Modane → L'Alpe d'Huez

Saturday, July 23

43 km

Grenoble

Sunday, July 24

95 km

Créteil → Paris Champs-Elysées

Total Distance

3436 km

2011 Tour de France Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Group riders by: or

SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS)
(DEN)

1	CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto	ESP
2	HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus	ESP
3	NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel	ESP
4	NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin	ESP
5	PORTE Richie	AUS
6	SÖRENSEN Chris	DEN
7	SÖRENSEN Nicki	DEN
8	TOSATTO Matteo	ITA
9	VANDBORG Brian	DEN

LEOPARD-TREK (LEO)
(LUX)

11	SCHLECK Andy	LUX
12	CANCELLARA Fabian	SUI
13	FUGLSANG Jakob	DEN
14	GERDEMANN Linus	GER
15	MONFORT Maxime	BEL
16	O'GRADY Stuart	AUS
17	POSTHUMA Joost	NED
18	SCHLECK Frank	LUX
19	VOIGT Jens	GER

EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS)
(ESP)

21	SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel	ESP
22	IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka	ESP
23	MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi	ESP
24	PEREZ LEZAUN Alan	ESP
25	PEREZ MORENO Ruben	ESP
26	TXURRUKA Amets	ESP
27	URTASUN PEREZ Pablo	ESP
28	VELASCO MURILLO Ivan	ESP
29	VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka	ESP

OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO)
(BEL)

31	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	BEL
32	GILBERT Philippe	BEL
33	GREIPEL André	GER
34	LANG Sebastian	GER
35	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BEL
36	SIEBERG Marcel	GER
37	VAN DE WALLE Jurgen	BEL
38	VANENDERT Jelle	BEL
39	WILLEMS Frederik	BEL

RABOBANK (RAB)
(NED)

41	GESINK Robert	NED
42	BARREDO LLAMAZALES Carlos	ESP
43	BOOM Lars	NED
44	GARATE Juan Manuel	ESP
45	MOLLEMA Bauke	NED
46	NIERMANN Grischa	GER
47	SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon	ESP
48	TEN DAM Laurens	NED
49	TJALLINGII Maarten	NED

GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM)
(USA)

51	HUSHOVD Thor	NOR
52	DANIELSON Thomas	USA
53	DEAN Julian	NZL
54	FARRAR Tyler	USA
55	HESJEDAL Ryder	CAN
56	MILLAR David	GBR
57	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	LTU
58	VANDEVELDE Christian	USA
59	ZABRISKIE David	USA

ASTANA (AST)
(KAZ)

61	VINOKOUROV Alexandre	KAZ
62	DI GREGORIO Rémy	FRA
63	FOFONOV Dmitriy	KAZ
64	GRIVKO Andriy	UKR
65	IGLINSKIY Maxim	KAZ
66	KREUZIGER Roman	CZE
67	TIRALONGO Paolo	ITA
68	VAITKUS Tomas	LTU
69	ZEITS Andrey	KAZ

RADIOSHACK (RSH)
(USA)

71	BRAJKOVIC Janez	SLO
72	HORNER Christopher	USA
73	IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel	ESP
74	KLÖDEN Andreas	GER
75	LEIPHEIMER Levi	USA
76	MURAVYEV Dmitriy	KAZ
77	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira	POR
78	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	UKR
79	ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar	ESP

MOVISTAR (MOV)
(ESP)

81	ARROYO DURAN David	ESP
82	AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey	CRC
83	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	POR
84	ERVITI OLLO Imanol	ESP
85	GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan	ESP
86	INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat	ESP
87	KIRYIENKA Vasili	BLR
88	ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin	ESP
89	VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José	ESP

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ)
(ITA)

91	BASSO Ivan	ITA
92	BODNAR Maciej	POL
93	KOREN Kristijan	SLO
94	LONGO BORGHINI Paolo	ITA
95	OSS Daniel	ITA
96	PATERSKI Maciej	POL
97	SABATINI Fabio	ITA
97	SALERNO Cristiano	ITA
98	SZMYD Sylvester	POL
99	VANOTTI Alessandro	ITA

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
(FRA)

101	ROCHE Nicolas	IRL
102	BOUET Maxime	FRA
103	DUPONT Hubert	FRA
104	GADRET John	FRA
105	HINAULT Sébastien	FRA
106	KADRI Blel	FRA
107	MINARD Sébastien	FRA
108	PERAUD Jean-Christophe	FRA
109	RIBLON Christophe	FRA

SKY (SKY)
(GBR)

111	WIGGINS Bradley	GBR
112	FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio	ESP
113	GERRANS Simon	AUS
114	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	NOR
115	KNEES Christian	GER
116	SWIFT Ben	GBR
117	THOMAS Geraint	GBR
118	URAN URAN Rigoberto	COL
119	ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier	ESP

QUICKSTEP (QST)
(BEL)

121	CHAVANEL Sylvain	FRA
122	BOONEN Tom	BEL
123	CIOLEK Gerald	GER
124	DE WEERT Kevin	BEL
125	DEVENYNS Dries	BEL
126	ENGELS Addy	NED
127	PINEAU Jérôme	FRA
128	STEEGMANS Gert	BEL
129	TERPSTRA Niki	NED

FDJ (FDJ)
(FRA)

131	CASAR Sandy	FRA
132	BONNET William	FRA
133	DELAGE Mickael	FRA
134	JEANNESSON Arnold	FRA
135	MEERSMAN Gianni	BEL
136	PAURIOL Rémi	FRA
137	ROUX Anthony	FRA
138	ROY Jérémy	FRA
139	VICHOT Arthur	FRA

BMC RACING (BMC)
(USA)

141	EVANS Cadel	AUS
142	BOOKWALTER Brent	USA
143	BURGHARDT Marcus	GER
144	HINCAPIE George	USA
145	MOINARD Amaël	FRA
146	MORABITO Steve	SUI
147	QUINZIATO Manuel	ITA
148	SANTAROMITA Ivan	ITA
149	SCHÄR Michael	SUI

COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE (COF)
(FRA)

151	TAARAMAE Rein	EST
152	BUFFAZ Mickaël	FRA
153	DUMOULIN Samuel	FRA
154	DUQUE Leonardo Fabio	COL
155	EL FARES Julien	FRA
156	GALLOPIN Tony	FRA
157	MONCOUTIE David	FRA
158	VALENTIN Tristan	FRA
159	ZINGLE Romain	BEL

LAMPRE - ISD (LAM)
(ITA)

161	CUNEGO Damiano	ITA
162	BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo	ITA
163	BOLE Grega	SLO
164	BONO Matteo	ITA
165	HONDO Danilo	GER
166	KOSTYUK Denys	UKR
167	LOOSLI David	SUI
168	MALORI Adriano	ITA
169	PETACCHI Alessandro	ITA

HTC-HIGHROAD (THR)
(USA)

171	CAVENDISH Mark	GBR
172	BAK Lars Ytting	DEN
173	EISEL Bernhard	AUT
174	GOSS Matthew Harley	AUS
175	MARTIN Tony	GER
176	PATE Danny	USA
177	RENSHAW Mark	AUS
178	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	USA
179	VELITS Peter	SVK

EUROPCAR (EUC)
(FRA)

181	VOECKLER Thomas	FRA
182	CHARTEAU Anthony	FRA
183	GAUTIER Cyril	FRA
184	GENE Yohann	FRA
185	JEROME Vincent	FRA
186	KERN Christophe	FRA
187	QUEMENEUR Perrig	FRA
188	ROLLAND Pierre	FRA
189	TURGOT Sébastien	FRA

KATUSHA (KAT)
(RUS)

191	KARPETS Vladimir	RUS
192	BRUTT Pavel	RUS
193	GALIMZYANOV Denis	RUS
194	GUSEV Vladimir	RUS
195	IGNATYEV Mikhail	RUS
196	ISAICHEV Vladimir	RUS
197	KOLOBNEV Alexandr	RUS
198	SILIN Egor	RUS
199	TROFIMOV Yury	RUS

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
(NED)

201	FEILLU Romain	FRA
202	BOZIC Borut	SLO
203	DE GENDT Thomas	BEL
204	HOOGERLAND Johnny	NED
205	LEUKEMANS Björn	BEL
206	MARCATO Marco	ITA
207	POELS Wouter	NED
208	RUIJGH Rob	NED
209	WESTRA Lieuwe	NED

SAUR - SOJASUN (SAU)
(FRA)

211	COPPEL Jerome	FRA
212	COYOT Arnaud	FRA
213	DELAPLACE Anthony	FRA
214	ENGOULVENT Jimmy	FRA
215	GALLAND Jérémie	FRA
216	HIVERT Jonathan	FRA
217	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	FRA
218	MANGEL Laurent	FRA
219	TALABARDON Yannick	FRA

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News and Updates for Tour de France 2011

July 26 update: 2012 Tour de France will start June 30 from Liège and end on July 22.
Official 2012 Tour de France Route Presentation will be held Tuesday October 18th

October 10 update:
2012 Tour de France route revealed (by mistake) — cyclingnews

July 25 update:
Complete Index to 550 Big Photos from Pre-Race and All 21 Stages — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 21 results: Mark Cavendish gets his fifth stage win this year and 20th of his career; Cadel Evans wraps up the overall

24 Big Photos from Stage 21 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 21 Results
GBR  1  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)        2h 27' 02"
NOR  2  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)           
GER  3  GREIPEL, André (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)   
USA  4  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-CERVELO)        
SUI  5  CANCELLARA, Fabian (LEOPARD-TREK)     
ITA  6  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)     
SLO  7  BOZIC, Borut (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)        
LTU  8  VAITKUS, Tomas (ASTANA)               
GER  9  CIOLEK, Gerald (QUICKSTEP)            
FRA  10 ENGOULVENT, Jimmy (SAUR - SOJASUN)     +  00' 00

General Classification after Stage 21
AUS  1  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       86h 12' 22"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 01' 34"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 02' 30"
FRA  4  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                       + 03' 20"
ESP  5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 03' 57"
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 04' 55"
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 06' 05"
ITA  8  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 07' 23"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 08' 15"
FRA  10 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)        + 10' 11"

Full/Official Stage 21 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Cadel Evans wins 2011 Tour de France — cyclingnews

Cadel Evans clinches 2011 Tour as Mark Cavendish wins finale in Paris — velonews

Cavendish realises green jersey dream at the Tour de France — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Tour de France 2011: that was the Tour that was — telegraph.co.uk

Roy gets most aggressive rider award — cyclingnews

Europcar to strengthen squad after success at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

Cadel Evans’ triumph caps nearly a century of Aussies tackling the Tour — velonews

BMC owner Andy Rihs calls Cadel Evans’ victory honorable, the result of hard work — velonews
Official Stage-by-Stage Recap Part 1 (02:46 English) — aso
Scenes of the Tour (00:39 English) — nbcsports
Champagne for Evans, Stage 21 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Minute of Stage 21 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 21 (03:07 English) — nbcsports
Final Podium (01:41 English) — nbcsports

Video: Nygaard admits Evans was strongest in Tour de France — cyclingnews

Australia celebrates Evans' Tour de France victory — AP

A Doping-Free Tour de France? — nytimes

Inside the Tour by John Wilcockson: Evans, a complete champion — velonews
... more to come...

