And it's over - YES SPOILER

Here's how the last stage of the Tour went.

Everyone rode together, drank champagne and enjoyed the journey.

Sastre finished seven seconds behind Cadel Evans and 14 seconds behind stage winner Quickstep's Gert Steegmans.

The top ten in the stage were...

1. Gert Steegmans (BEL) QST
2. Gerald Cioleck (GER) THR
3. Oscar Freire (ESP) RAB
4. Robbie McEwen (AUS) SIL
5. Thor Hushovd (NOR) C.A
6. Julian Dean (NZL) GAR
7. Stefan Schumacher (GER) GST
8. Robert Forster (GER) GST
9. Leonardo Duque (COL) COF
10. Robert Hunter (RSA) BAR

The top ten in the 2008 Tour de France are...

1. Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC - 3,559.5km in 87h52’52" (40.490km/h)
2. Cadel Evans (AUS) SIL at 58"
3. Bernhard Kohl (AUT) GST at 1’13"
4. Denis Menchov (RUS) RAB at 2’10"
5. Christian Vande Velde (USA) TSL at 3’05"
6. Frank Schleck (LUX) CSC at 4’28"
7. Samuel Sanchez (ESP) EUS at 6’25"
8. Kim Kirchen (LUX) THR at 6’55"
9. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) GCE at 7’12"
10. Tadej Valjavec (SLO) ALM at 9’05"

The full list will come in a second.

Stage 20 Overview, Picks and Comment

Today is Stage 20. If Cadel Evans can make up a couple minutes he'll win the 2008 Tour de France. I don't think that will happen.

As of Friday's result, here are the top six and their position...

1. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 82h 54' 36"
2. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 82h 56' 00" + 01' 24"
3. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 82h 56' 09" + 01' 33"
4. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 82h 56' 10" + 01' 34"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 82h 57' 15" + 02' 39"
6. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 82h 59' 17" + 04' 41"
7. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 83h 00' 11" + 05' 35"

Bernhard Kohl is only back a minute and a half and has been really aggressive this tour. He could catch Sastre easy.

Cadel Evans is back 1:34 and he could go faster than Kohl and be in first.

But the wild-card here is Christian Vandevelde. He is back four minutes and 41 seconds. BUT, he can fly and didn't exert himself much in stage 19.

This means that if he can finish a couple minutes ahead of Evans, the Tour could be closer than LeMond Hinault and will require a sprint finish on Sunday.

Stay tuned!

Oh, today's time trial is 53KM from Cerilly to Saint Amand Montrond. The stage is rolling terrain and is LONG for a time trial.

That favors Menchov, Vandevelde and Kohl. Evans will have to be well rested and give something special to get himself into yellow.

Stage 19 Overview, Picks and Comment

It's only 163KM and has a couple short climbs. So today's 19th stage will only be dangerous for the leaders if riders take it upon themselves to snatch the win right here and right now.

Based on the standings, the only people I see trying to do that are Kim Kirchen and Denis Menchov. Both have the power to go and stay away. Kirchen could do very well in the time trial and Menchov will just need to get four minutes ahead to reach the podium on Sunday.

That's what I see happening.

Sadly, it looks like George Hincapie won't be able to make up an hour and eight minutes on Sastre today.

C'est la vie.

Oh, the stage goes from Roanne to Montlucon.

Stage 17 Overview, Picks and Comment

Today's Alpe d'Huez stage is a mere 210KM. Think about that.

In 2004 I drove up Alpe d'Huez in a rental car. The car was suicidal by the time we finished the 20+ switchbacks.

It's daunting, it's dangerous, it will crack the pack.

I have NOT looked at any dispatches yet today and I KNOW the stage is about over. But I'll start giving recaps in a minute up to the base of the Alpe d'Huez. Then the rest of me posts will be after 9PM so as not to spoil your enjoyment of the race.

Oh, just in case you were wondering, Alpe d'Huez is only ONE of THREE hors category climbs in today's Stage 17.

It runs from Embrun to Alpe d'Huez and there's a catagory 3 climb right at the beginning.

My thoughts?

