Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 7: Le Mans → Châteauroux, 218 km
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Bradley Wiggins (Sky) had reason to worry at the start in Le Mans. Today's stage was another demolition derby; Wiggins crashed out with 35 km to go with a broken collarbone.		share this photo
The peloton rolling out for the flattest stage of this year's Tour		share this photo
Today's main break rolling south through the central plains of France		share this photo
Even a flat stage can be picturesque at the Tour; one of the great puffy cloud and farmland shots from today		share this photo
This stage was destined to end in field sprint, the first of this year's race		share this photo
André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) on the far left jumped first...		share this photo
But, HTC-Highroad's great leadout paid off...		share this photo
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) holds off André Greipel (out of the picture) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD)		share this photo
Not quite the margin of victory he had in 2008 in Chateauroux, but...		share this photo
Mark Cavendish wins in Chateauroux three years after his first Tour win		share this photo
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3rd André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto), 1st Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) and 2nd Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD)		share this photo
Chris Horner had no idea where he was when he crossed line (video). He was part of the same crash that took out Bradley Wiggins. @cycletard summarized today best: "Stage 7: Sky falls, hearts break. Heads bump and swell, so too anger and bile. Press on thru pain. Abandon seems to be the hardest word."		share this photo
Mark Cavendish thanks Mark Renshaw for the final leadout.		share this photo
Tony Martin was thrilled to be a part of the HTC-Highroad winning leadout as well		share this photo
Three years and 16 Tour de France stage wins later, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) returns to the podium in Châteauroux where it all started for him		share this photo
Your stage 7 winner, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad), the first rider with two wins this Tour		share this photo
Race leader, Thor Hushovd has placed in the top 10 of every stage in the first week. By his own admission, his run in Yellow will likely end at the Super Besse ski resort on Saturday.		share this photo
José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) reclaimed the Green Jersey from Philippe Gilbert after finishing sixth in the day's intermediate sprint and ninth in Chateauroux		share this photo
Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 7: Le Mans → Châteauroux, 218 km
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