Stage 21 preview: Créteil → Paris Champs-Elysées, 95 km (flat)

July 23 update:

Stage 21 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv
Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 21 start time: Sunday 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Créteil, France
Earliest live video: 14:15 CET (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Paris Champs-Elysées, France

Stage 20 results: Tony Martin wins his first Tour TT followed by Cadel Evans 7s back who easily moves into Yellow

33 Big Photos from Stage 20 — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 20 Results
GER  1  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                     55' 33"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       + 00' 07"
ESP  3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)   + 01' 06"
BEL  4  DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              + 01' 29"
AUS  5  PORTE, Richie (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)               + 01' 30"
FRA  6  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)      + 01' 33"
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)    + 01' 37"
SUI  8  CANCELLARA, Fabian (LEOPARD-TREK)               + 01' 42"
SVK  9  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)                    + 02' 03"
EST  10 TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)    
USA  11 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)              + 02' 08"
NOR  12 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)                     + 02' 10"
FRA  13 VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     + 02' 14"
BEL  14 MONFORT, Maxime (LEOPARD-TREK)                  + 02' 36"
SLO  15 KOREN, Kristijan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)          
ITA  16 MALORI, Adriano (LAMPRE - ISD)                  + 02' 38"
LUX  17 SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                    
NED  18 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                + 02' 39"
FRA  19 RIBLON, Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           
LUX  20 SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                   + 02' 41"

General Classification after Stage 20
AUS  1  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       83h 45' 20"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 01' 34"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 02' 30"
FRA  4  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                       + 03' 20"
ESP  5  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 03' 57"
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 04' 55"
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 06' 05"
ITA  8  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 07' 23"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 08' 15"
FRA  10 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)        + 10' 11"
FRA  11 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                        + 10' 43"
EST  12 TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)      + 11' 29"
BEL  13 DE WEERT, Kevin (QUICKSTEP)                       + 16' 29"
FRA  14 COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR - SOJASUN)                   + 18' 36"
FRA  15 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ)                          + 21' 20"
ESP  16 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK)              + 26' 23"
USA  17 VANDEVELDE, Christian (GARMIN-CERVELO)            + 27' 12"
CAN  18 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO)                  + 27' 14"
SVK  19 VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)                      + 28' 54"
BEL  20 VANENDERT, Jelle (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)             + 31' 42"

Full/Official Stage 20 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Evans conquers all with picture perfect time trial — cyclingnews

Tony Martin wins stage-20 ITT as Cadel Evans takes lead — velonews

Schlecks become first pair of brothers on the podium, but miss the top spot — velonation

Rolland takes white jersey to Paris — cyclingnews

Video: Evans remembers Aldo Sassi in Tour de France press conference (15:19) — cyclingnews

Tony Martin saves his Tour de France — cyclingnews

Cadel Evans and BMC silence critics by being tougher than a very tough — velonews

Voeckler best Frenchman since 2000 — cyclingnews

Video: Andy Schleck promises he will be back to win 2012 Tour de France — cyclingnews

Chasing Levi Around Grenoble — pezcyclingnews
Winning TT Ride Stage 20 (01:11 English) — nbcsports
Podium Stage 20 (01:04 English) — nbcsports
Final Riders of Stage 20 ITT (14:57 French) — france2
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 20 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Image of the Day, Stage 20: Cadel Evans Post-Stage 20 (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 20 (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Damiano Cunego Post-Stage 20 (01:06 Italian) — CyclingTB
Tony Martin Post-Stage 20 (00:45 English) — letourdefrance
Tom Danielson Post-Stage 20 (03:41 English) — cyclingnewstv
Andy Schleck Post-Stage 20 (02:31 English) — cyclingnewstv
Official Stage 20 Highlights (03:05 English) — aso

Evans remembers Aldo Sassi in Tour de France press conference (15:19 English) — cyclingnews

33 Big Photos from Stage 20 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Stage 20 Recap (03:55 English) — nbcsports
Stage 20 Wrap (02:16 English) — nbcsports
George Hincapie Post-Stage 20 (01:59 English) — nbcsports
Tom Danielson Post-Stage 20 (02:04 English) — nbcsports
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 20 (01:32 English) — nbcsports
Andy Schleck Post-Stage 20 (00:59 English) — nbcsports
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 20 (00:50 English) — nbcsports
Stage 20 Highlights (04:45 English) — sbs

Stage 20 preview: Grenoble, 43 km (TT)

Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

July 21 update:

Stage 20 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv

Stage 20 TT Start Order and Times (CET) — biciciclismo
This stage preview is available in the following languages:

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 20 start time: Saturday 10:26 CET (8:26:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Grenoble, France
Earliest live video: 14:15 CET (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:13 CET (3:13:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Grenoble, France

Stage 19 results: Alberto Contador animates the climbs but loses the stage to Pierre Rolland, who gives France their first stage win this Tour; Andy Schleck now in Yellow

51 Big Photos from Stage 19 — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 19 Results
FRA  1  ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                      3h 13' 25"
ESP  2  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)     + 00' 14"
ESP  3  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)    + 00' 23"
SVK  4  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)                     + 00' 57"
AUS  5  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       
BEL  6  DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                  
LUX  8  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                   
LUX  9  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                    
CAN  10 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO)                 + 01' 15"
USA  11 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)              
FRA  12 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)       + 01' 27"
FRA  13 DUPONT, Hubert (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                + 02' 06"
EST  14 TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)    
ITA  15 BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
USA  16 LEIPHEIMER, Levi (RADIOSHACK)                   
FRA  17 COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR - SOJASUN)                  + 02' 31"
BEL  18 DE WEERT, Kevin (QUICKSTEP)                      + 02' 46"
USA  19 VANDEVELDE, Christian (GARMIN-CERVELO)           + 03' 22"
FRA  20 VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     

General Classification after Stage 19
LUX  1  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                    82h 48' 43"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 00' 53"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 00' 57"
FRA  4  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                       + 02' 10"
ITA  5  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 03' 31"
ESP  6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 03' 55"
ESP  7  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 04' 22"
ITA  8  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 04' 40"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 07' 11"
FRA  10 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                        + 08' 57"
FRA  11 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)        + 09' 42"
EST  12 TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)      + 10' 30"

Full/Official Stage 19 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Rolland wins on the Alpe at end of epic Alpine stage — cyclingnews

Schleck takes yellow but can’t gap Evans on Alpe d’Huez; Rolland scores France’s first stage win of this Tour — velonews

Rolland verrast de favorieten op Alpe d'Huez — sporza.be

Stage 19 analysis: And then there were two — cyclesportmag

Evans positioned for first Tour de France win — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Video: Andy Rihs says Cadel Evans will win Tour de France in the final time trial — velonation

Rolland makes French history on Alpe d'Huez — cyclingnews

Schleck confident of Tour de France victory — cyclingnews

Samuel Sanchez: “It’s always a matter of pride to be on the podium in Paris” — velonation
Andy Schleck Pre-Stage 19 (00:55 English) — nbcsports
Alberto Contador Early Stage 19 Attack (01:41 English) — nbcsports
Cadel Evans Falls Back After Contador Stage 19 Attack (01:51 English) — nbcsports
Alberto Contador Attack on Alpe d'Huez Stage 19 finishing climb (00:40 English) — nbcsports

Last Km and other clips from Stage 19 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Minute of Stage 19 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 4 Km of Stage 19 (14:57 French) — france2
Winner's Interview Stage 19 (01:32 English) — letourdefrance
Winner's Interview Stage 19 (01:32 French) — letourdefrance
Official Stage 19 Highlights (03:42 English) — aso
Stage 19 Recap (04:19 English) — nbcsports
Stage 19 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Eddy Merckx talks post-stage 19 (01:59 English) — cyclingnewstv
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 19 (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Image of the Day, Stage 19: Finish (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Cadel Evans, George Hincapie Post-Stage 19 (00:45 English) — nbcsports
Alberto Contador Post-Stage 19 (01:19 English) — nbcsports
Stage 19 wrap and Stage 20 preview (02:23 English) — nbcsports

51 Big Photos from Stage 19 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
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Stage 19 preview: Modane → L'Alpe d'Huez, 110 km (Mountain)

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July 21 update:

Stage 19 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv
Climbs of the Alps (01:38 English) — nbcsports
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Stage 19 start time: Friday 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Modane, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:55 CET (3:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for L'Alpe d'Huez, France

Stage 18 results: Andy Schleck wins big after attacking with 60k to go; Voeckler barely retains the Yellow Jersey; Contador drops out of contention

40 Big Photos from Stage 18 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 18 Results
LUX  1  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                    6h 07' 56"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                    + 02' 07"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                        + 02' 15"
ITA  4  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                + 02' 18"
FRA  5  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                      + 02' 21"
FRA  6  ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                       + 02' 27"
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                   + 02' 33"
EST  8  TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)     + 03' 22"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)               + 03' 25"
CAN  10 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO)                 + 03' 31"
KAZ  11 IGLINSKIY, Maxim (ASTANA)                        + 03' 35"
USA  12 VANDEVELDE, Christian (GARMIN-CERVELO)           + 03' 38"
ESP  13 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK)             + 03' 44"
BEL  14 VANENDERT, Jelle (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)            + 03' 50"
ESP  15 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)   

General Classification after Stage 18
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     79h 34' 06"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 00' 15"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 08"
AUS  4  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 01' 12"
ITA  5  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 03' 46"
ITA  6  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
ESP  7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 04' 44"
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 05' 20"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 07' 08"
FRA  10 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)        + 09' 27"

Full/Official Stage 18 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Schleck's mountain raid nets stage win — cyclingnews

Gutsy Andy Schleck soloes for 60k, takes stage win and positions for Tour win — velonews

Evans gambles with Tour de France win — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Andy Schleck: I wasn't afraid to lose — cyclingnews

Voeckler makes it twenty days in the yellow jersey — cyclingnews

Exhausted Contador concedes Tour de France defeat — reuters

Time cut penalty puts Rojas back into green jersey battle — velonews

Stage 18 analysis: Andy Schleck lands a heavy blow — cyclesportmag

Evans surprised with Tour de France rivals' tactics — cyclingnews

Damiano Cunego moves up to fifth overall — cyclingnews

Basso moves up to sixth but admits yellow is out of reach — cyclingnews
George Hincapie Pre-Stage 18: Cadel's Year (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Cadel Evans Pre-Stage 18 (01:15 English) — nbcsports
Andy Schleck Attack Stage 18 (01:55 English) — nbcsports
Jonathan Vaughters Pre-Stage 18 (02:08 English) — bicycling
Last Minute of Stage 18 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Last Km and other clips from Stage 18 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last 3 Km of Stage 18 (14:59 French) — france2
Official Stage 18 Highlights (04:08 English) — aso