A peloton that's blasted to bits. Hincapie wins the stage. We lose nine riders just on the stage itself. The top ten riders will be separated by five minutes, but the gap to the top man will be 4 minutes PLUS. It will end up being Denis Menchov who breaks away with Hincapie and takes 2nd.

Wild predictions? Sure. But since I haven't been right yet, I might as well throw in some fun. Enjoy.

SPOILER - Overall Standings After Stage 15

Cadel Evans is no longer in Yellow.

This is how the riders stand after 15 stages are complete in the 2008 Tour de France...

1. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 63h 57' 21"
2. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 63h 57' 28" + 00' 07"
3. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 63h 57' 29" + 00' 08"
4. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 63h 57' 59" + 00' 38"
5. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 63h 58' 00" + 00' 39"
6. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 63h 58' 10" + 00' 49"
7. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 64h 00' 09" + 02' 48"
8. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 64h 00' 57" + 03' 36"
9. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 64h 01' 32" + 04' 11"
10. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 64h 01' 55" + 04' 34"
11. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 64h 02' 39" + 05' 18"
12. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 64h 02' 43" + 05' 22"
13. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 64h 03' 48" + 06' 27"
14. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 64h 04' 36" + 07' 15"
15. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 64h 05' 04" + 07' 43"
16. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 64h 05' 55" + 08' 34"
17. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 64h 06' 22" + 09' 01"
18. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 64h 07' 13" + 09' 52"
19. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 64h 09' 54" + 12' 33"
20. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 64h 11' 16" + 13' 55"
21. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 64h 11' 21" + 14' 00"
22. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 64h 12' 51" + 15' 30"
23. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 64h 13' 20" + 15' 59"
24. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 64h 13' 49" + 16' 28"
25. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 64h 16' 27" + 19' 06"
26. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 64h 16' 32" + 19' 11"
27. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 64h 18' 34" + 21' 13"
28. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 64h 18' 44" + 21' 23"
29. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 64h 19' 51" + 22' 30"
30. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 64h 20' 07" + 22' 46"
31. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 64h 21' 48" + 24' 27"
32. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 64h 25' 49" + 28' 28"
33. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 64h 29' 25" + 32' 04"
34. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 64h 30' 46" + 33' 25"
35. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 64h 30' 52" + 33' 31"
36. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 64h 31' 38" + 34' 17"
37. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 64h 32' 49" + 35' 28"
38. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 64h 34' 50" + 37' 29"
39. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 64h 37' 25" + 40' 04"
40. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 64h 38' 59" + 41' 38"
41. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 64h 39' 46" + 42' 25"
42. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 64h 41' 43" + 44' 22"
43. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 64h 43' 05" + 45' 44"
44. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 64h 43' 17" + 45' 56"
45. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 64h 43' 19" + 45' 58"
46. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 64h 43' 24" + 46' 03"
47. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 64h 43' 42" + 46' 21"
48. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 64h 43' 46" + 46' 25"
49. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 64h 45' 58" + 48' 37"
50. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 64h 48' 49" + 51' 28"
51. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 64h 49' 58" + 52' 37"
52. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 64h 51' 28" + 54' 07"
53. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 64h 52' 07" + 54' 46"
54. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 64h 53' 18" + 55' 57"
55. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 64h 55' 57" + 58' 36"
56. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 64h 56' 48" + 59' 27"
57. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 64h 58' 32" + 1h 01' 11"
58. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 64h 58' 47" + 1h 01' 26"
59. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 64h 58' 49" + 1h 01' 28"
60. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 64h 59' 09" + 1h 01' 48"
61. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 64h 59' 32" + 1h 02' 11"
62. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 65h 00' 06" + 1h 02' 45"
63. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 65h 00' 34" + 1h 03' 13"
64. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 65h 01' 03" + 1h 03' 42"
65. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 65h 05' 49" + 1h 08' 28"
66. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 65h 06' 57" + 1h 09' 36"
67. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 65h 07' 28" + 1h 10' 07"
68. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 65h 09' 26" + 1h 12' 05"
69. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 65h 10' 02" + 1h 12' 41"
70. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 65h 10' 34" + 1h 13' 13"
71. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 65h 10' 38" + 1h 13' 17"
72. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 65h 11' 02" + 1h 13' 41"
73. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 65h 12' 17" + 1h 14' 56"
74. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 65h 12' 55" + 1h 15' 34"
75. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 65h 14' 20" + 1h 16' 59"
76. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 65h 15' 32" + 1h 18' 11"
77. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 65h 15' 42" + 1h 18' 21"
78. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 65h 16' 15" + 1h 18' 54"
79. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 65h 17' 15" + 1h 19' 54"
80. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 65h 19' 44" + 1h 22' 23"
81. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 65h 21' 28" + 1h 24' 07"
82. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 65h 23' 25" + 1h 26' 04"
83. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 65h 24' 36" + 1h 27' 15"
84. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 65h 25' 24" + 1h 28' 03"
85. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 65h 25' 44" + 1h 28' 23"
86. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 65h 26' 14" + 1h 28' 53"
87. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 65h 26' 17" + 1h 28' 56"
88. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 65h 26' 25" + 1h 29' 04"
89. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 65h 27' 18" + 1h 29' 57"
90. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 65h 28' 44" + 1h 31' 23"
91. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 65h 29' 44" + 1h 32' 23"
92. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 65h 29' 47" + 1h 32' 26"
93. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 65h 29' 58" + 1h 32' 37"
94. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 65h 34' 02" + 1h 36' 41"
95. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 65h 34' 33" + 1h 37' 12"
96. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 65h 35' 32" + 1h 38' 11"
97. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 65h 36' 02" + 1h 38' 41"
98. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 65h 36' 34" + 1h 39' 13"
99. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 65h 38' 21" + 1h 41' 00"
100. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 65h 38' 43" + 1h 41' 22"
101. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 65h 39' 20" + 1h 41' 59"
102. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 65h 41' 38" + 1h 44' 17"
103. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 65h 41' 45" + 1h 44' 24"
104. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 65h 41' 54" + 1h 44' 33"
105. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 65h 42' 05" + 1h 44' 44"
106. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 65h 42' 06" + 1h 44' 45"
107. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 65h 43' 18" + 1h 45' 57"
108. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 65h 44' 54" + 1h 47' 33"
109. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 65h 48' 58" + 1h 51' 37"
110. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 65h 50' 43" + 1h 53' 22"
111. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 65h 51' 23" + 1h 54' 02"
112. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 65h 53' 49" + 1h 56' 28"
113. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 65h 54' 24" + 1h 57' 03"
114. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 65h 55' 50" + 1h 58' 29"
115. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 65h 58' 14" + 2h 00' 53"
116. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 65h 58' 37" + 2h 01' 16"
117. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 65h 59' 33" + 2h 02' 12"
118. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 65h 59' 41" + 2h 02' 20"
119. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 65h 59' 45" + 2h 02' 24"
120. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 66h 01' 13" + 2h 03' 52"
121. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 66h 02' 05" + 2h 04' 44"
122. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 66h 02' 36" + 2h 05' 15"
123. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 66h 05' 04" + 2h 07' 43"
124. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 66h 05' 44" + 2h 08' 23"
125. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 66h 05' 46" + 2h 08' 25"
126. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 66h 06' 34" + 2h 09' 13"
127. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 66h 07' 24" + 2h 10' 03"
128. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 66h 07' 30" + 2h 10' 09"
129. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 66h 07' 43" + 2h 10' 22"
130. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 66h 07' 45" + 2h 10' 24"
131. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 66h 07' 49" + 2h 10' 28"
132. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 66h 07' 49" + 2h 10' 28"
133. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 66h 10' 45" + 2h 13' 24"
134. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 66h 10' 49" + 2h 13' 28"
135. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 66h 11' 49" + 2h 14' 28"
136. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 66h 11' 53" + 2h 14' 32"
137. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 66h 12' 20" + 2h 14' 59"
138. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 66h 12' 23" + 2h 15' 02"
139. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 66h 14' 26" + 2h 17' 05"
140. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 66h 14' 45" + 2h 17' 24"
141. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 66h 15' 32" + 2h 18' 11"
142. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 66h 16' 25" + 2h 19' 04"
143. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 66h 16' 42" + 2h 19' 21"
144. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 66h 18' 37" + 2h 21' 16"
145. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 66h 20' 46" + 2h 23' 25"
146. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 66h 21' 05" + 2h 23' 44"
147. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 66h 21' 27" + 2h 24' 06"
148. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 66h 23' 04" + 2h 25' 43"
149. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 66h 23' 20" + 2h 25' 59"
150. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 66h 26' 39" + 2h 29' 18"
151. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 66h 29' 05" + 2h 31' 44"
152. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 66h 35' 03" + 2h 37' 42"
153. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 66h 39' 36" + 2h 42' 15"