40 Big Photos from Stage 18 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 18 (01:53 English) — nbcsports
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 18 (00:46 English) — nbcsports
Andy Schleck Post-Stage 18 (01:22 English) — nbcsports
Frank Schleck Post-Stage 18 (00:53 English) — nbcsports
Stage 18 Recap (04:22 English) — nbcsports
Bjarne Riis Post-Stage 18 (01:17 English) — cyclingspin
Maxime Iginsky Post-Stage 18 (00:56 Italian) — CyclingTB
Damiano Cunego Post-Stage 18 (01:04 Italian) — CyclingTB
Ivan Basso Post-Stage 18 (2:43 Italian) — gazzetta
Ivan Basso Post-Stage 18 (00:37 Italian) — CyclingTB
BMC's Jim Ochowicz Post-Stage 18 (02:45 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Stuart O'Grady Post-Stage 18 (02:48 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 18 (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Image of the Day, Stage 18: Finish (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Winner's Interview Stage 18 (01:02 English) — letourdefrance
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Stage 18 preview: Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain)

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July 20 update:

Stage 18 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv
Climbs of the Alps (01:38 English) — nbcsports
Update: Added live photos of the finish to our #TdF Stage 18 Preview from @Caflockton who is on Col du Galibier
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Stage 18 start time: Thursday 11:30 CET (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pinerolo, IT
Earliest live video: 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CET (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, France

Stage 17 results: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) wins Norway's fourth stage; Voeckler loses time

26 Big Photos from Stage 17 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 17 Results
NOR  1  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)                      4h 18' 00"
NED  2  MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK)                         + 00' 40"
FRA  3  CASAR, Sandy (FDJ)                                + 00' 50"
FRA  4  EL FARES, Julien (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   
FRA  5  CHAVANEL, Sylvain (QUICKSTEP)                    
KAZ  6  FOFONOV, Dmitriy (ASTANA)                         + 01' 10"
POL  7  PATERSKI, Maciej (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)           
KAZ  8  MURAVYEV, Dmitriy (RADIOSHACK)                   
FRA  9  HIVERT, Jonathan (SAUR - SOJASUN)                 + 01' 15"
SLO  10 BOZIC, Borut (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                    + 02' 20"

General Classification after Stage 17
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     73h 23' 49"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 01' 18"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 22"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 02' 36"
ESP  5  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 02' 59"
ESP  6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 03' 15"
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 03' 34"
ITA  8  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 03' 49"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 06' 04"
COL  10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY)                        + 07' 36"

Full/Official Stage 17 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Norwegian dominance continues with Boasson Hagen win — cyclingnews

Boasson Hagen daalt naar zijn tweede Tour-zege — sporza.be

Boasson Hagen wins stage 17, Voeckler retains jersey — velonews

Are the Tour de France's descents too risky? — cyclingweekly.co.uk

It’s Not About the Descent — bicycling
Andy Schleck Pre-Stage 17 (02:06 English) — nbcsports
Descent miscues from Stage 17 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Last Km of Stage 17 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Km of Stage 17 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Winner's interview from Stage 17 (01:24 English) — letourdefrance
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 17 (01:52 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Cadel Evans's wife Chiara Passerini, dog Molly after stage 17 (00:44 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Damiano Cunego Post-Stage 17 (01:18 Italian) — CyclingTB
Stage 17 descent and finish (03:10 English) — nbcsports
Winner's interview from Stage 17 (01:06 English) — nbcsports
Alberto Contador Post-Stage 17: Happy with tactics (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 8 Km of Stage 17 (15:00 French) — france2
Stage 17 Recap (03:36 English) — nbcsports
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 17 (03:36 English) — nbcsports
Stage 17 Wrap and Stage Preview (02:09 English) — nbcsports
Andy Schleck Post-Stage 17 (00:31 English) — nbcsports
Frank Schleck Post-Stage 17 (03:32 English) — cyclingnewstv
Leopard Trek Director Brian Nygaard Post-Stage 17 (01:30 English) — cyclingspin
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 17 (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance

Bjarne Riis: ‘It will be a big fight tomorrow’ — velonews

26 Big Photos from Stage 17 — sirotti/reuters
Official Stage 17 Highlights (03:14 English) — aso
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Stage 17 preview: Gap → Pinerolo, 179 km (Mountain)

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July 19 update:

Stage 17 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv
Climbs of the Alps (01:38 English) — nbcsports
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Stage 17 start time: Wednesday 12:35 CET (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Gap, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Pinerolo, IT

Stage 16 results: With only two riders in the race, Norway's Thor Hushovd and Edvald Boasson Hagen finish 1-2; lots of gc changes on the wet, technical descent

25 Big Photos from Stage 16 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 16 Results
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)           3h 31' 38"
NOR  2  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)              
CAN  3  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO)          + 00' 02"
GER  4  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)               + 00' 38"
RUS  5  IGNATYEV, Mikhail (KATUSHA)               + 00' 52"
ESP  6  PEREZ LEZAUN, Alan (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)    + 01' 25"
FRA  7  ROY, Jérémy (FDJ)                        
ITA  8  MARCATO, Marco (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)          + 01' 55"
BEL  9  DEVENYNS, Dries (QUICKSTEP)              
UKR  10 GRIVKO, Andriy (ASTANA)                   + 01' 58"

General Classification after Stage 16
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     69h 00' 56"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 01' 45"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 49"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 03' 03"
ESP  5  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 03' 26"
ESP  6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 03' 42"
ITA  7  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 03' 49"
ITA  8  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 04' 01"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 06' 04"
COL  10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY)                        + 07' 55"

Full/Official Stage 16 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Hushovd smashes breakaway for second stage win — cyclingnews

Hushovd wint tweede rit, de Schlecks verliezen tijd — sporza.be

Hushovd wins stage 16 as Evans and Contador open gap on the Schlecks — velonews

Schlecks falter ahead of Tour's final mountain days — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Contador makes come-back in surprise move — cyclingnews

Andy Schleck: “A finish like this should not be allowed.” — velonation

ASO denies descents in Tour de France are too dangerous — cyclingnews

Last Km of Stage 16 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last 10 Km of Stage 16 (14:55 French) — france2
Last Km of Stage 16 (02:57 English) — nbcsports
Stage 16 Recap (03:40 English) — nbcsports
George Hincapie Post-Stage 16 (01:38 English) — nbcsports
Official Stage 16 Highlights (03:37 English) — aso
Winner's interview from Stage 16 (01:57 English) — sbs

25 Big Photos from Stage 16 — sirotti/reuters
Brief Highlights from Stage 16 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Minute of Stage 16 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Bjarne Riis Post-Stage 16 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 16 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 16 (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Image of the Day, Stage 16: Contador's Attack (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Stage 16 Wrap up: GC shake up (02:26 English) — nbcsports
Winner's Interview Stage 16 (01:13 English) — nbcsports
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 16 (01:35 English) — sbs
Bjarne Riis Post-Stage 16 (01:43 English) — bicycling
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 16 (02:11 English) — bicycling
Ryder Hesjedal Post-Stage 16 (01:05 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
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Stage 16 preview: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux → Gap, 163 km (hilly)

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July 18 update:

Stage 16 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv
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Stage 16 start time: Tuesday 13:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
Earliest live video: 13:45 CET (11:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:50 CET (2:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gap, France

Monday is the second and final rest day

July 18 update:

Voeckler keeps Tour lead but doubts chances to win — ap

Voeckler denies he can win the Tour de France — cyclingnews
Aussie Analysis of Cadel Evans and others (05:02 English) — sbs

Index to 350 Big Photos from Pre-Race and Stages 1-15 — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Calm before the Alpine storm; Cold, wet weather can transform the Tour — velonews

Tour de France news shorts — cyclingnews

Contador confident to be better in the Alps than the Pyrenees — cyclingnews
Second Week Tour Highlights (02:37 English) — nbcsports
Tom Danielson on the second rest day (04:41 English) — cyclingnewstv
Extended Week Two Highlights (11:44 English) — sbs
Chris Boardman analyses the GC contenders after two weeks (03:20 English) — cyclingnews

Stage 15 results: Mark Cavendish takes win number 4 this year

12 Big Photos from Stage 15 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 15 Results
GBR  1  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)                 4h 20' 23"
USA  2  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-CERVELO)                 
ITA  3  PETACCHI, Alessandro (LAMPRE - ISD)            
ITA  4  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)              
ESP  5  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)             
GBR  6  SWIFT, Ben (SKY)                               
GER  7  CIOLEK, Gerald (QUICKSTEP)                     
FRA  8  GALLOPIN, Tony (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   
ESP  9  VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR)     
FRA  10 HINAULT, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          

General Classification after Stage 15
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     65h 24' 33"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 02' 06"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 02' 15"
ITA  5  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 03' 16"
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 03' 44"
ESP  7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 04' 00"
ITA  8  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 04' 01"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 05' 46"
BEL  10 DE WEERT, Kevin (QUICKSTEP)                       + 06' 18"

Full/Official Stage 15 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Fourth stage win for Cavendish in Montpellier — cyclingnews

Cavendish takes fourth stage win in 2011 Tour de France — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Vinokourov ends professional career — reuters

Organizers downplay sprinters's spat (re: Cav holding onto car) — cyclingnews

Cavendish: No one wants to help us — itv

Stage 15 analysis: Same result, different day — cyclesportmag

Frustration for Petacchi in Montpellier — cyclingnews

Voeckler denies he can win the Tour de France — cyclingnews

Astana team reacts to Vinokourov’s retirement with praise — velonation

Farrar laments missed opportunity on windy march to Montpellier — cyclingnews
Intermediate Sprint from Stage 15 (01:57 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 15 (02:02 English) — nbcsports
Winner's interview from Stage 15 (01:34 English) — letourdefrance
Brief Highlights from Stage 15 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Official Stage 15 Highlights (02:55 English) — aso

12 Big Photos from Stage 15 — sirotti/reuters
Image of the Day, Stage 15: The Finish (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Mark Renshaw on Leading Out Mark Cavendish (01:44 English) — bicycling
Stage 15 Recap (02:56 English) — nbcsports
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Stage 15 preview: Limoux → Montpellier, 193 km (flat)

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July 15 update:

Stage 15 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview — steephill.tv
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Stage 15 start time: Sunday 12:55 CET (10:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Limoux, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:17 CET (3:17:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Montpellier, France

Stage 14 results: Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) slips away from the GC contenders on Plateau de Beille; no major gc changes

34 Big Photos from Stage 14 — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 14 Results
BEL  1  VANENDERT, Jelle (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)           5h 13' 25"
ESP  2  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)     + 00' 21"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 00' 46"
AUS  4  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                        + 00' 48"
COL  5  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY)                      
ESP  6  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)   
FRA  7  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     
LUX  8  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                   
FRA  9  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)      
FRA  10 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                      
ITA  11 BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)               
ITA  12 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                   + 01' 27"
USA  13 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)               + 01' 59"
BEL  14 DE WEERT, Kevin (QUICKSTEP)                     
EST  15 TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)     + 02' 23"

General Classification after Stage 14
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     61h 04' 10"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 02' 06"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 02' 15"
ITA  5  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 03' 16"
ESP  6  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 03' 44"
ESP  7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 04' 00"
ITA  8  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 04' 01"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 05' 46"
BEL  10 DE WEERT, Kevin (QUICKSTEP)                       + 06' 18"

Full/Official Stage 14 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Vanendert tops Plateau de Beille — cyclingnews

Vanendert maakt droom waar in de Pyreneeën — sporza.be

Vanendert wins 14th stage in Pyrenean stand-off — guardian.co.uk

Jelle Vandendert wins stage 14 as Thomas Voeckler defends yellow jersey — velonews

Schleck brothers lament a lack of support — cyclingnews

Basso critical of Schleck tactics on Plateau de Beille — cyclingnews

Voeckler celebrates staying in yellow at Plateau de Beille — cyclingnews

Stage 14 analysis: Doubting Thomas grows in confidence — cyclesportmag

Riis: Contador is on the improve — cyclingnews

The Tour leaves the Pyrenees with more questions: State of the race and insights — sportsscientists
Jens Voigt crashes twice (01:32 English) — nbcsports
Laurens Ten Dam header crash (01:01 English) — nbcsports
Last Minute of Stage 14 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 14 (02:28 English) — nbcsports
Official Stage 14 Highlights (03:29 English) — aso
Stage 14 Wrapup and Stage 15 Preview (03:00 English) — nbcsports
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 14 (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Winner's interview from Stage 14 (00:52 English) — letourdefrance
Frank Schleck Post-Stage 14 (00:42 English) — cyclingnews
Image of the Day, Stage 14: The Finish (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
Damiano Cunego Post-Stage 14 (01:16 Italian) — CyclingTB
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 14 (01:14 English) — nbcsports
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 14 (00:45 English) — nbcsports

34 Big Photos from Stage 14 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Tom Danielson Post Stage 14 (02:31 English) — bicycling
Post Stage 14 interviews inc. Levi Leipheimer (07:13 English) — bicycling

Stage 14 preview: Saint-Gaudens → Plateau de Beille, 169 km (Mountain)

July 15 update:

Stage 14 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv

Contador anticipates a return to form, says Schlecks ‘must attack’ — velonation

Riis: Contador can change the Tour with a good day — cyclingnews

Evans brushes off ghosts of Plateau de Beille's past — cyclingnews
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Stage 14 start time: Saturday 12:05 CET (10:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Gaudens, France
Earliest live video: 12:20 CET (10:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Plateau de Beille, France

Stage 13 results: Garmin-Cervelo's Thor Hushovd successfully chases after cresting Col d'Aubisque third, winning ahead of Moncoutie and Roy

24 Big Photos from Stage 13 — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 13 Results
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)                   3h 47' 36"
FRA  2  MONCOUTIE, David (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)    + 00' 10"
FRA  3  ROY, Jérémy (FDJ)                                 + 00' 26"
DEN  4  BAK, Lars Ytting (HTC-HIGHROAD)                   + 05' 00"
FRA  5  PINEAU, Jérôme (QUICKSTEP)                        + 05' 02"
NOR  6  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)                       + 05' 03"
RUS  7  GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                         + 05' 08"
ITA  8  PETACCHI, Alessandro (LAMPRE - ISD)               + 05' 16"
NED  9  TJALLINGII, Maarten (RABOBANK)                   
BEL  10 GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)            + 06' 48"

General Classification after Stage 13
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     55h 49' 57"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 02' 06"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 02' 17"
ITA  5  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 03' 16"
ITA  6  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 03' 22"
ESP  7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 04' 00"
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 04' 11"
BEL  9  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)            + 04' 35"
USA  10 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)

Full/Official Stage 13 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Hushovd wins miracle stage in Lourdes — cyclingnews

Radioshack down to five as Kloeden exits — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Hushovd wins stage 13 — velonews

No miracle finish in Lourdes for Jérémy Roy — cyclingnews

Stage 13 analysis: Miracle for Hushovd in Lourdes — cyclesportmag
Last Km of Stage 13 (02:12 English) — nbcsports
Andreas Kloeden abandons during Stage 13 (01:36 English) — nbcsports
Stage 13 Recap (03:00 English) — nbcsports
Winner's interview from Stage 13 (01:07 English) — letourdefrance
Vaughters and Marie Post-Stage 13 (02:39 English) — cyclingnews
Image of the Day, Stage 13: The Finish (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Official Stage 13 Highlights (03:51 English) — aso

24 Big Photos from Stage 13 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
Brief Highlights from Stage 13 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Garmin-Cervelo's Tom Danielson Post Stage 13 (02:09 English) — bicycling
Garmin-Cervelo Director Lionel Marie on Hushovd's Win (02:11 English) — bicycling
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 13 (00:57 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
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Stage 13 preview: Pau → Lourdes, 153 km (Mountain)

July 13 update:

Stage 13 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv
Who will conquer the Pyrenees (02:42 English) — nbcsports
This stage preview is available in the following languages:

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 13 start time: Friday 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pau, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:24 CET (3:24:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lourdes, France

Stage 12 results: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) wins from a two man break for his first Tour de France stage win; Contador loses more time

29 Big Photos from Stage 12 — sirotti/reuters/flockton

Stage 12 Results
ESP  1  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)    6h 01' 15"
BEL  2  VANENDERT, Jelle (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)            + 00' 07"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                    + 00' 10"
ITA  4  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                + 00' 30"
AUS  5  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       
LUX  6  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                    
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                   + 00' 35"
ESP  8  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)    + 00' 43"
FRA  9  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                      + 00' 50"
FRA  10 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                      

General Classification after Stage 12
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)                     51h 54' 44"
LUX  2  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                     + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                         + 02' 06"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                      + 02' 17"
ITA  5  BASSO, Ivan (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                 + 03' 16"
ITA  6  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                    + 03' 22"
ESP  7  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)     + 04' 00"
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)      + 04' 11"
USA  9  DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 04' 35"
IRL  10 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                 + 04' 57"

Full/Official Stage 12 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Sanchez prevails on Luz Ardiden — cyclingnews

Sanchez verslaat Vanendert op Luz-Ardiden — sporza.be

Sanchez wins first stage in the Pyrenees, as Contador fades in the final km. — velonews

Voeckler surprised to keep Tour de France lead — cyclingnews

Schlecks pass first Tour de France mountain test — cyclingnews

Tom Danielson, top 10 at the Tour, says he now plans to attack — velonews

Stage 12 analysis: True racing by Sanchez — cyclesportmag

Pride after falls for Team Sky's Geraint Thomas — guardian.co.uk

Contador not panicking over lost time in Tour de France, says he will improve — velonation

Robert Gesink’s Tour challenge falters on Tourmalet — velonation
Geraint Thomas crashes twice on Stage 12 (01:19 English) — nbcsports
Geraint Thomas Stage 12 Crash (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Voeckler, Kloeden Stage 12 Crash (01:44 English) — nbcsports

Last Km of Stage 12 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Minute of Stage 12 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 12 (01:56 English) — nbcsports

Last 2.5 km (09:21 Spanish) — rtve.es
Stage 12 Recap (03:49 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 12 (03:53 English) — nbcsports
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 12 (01:04 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Frank Schleck Post-Stage 12: Feeling good about the mountains (00:31 English) — nbcsports
Tom Danielson Post-Stage 12: Having fun (01:15 English) — nbcsports
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 12 (01:19 English) — nbcsports
Bjarne Riis Post-Stage 12: Contador lacked a little (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Bruyneel Post-Stage 12: No breaks for Radioshack (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Official Stage 12 Highlights (04:06 English) — aso
Brad McGee talks about Contador in stage 12 (01:42 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Jens Voigt Post-Stage 12 (01:58 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Winner's interview Post-Stage 12 (01:18 English) — letourdefrance
Damiano Cunego Post-Stage 12 (00:43 Italian) — CyclingTB
Ivvan Basso and S. Szmyd Post-Stage 12 (00:35 Italian) — CyclingTB

29 Big Photos from Stage 12 — sirotti/reuters/flockton
A day in the life of the Tour de France Media (02:31 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Image of the Day, Stage 12: The Crash and Finish (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Levi Leipheimer Post Stage 12 (03:43 English) — bicycling
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Stage 12 preview: Cugnaux → Luz Ardiden, 211 km (Mountain)

July 13 update:

Stage 12 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv
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Stage 12 start time: Thursday 11:20 CET (9:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Cugnaux, France
Earliest live video: 12:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Luz Ardiden, France

Stage 11 results: Mark Cavendish gets win number three as expected in a wet sprint

19 Big Photos from Stage 11 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 11 Results
GBR  1  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)               3h 46' 07"
GER  2  GREIPEL, André (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)          
USA  3  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-CERVELO)               
RUS  4  GALIMZYANOV, Denis (KATUSHA)                 
NOR  5  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)                  
FRA  6  FEILLU, Romain (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)             
ESP  7  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)           
FRA  8  TURGOT, Sébastien (EUROPCAR)                 
ESP  9  VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR)   
FRA  10 BONNET, William (FDJ)                        

General Classification after Stage 11
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)              45h 52' 39"
ESP  2  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK)          + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                  + 02' 26"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)              + 02' 29"
LUX  5  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)               + 02' 37"
GER  6  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                + 02' 38"
SVK  7  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)             
GER  8  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)               + 02' 43"
BEL  9  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 02' 55"
DEN  10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)             + 03' 08"

Full/Official Stage 11 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Cavendish gets stage number three and green jersey in Lavaur — cyclingnews

Cavendish moves into green after winning in Lavaur — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Last Km of Stage 11 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Minute of Stage 11 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 11 (02:26 English) — nbcsports
Stage 11 Recap (02:01 English) — nbcsports
Official Stage 11 Highlights (03:11 English) — aso
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 11 and Pre-Stage 12 (06:17 English) — bicycling
Danny Pate Post-Stage 11 (01:37 English) — bicycling

19 Big Photos from Stage 11 — sirotti/reuters
Winner's Post-Stage 11 Interview (03:19 English) — sbs
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 11 Interview (02:12 English) — sbs
Bob Stapleton talks about HTC sponsorship negotiations (01:02 English) — cyclingnews
Image of the Day, Stage 11: The Finish (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 11 (01:00 Music) — letourfrance

Stage 11 preview: Blaye-les-Mines → Lavaur, 168 km (rolling)

July 12 update:

Stage 11 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv
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Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:15 CET (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Blaye-les-Mines, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:02 CET (3:02:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lavaur, France

Stage 10 results: Omega Pharma-Lotto gets the better of HTC-Highroad; Andre Greipel beats Mark Cavendish

18 Big Photos from Stage 10 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 10 Results
GER  1  GREIPEL, André (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)              3h 31' 21"
GBR  2  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)                   
ESP  3  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)               
NOR  4  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)                   
FRA  5  FEILLU, Romain (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                 
ITA  6  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)                
FRA  7  HINAULT, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            
SLO  8  BOZIC, Borut (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                   
GBR  9  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                            
FRA  10 DUMOULIN, Samuel (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   

General Classification after Stage 10
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)              42h 06' 32"
ESP  2  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK)          + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                  + 02' 26"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)              + 02' 29"
LUX  5  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)               + 02' 37"
GER  6  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                + 02' 38"
SVK  7  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)             
GER  8  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)               + 02' 43"
BEL  9  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 02' 55"
DEN  10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)             + 03' 08"

Full/Official Stage 10 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Greipel defeats Cavendish for stage win in Carmaux — cyclingnews

Greipel macht sein Meisterstück — de.eurosport.yahoo

Greipel denies Cavendish to win stage 10 — velonews

Greipel Sticks It To Cavendish — pezcyclingnews

Greipel takes first win over Cav since HTC split — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Thomas Voeckler: “That was an Escape Royale for us.” — velonation
Johnny Hoogerland Pre-Stage 10 (01:29 English) — nbcsports

Last Km of Stage 10 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Minute of Stage 10 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 10 Start Recap (02:02 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 10 (01:56 English) — nbcsports
Stage 10 Recap (02:4 English) — nbcsports
Johnny Hoogerland Post-Stage 10 (02:07 English) — nbcsports
Winner's Post-Stage 10 Interview (01:14 German) — letourfrance
Winner's Post-Stage 10 Interview (01:33 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Stage 10 Media Scrum With Gilbert and Winner (02:04 English) — bicycling
Andreas Kloeden Pre-Stage 10 (01:35 English) — bicycling
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 10 and Pre-Stage 11 (05:57 English) — bicycling

18 Big Photos from Stage 10 — sirotti/reuters
Official Stage 10 Highlights (03:31 English) — aso
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Stage 10 (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Last 3 Km of Stage 10 (03:25 English) — sbs
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Stage 10 preview: Aurillac → Carmaux, 158 km (lumpy)

July 11 update:

Stage 10 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv
This stage preview is available in the following languages:

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 10 start time: Tuesday 13:40 CET (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Aurillac, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Carmaux, France

Monday is the first rest day

July 11 update:
Tour de France riders talk about room mates and bad habits (02:56 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 9: I have enough bike racing this week (02:25 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Inside the new Leopard-Trek Team Bus (02:23 English) — ShimanoRaceTV

Index to 200+ Big Photos from Pre-Race and Stages 1-9 — sirotti/reuters

Vinokourov: "I never expected such a dramatic end on the Tour de France" — cyclingnews

Evans says Contador is still a threat — cyclingnews

Contador worried about continued knee problems — cyclingnews

Van den Broeck to stay in intensive care, Vino operated on overnight — cyclingnews
Rest Day Interview: Juan Antonio Flecha (04:32 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Rest Day Interview: Richie Porte (03:07 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Rest Day Interview: Cadel Evans (02:25 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Rest Day Interview: Brian Nygaard (02:38 English) — cyclingnews
Week One Tour Highlights (03:50 English) — nbcsports

Andy Schleck: ‘The Tour begins in the Pyrenees’ — afp

Kloden still in pain but to continue Tour — velonews

Contador in race against time as Pyrenees approach — afp

Kolobnev tests postive at Tour de France — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Contador promises battles but doesn't say where — cyclingnews
Highlights of Tour de France so far (03:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Cadel Evans Press Conference in FULL (13:56 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Tour Talk With Frankie and James First Rest Day (04:31 English) — bicycling
... more to come...

Stage 9 results: Luis Leon Sanchez wins from the three man break;
Thomas Voeckler now in Yellow on a day with more serious crashes

24 Big Photos from Stage 9 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 9 Results
ESP  1  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK)        5h 27' 09"
FRA  2  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)               + 00' 05"
FRA  3  CASAR, Sandy (FDJ)                        + 00' 13"
BEL  4  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)    + 03' 59"
SVK  5  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)             
AUS  6  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                
LUX  7  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)             
GER  8  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)              
LUX  9  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)            
ITA  10 CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)           

General Classification after Stage 9
FRA  1  VOECKLER, Thomas (EUROPCAR)              38h 35' 11"
ESP  2  SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK)          + 01' 49"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                  + 02' 26"
LUX  4  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)              + 02' 29"
LUX  5  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)               + 02' 37"
GER  6  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                + 02' 38"
SVK  7  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)             
GER  8  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)               + 02' 43"
BEL  9  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 02' 55"
DEN  10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)             + 03' 08"

Full/Official Stage 9 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Luis León Sánchez wins crash-hit stage — cyclingnews

Hoogerland 'happy to be alive' after horror crash — itv

Thomas Voeckler takes lead as Luis-Leon Sanchez wins stage 9 — velonews

Tour chief furious at vehicle accidents — sbs.au

Vinokourov, Van den Broeck, Zabriskie crash out of Tour de France — reuters

More yellow jersey men crash out of Tour de France — afp
Stage 9 Major Crash w/ Vinokourov, Van den Broeck, Zabriskie (03:40 English) — sbs
Stage 9 Crash w/ Contador: Bumped by Karpets (01:07 English) — nbcsports
Stage 9 Contador Crash and Chase (01:56 English) — sbs
Vladimir Karpets bumps Contador causing crash (00:20 No Sound)
French TV car veers into break; sends Flecha, Hoogerland flying (00:13 Flemish) — Sporza
Thor Hushovd Pre-Stage 9 interview (01:06 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 9 (02:16 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 9 (01:57 English) — sbs
Slomo of the French TV car taking out riders in the break (00:59 English) — nbcsports
Last Minute of Stage 9 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Car swerves into Tour de France riders (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Vino's huge Tour crash (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Johnny Hoogerland Post-Stage 9: Baal verschrikkelijk (02:14 Dutch) — nos
Stage 9 wrapup (03:00 English) — nbcsports

24 Big Photos from Stage 9 — sirotti/reuters
Official Stage 9 Highlights (03:45 English) — aso
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 9 (05:31 English) — bicycling
Winner's Post-Stage 9 Interview (01:29 English) — letourdefrance
Thomas Voeckler Post-Stage 9 Interview (02:23 English) — letourdefrance
Emotional Johnny Hoogerland awarded the KOM and Aggressive Rider Jerseys (01:33 Ambient Noise) — nos.nl

Karpets and Contador diplomatic on stage 9 crash — cyclingnews
Bjarne Riis talks about the Contador crash with Karpets (01:07 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 9 interview (02:25 English) — ozcyclingdotcom

Sky may sue after TV car crash — uk.eurosport
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Stage 9 preview: Issoire → Saint-Flour, 208 km (medium mtns)

July 9 update:

Stage 9 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv
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Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 9 start time: Sunday 12:10 CET (10:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Issoire, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:55 CET (3:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Saint-Flour, France

Stage 8 results: Break succeeds as expected; Rui Costa (Movistar) survives the final climb to Super Besse; Thor Hushovd still in Yellow

21 Big Photos from Stage 8 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 8 Results
POR  1  FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR)          4h 36' 46"
BEL  2  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)           + 00' 12"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                        + 00' 15"
ESP  4  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)    
SVK  5  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)                    
BEL  6  DEVENYNS, Dries (QUICKSTEP)                     
ITA  7  CUNEGO, Damiano (LAMPRE - ISD)                  
ESP  8  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)   
LUX  9  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)                    
LUX  10 SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                   

General Classification after Stage 8
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)           33h 06' 28"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                  + 00' 01"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)              + 00' 04"
GER  4  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)               + 00' 10"
DEN  5  FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)             + 00' 12"
LUX  6  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)             
GER  7  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                + 00' 13"
SVK  8  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)             
GBR  9  MILLAR, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)             + 00' 19"
BEL  10 GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     + 00' 30"

Full/Official Stage 8 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Costa claims Movistar's first Tour stage — cyclingnews

Rui Costa pakt verrassende zege op Super-Besse — sporza.be

Stellar climbing keeps Hushovd in Tour de France lead — cyclingnews

Andreas Klöden: Tour de France enigma hanging in there — velonews

Andrew Hood’s notebook, stage 8: Van Garderen impresses; Fulgsang is hole card — velonews
Johan Bruyneel Pre-Stage 8: Chris Horner Update/ RadioShack morale (02:21 English) — nbcsports
Chris Horner Update/ RadioShack Pre-Stage 8 Team Meeting (03:23 English) — nbcsports
Andy Schleck Pre-Stage 8 (01:40 English) — nbcsports
Cadel Evans Pre-Stage 8 (00:44 English) — nbcsports
Stage 8 Intermediate Sprint (01:05 English) — nbcsports
Stage 8 Recap (01:52 English) — nbcsports

Last Km of Stage 8 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Minute of Stage 8 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 8 interview (00:40 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Official Stage 8 Highlights (03:16 English) — aso

21 Big Photos from Stage 8 — sirotti/reuters
Last Km of Stage 8 (03:58 English) — nbcsports
Image of the Day, Stage 8: The Finish (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Birds-eye (Helicopter) view of Super-Besse (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Winner's Post-Stage 8 Interview (01:43 English) — letourdefrance
Stage 8 wrap up (01:49 English) — nbcsports
Thor Hushovd Post-Stage 8 interview (00:43 English) — nbcsports
George Hincapie Post-Stage 8 interview (01:17 English) — nbcsports
Leipheimer Post Stage 8 Interview (01:23 English) — bicycling
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 8 and Pre-Stage 9 (05:59 English) — bicycling
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Stage 8 preview: Aigurande → Super Besse, 189 km (hilly)

July 8 update:

Stage 8 Preview w/ Interactive Map, 3D Tour and Streetview — steephill.tv
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Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 8 start time: Saturday 12:25 CET (10:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Aigurande, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:16 CET (3:16:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Super Besse, France

Stage 7 results: Mark Cavendish repeats in Châteauroux, site of his first Tour win in 2008; Bradley Wiggins crashes out, Horner unlikely for Stage 8

19 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 7 Results
GBR  1  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)          5h 38' 53"
ITA  2  PETACCHI, Alessandro (LAMPRE - ISD)     
GER  3  GREIPEL, André (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     
FRA  4  FEILLU, Romain (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)        
FRA  5  BONNET, William (FDJ)                   
RUS  6  GALIMZYANOV, Denis (KATUSHA)            
NOR  7  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)          
FRA  8  TURGOT, Sébastien (EUROPCAR)            
ESP  9  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)      
FRA  10 HINAULT, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)   

General Classification after Stage 7
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)   28h 29' 27"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)          + 00' 01"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)      + 00' 04"
GBR  4  MILLAR, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)     + 00' 08"
GER  5  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)       + 00' 10"
DEN  6  FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)     + 00' 12"
LUX  7  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)     
GER  8  MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)        + 00' 13"
SVK  9  VELITS, Peter (HTC-HIGHROAD)     
NED  10 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK)          + 00' 20"

Full/Official Stage 7 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Cavendish repeats at site of first Tour success — cyclingnews

Bradley Wiggins crashes out of the Tour de France — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Press Release: Concussion and Nose Fracture for Chris Horner — livestrong

Horner, Leipheimer battered as RadioShack and Sky stunned by stage 7 crash — velonews
Tom Boonen abandons (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 7 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 7 (02:28 English) — nbcsports
Bradley Wiggins Stage 7 Crash (02:28 English) — nbcsports
First RadioShack Stage 7 Crash (01:24 English) — nbcsports
Mark Cavendish Pre Stage 7 (01:13 English) — nbcsports
George Hincapie Pre-Stage 7: tips Evans for strong Tour (01:09 English) — eurosport
Schleck Brothers Pre-Stage 7 interview (01:01 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Matt Goss Post-Stage 7 interview (01:00 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Winner's Post-Stage 7 Interview (01:10 English) — letourdefrance
Thor Hushovd Stage 7: top 10 every day (00:45 English) — nbcsports
Stage 7 Recap (03:17 English) — nbcsports
Mark Cavendish Post-Stage 7 (01:05 English) — eurosport
Stage 7 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Confused Chris Horner after a hard crash on stage 7, Johan Bruyneel updates (03:13 English) — bicycling
Cadel 'accidentally' throws water at Cavendish after Stage 7. Aimed at Security (00:15 Ambient Noise) — ozcyclingdotcom

19 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/reuters
Levi Leipheimer Post-Stage 7: Huge Crash (02:00 English) — cyclingnews
Image of the Day, Stage 7: The Big Crash (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Last 4 km of Stage 7 (03:11 English) — sbs
Stage 7 Crashes (05:33 English) — sbs
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 7 and Pre-Stage 8 (05:37 English) — bicycling

Tour de France new shorts — cyclingnews
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Stage 7 preview: Le Mans → Châteauroux, 218 km (flat)

July 7 update:

Stage 7 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv
Bernard Hinault Previews Stage 7 (00:53 English Translation) — letourfrance

Wiggins withdraws from Tour — uk.eurosport.yahoo
This stage preview is available in the following languages:

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 start time: Friday 12:20 CET (10:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Le Mans, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:24 CET (3:24:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Châteauroux, France

Stage 6 results: Norway day. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) wins the wet bunch sprint in Lisieux; Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) still in Yellow

19 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 6 Results
NOR  1  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)              5h 13' 37"
AUS  2  GOSS, Matthew Harley (HTC-HIGHROAD)      
NOR  3  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)           
FRA  4  FEILLU, Romain (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)         
ESP  5  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)       
FRA  6  VICHOT, Arthur (FDJ)                     
BEL  7  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)   
GER  8  CIOLEK, Gerald (QUICKSTEP)               
ITA  9  MARCATO, Marco (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)         
FRA  10 JEANNESSON, Arnold (FDJ)                 

General Classification after Stage 6
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)   22h 50' 34"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)          + 00' 01"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)      + 00' 04"
GBR  4  MILLAR, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)     + 00' 08"
GER  5  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)       + 00' 10"
GBR  6  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)           
GBR  7  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)              + 00' 12"
NOR  8  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)      
DEN  9  FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)   
LUX  10 SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)

Full/Official Stage 6 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Boasson Hagen edges Goss for soggy stage win — cyclingnews

Edvald knuste alle i Touren: - Vanskelig å si noe nå — tv2.no

Boasson Hagen is sterkste spurter in Lisieux — sporza.be

Sky High for Boasson Hagen; Milestone win for Team Sky — teamsky

Boasson Hagen takes Sky's first Tour de France win — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Last Km of Stage 6 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Brief Highlights from Stage 6 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 6 (01:26 English) — nbcsports
Stage 6 Recap (02:19 English) — nbcsports
Levi Leipheimer Stage 6 Crash (00:43 English) — nbcsports
Matt Goss Post-Stage 6 Interview (00:43 English) — nbcsports
Stage 6 Intermediate Sprint (01:11 English) — nbcsports

19 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/reuters
Last 4 Km of Stage 6 (14:34 English) — eurosport
Winner's Post-Stage 6 Interview (02:02 English) — sbs
Last 5 Km of Stage 6 (03:27 English) — sbs
Mont Saint-Michel 360 panoramic from the race helicopter (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
More great footage of Mont Saint-Michel (02:37 Dutch/Music) — nos
Chris Horner Post-Stage 6 (01:10 English) — bicycling
Cadel Evans post-Stage 6 interview (00:34 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
KOM Leader Johnny Hoogerland Post-Stage 6: I'm not someone who can stay in the group (01:04 English) — eurosport
Gerraint Thomas Post-Stage 6: massive team effort (01:16 English) — eurosport
Ben Swift Post-Stage 6 interview (00:53 English) — eurosport
Matt Goss Post-Stage 6 interview (01:52 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Philippe Gilbert Post-Stage 6 interview (01:19 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Thor Hushovd Post-Stage 6 interview (00:49 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 6 and Pre-Stage 7 (03:46 English) — bicycling
Last Km Set to Music (01:00 Music) — letourdefrance
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Stage 6 preview: Dinan → Lisieux, 227 km (lumpy)

July 6 update:

Stage 6 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv
(with translations in other langauges)

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Thursday 11:55 CET (9:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Dinan, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lisieux, France

Stage 5 results: Mark Cavendish avoids the many crashes and takes the sprint finish in Cap Fréhel

21 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 5 Results
GBR  1  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)                 3h 38' 32"
BEL  2  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)         
ESP  3  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)             
FRA  4  GALLOPIN, Tony (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   
GBR  5  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                          
GER  6  GREIPEL, André (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)            
FRA  7  HINAULT, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          
FRA  8  BONNET, William (FDJ)                          
ITA  9  OSS, Daniel (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)              
NOR  10 HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)                 

General Classification after Stage 5
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)   17h 36' 57"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)          + 00' 01"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)      + 00' 04"
GBR  4  MILLAR, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)     + 00' 08"
GER  5  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)       + 00' 10"
GBR  6  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)           
GBR  7  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)              + 00' 12"
NOR  8  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)      
DEN  9  FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)   
LUX  10 SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)

Full/Official Stage 5 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Cavendish gets his win the hard way — cyclingnews

Cavendish klopt Gilbert in rit met veel slachtoffers — sporza.be

Cavendish wins in Cap Fréhel — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Mark Cavendish wins stage 5 of the Tour de France, Hushovd retains lead — velonews

RadioShack’s Jani Brajkovic diagnosed w/ concussion, fractured collarbone — velonation

"One of my best Tour wins" says Cavendish — cyclingnews

Tour de France race director blames nervousness for crashes — cyclingnews

Tour Shorts: Dominoes, wallets and Weening — cyclingnews
Last Minute of Stage 5 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Last Km of Stage 5 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Stage 5 Intemediate Sprint (01:55 English) — nbcsports
Alberto Contador Stage 5 Crash (01:11 English) — nbcsports
Janez Brajkovic Stage 5 Crash (01:35 English) — nbcsports
Nicki Sorensen Stage 5 Crash (00:31 English) — nbcsports
Tom Boonen Stage 5 Crash (02:32 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:13 English) — nbcsports
Winner's Post-Stage 5 Interview (01:21 English) — letourfrance
Last 4 Km of Stage 5 (07:43 English) — eurosport
Stage 5 Recap (03:01 English) — nbcsports
Julian Dean Post-Stage 5 Analayis (01:07 English) — nbcsports
Mark Cavendish Post-Stage 5 Interview (01:08 English) — nbcsports
Johan Bruyneel Post-Stage 5 Interview: Tough Day for RadioShack (01:07 English) — nbcsports
Stage 5 post-race analysis w/ crash summary (01:37 English) — nbcsports
Stage 5 Extended Highlights (11:44 English) — sbs

21 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/reuters
Chris Horner Post-Stage 5 Interview (01:15 English) — eurosport
Tour Talk With Frankie and James Post-Stage 5 and Pre-Stage 6 (05:03 English) — bicycling
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Stage 5 preview: Carhaix → Cap Fréhel, 165 km (lumpy)

July 5 update:

Stage 5 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv
(with translations in other langauges)

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 13:50 CET (11:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Carhaix, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:29 CET (3:29:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cap Fréhel, France

Stage 4 results: Cadel Evans holds off Alberto Contador on the 2 km grind up Mûr-de-Bretagne

22 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters

Stage 4 Results
AUS  1  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       4h 11' 39"
ESP  2  CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK SUNGARD)   
KAZ  3  VINOKOUROV, Alexandre (ASTANA)                  
COL  4  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY)                      
BEL  5  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)          
NOR  6  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)                  
LUX  7  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                   
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI)    
BEL  9  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     
GER  10 KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)                    

General Classification after Stage 4
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)   13h 58' 25"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)          + 00' 01"
LUX  3  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)      + 00' 04"
GBR  4  MILLAR, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)     + 00' 08"
GER  5  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)       + 00' 10"
GBR  6  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)           
GBR  7  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)              + 00' 12"
NOR  8  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)      
LUX  9  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)     
DEN  10 FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)

Full/Official Stage 4 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Evans takes photo finish over Contador — cyclingnews

Cadel Evans wins stage 4, Hushovd retains overall lead — velonews

Evans claims stage four from Contador — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Cadel Evans wins 4th Tour de France stage — smh.au
Cadel Evans Profile: Returns Stronger to 2011 Tour (02:14 English) — nbcsports

Sean Kelly: In terms of resilience, Contador has ‘a concrete head’ — velonation

Vinokourov shows form with third place atop Mûr de Bretagne — velonation
Stage 4 intermediate sprint (03:01 English) — sbs
Last Minute of Stage 4 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Last Km of Stage 4 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be

22 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters
Last Km of Stage 4 (02:41 English) — sbs
Last 8 Km of Stage 4 (15:00 Danish) — V2
Stage 4 Brief Highlights (01:48 English) — nbcsports
Last Km of Stage 4 (03:02 English) — nbcsports
George Hincapie Post-Stage 4 Interview (01:07 English) — nbcsports
Chris Horner Post-Stage 4 Interview (01:01 English) — nbcsports
Stage 4 winner's interview (01:02 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
George Hincapie Post-stage 4 interview (01:04 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Imagery of Stage 4 - The Finish (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Cadel Evans Post-Stage 4 Interview (02:49 English) — sbs
Last 4 Km of Stage 4 (09:33 English) — eurosport

Stage 4 preview: Lorient → Mûr-de-Bretagne, 173 km (uphill finish)

July 3 update:

Stage 4 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 13:10 CET (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lorient, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mûr-de-Bretagne, France

Stage 3 results: American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) gets his first Tour stage win on the 4th of July

17 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 3 Results
USA  1  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN-CERVELO)          4h 40' 21"
FRA  2  FEILLU, Romain (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)        
ESP  3  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)      
FRA  4  HINAULT, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE)   
GBR  5  CAVENDISH, Mark (HTC-HIGHROAD)          
NOR  6  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)          
NZL  7  DEAN, Julian (GARMIN-CERVELO)           
SLO  8  BOZIC, Borut (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)          
GER  9  GREIPEL, André (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)     
FRA  10 ENGOULVENT, Jimmy (SAUR - SOJASUN)      

General Classification after Stage 3
NOR  1  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)    9h 46' 46"
GBR  2  MILLAR, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)     + 00' 00"
AUS  3  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)          + 00' 01"
GBR  4  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)              + 00' 04"
GER  5  GERDEMANN, Linus (LEOPARD-TREK)   
NOR  6  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY)       
LUX  7  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)     
LUX  8  SCHLECK, Andy (LEOPARD-TREK)      
DEN  9  FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)    
GBR  10 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)

Full/Official Stage 3 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Farrar nabs his first Tour stage — cyclingnews

Tyler Farrar wins stage 3 of the 2011 Tour de France — velonews

Cavendish, Hushovd relegated in Tour de France [intermediate] sprint — cyclingnews

Tyler Farrar sets off the 4th of July fireworks — velonation

Don't write me off, warns Cavendish — afp

Feillu draws confidence from frustrating second place — velonation

Last Km of Stage 3 (restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
Last Minute of Stage 3 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

17 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/reuters
Last Km of Stage 3 (01:30 English) — nbcsports
Stage 3 Recap (02:16 English) — nbcsports
Stage 3 winner's interview (01:16 English) — letourfrance
Stage 3 Highlights (05:40 English) — itv
Last 10 Km of Stage 3 (12:07 English) — itv
Aerial view of local farmers' hay bales bike art with moving tractors for the wheels/chainring (00:50 English) — itv
Stage 3 Extended Highlights (11:37 English) — sbs
Julian Dean straight after stage 3 finish (00:32 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Stage 3 wrap with Julian Dean (02:04 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Thor Hushovd Post-Stage 4 Interview: 'Proud' (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 4 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Stage 3 preview: Olonne-sur-Mer → Redon, 198 km (flat)

July 3 update:

Stage 3 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv
ÉTAPE 3 - Analyse de l'étape avec Bernard Hinault (01:26 French) — letourfrance

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Monday 12:45 CET (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Olonne-sur-Mer, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Redon, France

Stage 2 results: Garmin-Cervelo wins the TTT for their 1st Tour stage win ever

18 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 2 results
1  TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO       24:48 
2  BMC RACING TEAM             24:53  + 00:04 
3  SKY PROCYCLING              24:53  + 00:04 
4  TEAM LEOPARD-TREK           24:53  + 00:05 
5  HTC - HIGHROAD              24:54  + 00:05 
6  TEAM RADIOSHACK             24:59  + 00:10 
7  RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM       25:00  + 00:12 
8  SAXO BANK SUNGARD           25:16  + 00:28 
9  PRO TEAM ASTANA             25:20  + 00:32 
10 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO        25:28  + 00:39 
11 FDJ                         25:34  + 00:46 
12 TEAM EUROPCAR               25:38  + 00:50 
13 AG2R LA MONDIALE            25:42  + 00:53 
14 QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM     25:45  + 00:56 
15 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE         25:46  + 00:57 
16 SAUR-SOJASUN                25:50  + 01:02 
17 LAMPRE - ISD                25:53  + 01:04 
18 KATUSHA TEAM                25:53  + 01:04 
19 MOVISTAR TEAM               25:58  + 01:09 
20 VACANSOLEIL-DCM             26:03  + 01:15 
21 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE  26:08  + 01:20 
22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI         26:10  + 01:22 

General classification after Stage 2
1  Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo	   	 
2  David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo	 	  	 
3  Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing             + 00:01

Full/Official Stage 2 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Garmin-Cervelo wins team time trial — cyclingnews

Garmin-Cervélo finally wins its stage, taking the stage-2 TTT — velonews
Birth of Garmin-Cervelo (02:06 English) — nbcsports

Vaughters' Garmin-Cervelo team hits cycling's top — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Saddle row leads to fines for two team managers — guardian.co.uk

Evans and team continue strong Tour start — abc.net.au

Garmin’s Gamble Pays Off — bicycling

Evans gains crucial time over rivals in TTT — cyclingnews
Team Sky TTT Highlights (01:13 English) — nbcsports
BMC TTT Highlights (00:43 English) — nbcsports
Bernhard Eisel TTT Crash (01:04 English) — nbcsports
TTT Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Race leader interview (00:59 English) — letourfrance
Images of the day (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Bradley Wiggins post-stage 2 interview (00:54 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Cadel Evans post-stage 2 interview (05:39 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Garmin-Crevelo TTT Highlights (00:52 English) — nbcsports
Stage 2 Recap (06:00 English) — nbcsports
Jonathan Vaughters post-stage 2 interview (01:12 English) — nbcsports
Stage 2 Wrap (01:14 English) — nbcsports

18 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/reuters
Stage 2 Extended Highlights (11:37 English) — sbs
Imagery of the day: Helicopter View (01:00 Music) — letourfrance

Stage 2 preview: Les Essarts, 23 km (TTT)

July 2 update:

Stage 2 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv

Precision Amid Chaos: A Preivew of the Team Time Trial — bicycling

TTT Start Order and Times — biciciclismo

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Sunday 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Les Essarts, France
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:22 CET (3:22:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Les Essarts, France

Stage 1 results: Philippe Gilbert wins the power sprint finish for his 1st TDF stage win; Alberto Contador and other GC favorites lose over 1 min due to late crash

16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 1 Results
BEL  1  GILBERT, Philippe (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)         4h 41' 31"
AUS  2  EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING)                       + 00' 03"
NOR  3  HUSHOVD, Thor (GARMIN-CERVELO)                  + 00' 06"
ESP  4  ROJAS GIL, Jose Joaquin (MOVISTAR)             
BEL  5  VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO)    
GBR  6  THOMAS, Geraint (SKY)                          
GER  7  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)                   
EST  8  TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   
USA  9  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK)               
GER  10 MARTIN, Tony (HTC-HIGHROAD)                    

General Classification after Stage 1

Full/Official Stage 1 Results (click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr

Gilbert conquers Mont des Alouettes — cyclingnews

Weergaloze Gilbert pakt eerste Tour-rit én geel — sporza.be

Race rules including when times are adjusted — letour.fr

Philippe Gilbert wins stage 1 opener — velonews

Grand départ: Too many spills and not enough thrills — cyclesportmag

Confused woman causes Tour pile-up — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Tour de France news shorts — cyclingnews
Start Footage (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Passage du Gois Footage (01:00 Music) — letourfrance
Stage 1 Crash inside 10 km to go (01:49 English) — nbcsports
Stage 1 Crash inside 3 km to go (00:38 English) — nbcsports
Stage 1 Last Km (03:02 English) — nbcsports
Last Minute of Stage 1 (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Crash w/ GC favorites inside 10 km to go (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Slotfase 1ste etappe (01:00 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands) — nos
Stage 1 Winners Interview (00:56 English Translation) — letourfrance
Stage 1 Winners Interview (00:56 French) — letourfrance
Stage 1 Winners Interview (00:50 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Matt Goss post-stage 1 interview (01:28 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Geraint Thomas post-stage 1 interview (00:53 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Last 10 Km of Stage 1 (15:55 English) — eurosport

16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/reuters

Stage 1 preview: Passage du Gois → Mont des Alouettes, 192 km (uphill finish)

July 1 update:

Stage 1 Interactive Map, 3D Tour, Streetview, Written Preview — steephill.tv
Frankie Andreu, James Startt discuss St1 treacherous Passage du Gois (02:30 English) — bicycling
Thor Hushovd Pre-Race Interview (02:20 English) — bicycling
Chris Horner Stage 1 Preview (00:42 English) — bicycling

Cancellara enjoys pressure-free start to Tour de France — cyclingnews

Renshaw predicts bigger breaks at 2011 Tour de France — cyclingnews

20 Big Photos from the press conferences and teams presentation — sirotti

Or see the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Saturday 13:05 CET (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Passage du Gois, France
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:42 CET (3:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mont des Alouettes, France

Teams Presentation Live

20 Big Photos from press conferences and teams presentation — sirotti
July 1 update:
Andy Schleck Interview (02:54 English) — bicycling
Bjarne Riis (Saxo-Bank) Press Conference Interview (01:22 English) — bicycling

Cavendish: Stage win expectations are too high (01:54) — velonews
June 30 update:

Live video on Eurosport (completed) of the teams presentation on Thursday 15:45 CET (1:45:00 PM GMT+0000) from the Puy du Fou theme park near the Mont des Alouettes followed big photos.

Contador booed and whistled by Tour public — uk.eurosport.yahoo

Contador faces doping questions at Tour de France press conference — cyclingnews

Riis, Contador and the elephant in the room — cyclesportmag

Photos from the teams presentation — cyclingnews
Team Presentation Highlights (04:24 Spanish) — eitb
Alberto Contador calmly reacts to Paul Kimmage Doping Question (00:54 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Cadel Evans Interview (01:27 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Bradley Wiggins Interview (01:49 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Matt Goss Interview (00:44 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Richie Porte Interview (02:24 English) — ozcyclingdotcom
Andy Schleck Interview (02:54 English) — bicycling

2011 Race Previews

June 29/30 update:
Official 2011 Tour de France Teaser (01:56 Music) — letourfrance
Tour de France best of bizarre (03:11 Music) — letourfrance

Andy Schleck: I have no excuses now — velonews

Van Garderen to support Cavendish and Martin at Tour de France — cyclingnews

Schleck ready to take on Contador at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

Danielson ready for his Tour de France debut — cyclingnews
Top riders on American Teams (08:49 English) — nbcsports

Five Storylines — podiumcafe
Chris Horner's 2011 Tour de France Race Preview (01:42 English) — bicycling

Evans primed, but wary of Contador threat — afp
June 28 update:

Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

Interactive Provisional Rosters for the 2011 Tour de France (group riders by native country or racing age for the <= 25 young rider competition) — steephill.tv

Tour de France 2011: the top 10 contenders — cyclingnews

What to look for at the 2011 Tour de France — velonews

Graham's View — grahamwatson

Goss chasing yellow, green or white jersey in Tour debut — cyclingnews

Can Andy Schleck win the Tour? — inrng

Basso: Tour de France a dream, not an obsession — cyclingnews

Brits in the Tour de France 2011 — cyclingweekly.co.uk

2011 Tour de France "Mountains Preview" — podiumcafe
June 27 update:

Video Wiggins back to his best for Tour de France — cyclingnews

Andy Schleck content with quiet Tour buildup — reuters

Alberto Contador Leads 2011 Tour de France Betting Odds — sportsbookgurus

Pushing 40, and Getting Faster (Chris Horner Interview) — bicycling

So far, so good as Cadel Evans guns for the Tour — reuters

Tour's first stages may be right up Goss's alley — smh.au
June 26 update:
Opening week brief stage previews (02:37 English) — nbcsports
Tour de France imagery in motion (01:36 English) — nbcsports
2010 Tour de France Highlights (04:02 English) — nbcsports
June 25 update:

Tour de France 2011: Alberto Contador's rocky mountain way — guardian.co.uk

Millar: podium a step too far for Wiggins — cyclingnews

Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

En Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

July 21 update: A work in progress for Tour de France 2011 live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (french) live audio (english) live ticker (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Europe; live daily coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries. For stage 3 live at 14:00 CET. Audio languages: EN \| FR \| DE \| ES \| IT Ticker languages: EN \| FR \| DE \| ES \| IT
	live video (french) live video (french) tv schedule	France; official source for pre-race, live, post coverage
	live video (english) live video (english) live video ($ english) tv schedule	United States; live coverage and nightly rebroadcasts on tv.
	live video (english) tv schedule	UK only; ITV4 will broadcast live coverage from every stage of the 2011 Tour de France, as well as comprehensive previews and daily highlights daily podcasts
	live video (japanese) tv schedule	Japanese;
	live video (spanish) live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spain; TVE1, TVE2, Teledeporte Tour de Francia live tv and internet coverage. Spanish Dashboard
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Latin America, Caribbean & other Spanish-speaking regions; Tour de Francia live covarage of the last two hours & 30 mins of highlights every day
	live video (english) tv schedule	Australia only; SBS live tv and online coverage; highlights; Aussie Dashboard
	tv schedule	Canada; TSN2 will have the live daily broadcast for Canada
	tv schedule	French Canada; Quebec and surrounding areas
	live video (english) tv schedule	South Africa; Super Sport live tv and online coverage
	live video (english) tv schedule	New Zealand; SkySport live tv and online coverage; highlights
	live video (italian) tv schedule	Italy; RAI Tre live coverage restricted to Italy
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	Netherlands; Dutch
	live video (flemish) live video (flemish) tv schedule	Belgium; Sporza Ronde van Frankrijk live coverage Sporza TourTracker
	live video (french) tv schedule	Belgium; French
	live video (luxembourgish) tv schedule	Luxembourg; Luxembourguish
	live video (german) tv schedule	Switzerland, Germany; German
	live video (french) tv schedule	Switzerland, French
	live video (gaelic) tv schedule	Ireland; Gaelic TG4 live tv and internet coverage
	live video (danish) tv schedule	Denmark; live and rebroadcasts; Danish Dashboard and TourTracker
	live video (norwegian) tv schedule	Norway
	live audio (francais)
	tv schedule	TV listings for all other parts of the world including Asia, Oceania, Africa and South America... to come
	official live ticker	Gap tickers all languages: EN \| FR \| DE \| ES
	live text updates	English
	live text updates ES live text updates EN	Spanish text updates for Tour de Francia from Biciciclismo.
	live ticker (german)	German text updates
	steephill text updates #tdf twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

June 21 update:

Tour de France: Ten great places to watch — cyclingnews

Tour de France news shorts — cyclingnews

AFLD, UCI to work against doping in Tour de France — ap

Team announcements are starting to roll in...

June 28 update:

Garmin-Cervélo names Tour de France roster — cyclingnews

Katusha name first-ever all Russian team for Tour — afp
June 27 update:

Petacchi and Cunego to lead Lampre-ISD’s Tour de France campaign — velonation

FDJ Team named without Pierrick Fédrigo — velonation
June 23 update:

Omega Pharma-Lotto announce Tour de France team — cyclingnews

Team Sky have announced their nine-man team — teamsky
June 21 update:

RadioShack announces Tour de France roster — cyclingnews

Romain Feillu to lead Vacansoleil into Tour de France — velonews
June 20 update:

In-progress startlist of confirmed and long rosters — sporza.be

Garmin-Cervélo selects Tom Danielson for first Tour de France — velonation

Quick Step and Euskaltel-Euskadi name Tour de France teams — cyclingnews

Euskaltel-Euskadi announces Tour de France line up — velonation

Rabobank name Tour de France line-up — cyclingnews

BMC announces squad for 2011 Tour de France — velonews

Evans has his best shot at Tour title, says Anderson — smh.au

Bruyneel asks for fan input on Team RadioShack’s final Tour de France selection — velonews

Saxo Bank-SunGard's Tour de France line-up almost complete — cyclingnews

Tour de France 2011: Riders to Watch — bicycling
June 13 update:

French teams reveal Tour de France squads — cyclingnews
June 12 update:

Alberto Contador confirms Tour de France participation amid ping allegations — gantdaily
June 4 update:
Contador confident of Tour place (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Evans says Contador is beatable at the Tour de France — cyclingnews

Riis defends Contador's right to ride the Tour de France — cyclingnews

Contador Appeal Is Postponed (May 27) — nytimes

May 30 update:
Stage maps, profiles and timetables for all 2011 stages are now posted. See the links in the race summary table (right)

April 18 update:

Philippe Gilbert to ride the Tour de France — velonation
February 28 update:

Light spring programme for Cadel Evans as he makes bid to be the oldest post-war Tour de France winner — velonation
January 28 update:

Schleck, without Contador, fears Basso at Tour de France — cyclingweekly

2011 Teams

January 20 update: 22 teams have been named for the 2011 Tour de France: the 18 ProTour teams along Cofidis, Europcar, FdJ and Saur-Sojasun. Team Geox which has past Tour de France stars Carlos Sastre and Dennis Menchov was not selected. Rosters should be announced in June.

Prudhomme justifies Tour de France team selections — cyclingnews

Sastre disappointed but dignifed after Tour de France snub — cyclingnews

Heulot delighted with Saur-Sojasun Tour de France wild card — cyclingnews

5 Big Photos from the 2011 Route Presentation — reuters

2011 Route Presentatation (completed)

October 18 update: Check back on Tuesday for live coverage of the 2011 route presentation from Paris. There will be live video of the presentation starting at 11:30 CET (5:30 ET).

Alberto Contador to miss 2011 TDF route presentation as he waits for UCI verdict — telegraph.co.uk

2011 Official Details — letour.fr

2011 Tour de France route announced : centenary celebration of the Alps — cyclingnews

3D flythorugh of the 2011 route— lelour.fr

2011 Route Map

Tour de France organizers unveil climb-heavy 2011 route — velonews

Green jersey competition thrown wide open by intermediate sprint changes — velonation

Reduction in time trial kilometres is good for Jurgen Van den Broeck, says OmegaPharma-Lotto boss — velonation

5 Big Photos from the 2011 Route Presentation (more photos to come) — reuters

Presentation Photos — velonews

Prudhomme hits home run with 2011 Tour route — velonews

Route presentation photos — cyclingnews

Highlights from 2010 (04:02) — letour

Tour Route is Just Awesome For Everyone — bicycling/joelindsey
SBS recap of the Tour de France presentation (02:11 English) — sbs

On-Demand Video of the Route Presentation — cyclingtv

See the race summary table (right) for host towns, distances and the mountain stage profiles.

Comparing 2011 to previous years...	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Flat Stages	10	9	10	10	11	9
Medium Mountain Stages	3	4	1	4	1	4
Mountain Stages	6	6	7	5	6	5
# of Categorized Climbs (Cat 2, 1 and HC)	23	23	20	19	21	22
Mountaintop Finishes	4	3	3	4	3	3
Individual Time Trialing	41k	59k	55k	82k	117k	116k
Team Time Trial	23k	0	39k	0	0	0
Overall Distance	3436k	3596k	3435k	3554k	3547k	3657k
• 2011 has no time bonuses again • See the race summary table (right) for the 6 mountain stage profiles. • 20 points available for each intermediate sprint worth 1/2 the stage finish, but only one per stage. Points down to 15th place • KOM change, doubled points at only four "altitude" stage finish climbs • Etape du Tour announcement tomorrow • team/rider presentation will take place on Thursday, June 30th

News and Updates for Tour de France 2011

Stage 20 results: Tony Martin wins his first Tour TT followed by Cadel Evans 7s back who easily moves into Yellow

Stage 19 results: Alberto Contador animates the climbs but loses the stage to Pierre Rolland, who gives France their first stage win this Tour; Andy Schleck now in Yellow

Stage 18 results: Andy Schleck wins big after attacking with 60k to go; Voeckler barely retains the Yellow Jersey; Contador drops out of contention

Stage 17 results: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) wins Norway's fourth stage; Voeckler loses time

Stage 16 results: With only two riders in the race, Norway's Thor Hushovd and Edvald Boasson Hagen finish 1-2; lots of gc changes on the wet, technical descent

Monday is the second and final rest day

Stage 15 results: Mark Cavendish takes win number 4 this year

Stage 14 results: Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) slips away from the GC contenders on Plateau de Beille; no major gc changes

Stage 13 results: Garmin-Cervelo's Thor Hushovd successfully chases after cresting Col d'Aubisque third, winning ahead of Moncoutie and Roy

Stage 12 results: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) wins from a two man break for his first Tour de France stage win; Contador loses more time

Stage 11 results: Mark Cavendish gets win number three as expected in a wet sprint

Stage 10 results: Omega Pharma-Lotto gets the better of HTC-Highroad; Andre Greipel beats Mark Cavendish

Monday is the first rest day

Stage 9 results: Luis Leon Sanchez wins from the three man break;Thomas Voeckler now in Yellow on a day with more serious crashes

Stage 8 results: Break succeeds as expected; Rui Costa (Movistar) survives the final climb to Super Besse; Thor Hushovd still in Yellow

Stage 7 results: Mark Cavendish repeats in Châteauroux, site of his first Tour win in 2008; Bradley Wiggins crashes out, Horner unlikely for Stage 8

Stage 6 results: Norway day. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) wins the wet bunch sprint in Lisieux; Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) still in Yellow

Stage 5 results: Mark Cavendish avoids the many crashes and takes the sprint finish in Cap Fréhel

Stage 4 results: Cadel Evans holds off Alberto Contador on the 2 km grind up Mûr-de-Bretagne

Stage 3 results: American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) gets his first Tour stage win on the 4th of July

Stage 2 results: Garmin-Cervelo wins the TTT for their 1st Tour stage win ever

Stage 1 results: Philippe Gilbert wins the power sprint finish for his 1st TDF stage win; Alberto Contador and other GC favorites lose over 1 min due to late crash

Teams Presentation Live

2011 Race Previews

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Team announcements are starting to roll in...

2011 Teams

2011 Route Presentatation (completed)

Stage 9 results: Luis Leon Sanchez wins from the three man break;
Thomas Voeckler now in Yellow on a day with more serious crashes

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