SPOILER - Stage 15 Wrap-Up and Winner

Gerrans, Martinez, Arrieta and Pate were still ahead by 11:45 when they got to the base of the last climb of the day.

1. Simon Gerrans (C.A)
2. Egoi Martinez (EUS) at 3"
3. Danny Pate (USA) at 10"
4. Jose Luis Arrieta (ALM) at 55"
5. Bernhard Kohl (GST) at 4’03"
6. Carlos Sastre (CSC) at 4’03"
7. Alejandro Valverde (GCE) at 4’12"
8. Denis Menchov (RAB) at 4’23"
9. Frank Schleck (CSC) at 4’41"
10. Christian Vande Velde (TSL) at 4’43"
Evans was 13th at 4’50"

Overall Stage Standings in a moment.

Stage 14 Overview, Picks and Comment

With a couple of category 4 climbs and a 194.5KM journey to the Alps, stage 14 is going to shake out a few riders I bet.

We'll probably see a little larger rift in the field as some of the sprinters realize their chance is gone for glory with Cavendish slamming home win after win. Teams will look at Columbia and realize that team glory is going to have to come in second place because Columbia now has a ton of money and a bunch of wins.

My guess for this stage is the predicted winners will take over unless the entire peloton is surprised by a major breakaway.

Stage 14 will either go to Menchov, Evans, Vandevelde or Valverde. They're going to have to start battling because anything can happen with Alpe d'Huez around the bend.

If it's not a major name in this stage, it's gonna be someone like Kim Kirchen or Damiano Cunego. I've been wrong 13 times in a row, let's keep up my perfect record.

By the way, tomorrow and Sunday I'm covering events for the Boston Globe. I will get to my recaps and commentary at some point before the weekend is over, but I urge you to catch some of the British Open and the Tour de France on TV and I'll see you back here in earnest on Tuesday.

MONDAY IS A REST DAY. SUNDAY and TUESDAY are the ONLY days the Tour is in a country other than France this year. And only for the end of one stage and the beginning of another. The country is Italy. More on that before the weekend is over.

SPOILER - Overall Standings After Stage 11

George is in 57th and there is not a ton of shuffling in the overall classification.

Here's the list...

1. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 46h 42' 13"
2. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 46h 42' 14" + 00' 01"
3. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 46h 42' 51" + 00' 38"
4. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 46h 42' 59" + 00' 46"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 46h 43' 10" + 00' 57"
6. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 46h 43' 41" + 01' 28"
7. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 46h 44' 09" + 01' 56"
8. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 173 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 46h 44' 23" + 02' 10"
9. RICCO Riccardo 171 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 46h 44' 42" + 02' 29"
10. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 46h 44' 45" + 02' 32"
11. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 46h 46' 04" + 03' 51"
12. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 46h 46' 31" + 04' 18"
13. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 46h 46' 39" + 04' 26"
14. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 46h 46' 54" + 04' 41"
15. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 46h 47' 36" + 05' 23"
16. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 46h 47' 50" + 05' 37"
17. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 37 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 46h 48' 14" + 06' 01"
18. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 46h 48' 20" + 06' 07"
19. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 46h 48' 24" + 06' 11"
20. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 46h 49' 00" + 06' 47"
21. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 46h 49' 13" + 07' 00"
22. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 46h 50' 47" + 08' 34"
23. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 46h 51' 01" + 08' 48"
24. PIEPOLI Leonardo 179 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 46h 53' 40" + 11' 27"
25. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 46h 54' 02" + 11' 49"
26. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 46h 54' 12" + 11' 59"
27. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 46h 55' 13" + 13' 00"
28. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 46h 55' 37" + 13' 24"
29. DEVOLDER Stijn 91 QUICK STEP 46h 55' 49" + 13' 36"
30. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 46h 56' 17" + 14' 04"
31. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 46h 58' 15" + 16' 02"
32. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 46h 58' 52" + 16' 39"
33. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 47h 00' 21" + 18' 08"
34. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 47h 00' 22" + 18' 09"
35. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 47h 00' 28" + 18' 15"
36. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 47h 02' 23" + 20' 10"
37. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 47h 03' 51" + 21' 38"
38. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 47h 04' 03" + 21' 50"
39. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 47h 04' 56" + 22' 43"
40. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 47h 07' 55" + 25' 42"
41. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 47h 09' 13" + 27' 00"
42. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 47h 10' 18" + 28' 05"
43. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 47h 10' 49" + 28' 36"
44. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 47h 12' 07" + 29' 54"
45. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 47h 12' 51" + 30' 38"
46. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 47h 13' 02" + 30' 49"
47. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 47h 14' 22" + 32' 09"
48. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 47h 16' 05" + 33' 52"
49. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 47h 17' 02" + 34' 49"
50. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 47h 17' 35" + 35' 22"
51. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 47h 17' 54" + 35' 41"
52. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 47h 18' 40" + 36' 27"
53. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 47h 19' 01" + 36' 48"
54. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 47h 19' 23" + 37' 10"
55. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 47h 20' 23" + 38' 10"
56. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 47h 21' 28" + 39' 15"
57. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 47h 22' 04" + 39' 51"
58. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 47h 22' 22" + 40' 09"
59. DEL NERO Jesus 175 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 47h 22' 57" + 40' 44"
60. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 47h 24' 25" + 42' 12"
61. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 47h 24' 57" + 42' 44"
62. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 47h 26' 07" + 43' 54"
63. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 47h 29' 22" + 47' 09"
64. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 47h 29' 53" + 47' 40"
65. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 47h 31' 26" + 49' 13"
66. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 47h 31' 55" + 49' 42"
67. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 47h 33' 07" + 50' 54"
68. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 47h 33' 19" + 51' 06"
69. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 47h 35' 25" + 53' 12"
70. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 47h 35' 41" + 53' 28"
71. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 47h 37' 20" + 55' 07"
72. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 47h 37' 24" + 55' 11"
73. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 47h 37' 52" + 55' 39"
74. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 47h 38' 12" + 55' 59"
75. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 47h 38' 31" + 56' 18"
76. JUFRE POU Josep 177 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 47h 39' 42" + 57' 29"
77. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 47h 39' 46" + 57' 33"
78. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 47h 41' 04" + 58' 51"
79. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 47h 41' 09" + 58' 56"
80. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 47h 41' 48" + 59' 35"
81. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 47h 42' 50" + 1h 00' 37"
82. DE LA FUENTE David 174 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 47h 43' 23" + 1h 01' 10"
83. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 47h 48' 51" + 1h 06' 38"
84. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 47h 49' 10" + 1h 06' 57"
85. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 47h 49' 41" + 1h 07' 28"
86. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 47h 50' 25" + 1h 08' 12"
87. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 47h 51' 55" + 1h 09' 42"
88. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 47h 51' 55" + 1h 09' 42"
89. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 47h 51' 58" + 1h 09' 45"
90. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 47h 52' 45" + 1h 10' 32"
91. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 47h 52' 45" + 1h 10' 32"
92. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 47h 53' 35" + 1h 11' 22"
93. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 47h 53' 37" + 1h 11' 24"
94. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 47h 54' 12" + 1h 11' 59"
95. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 47h 55' 02" + 1h 12' 49"
96. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 47h 55' 31" + 1h 13' 18"
97. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 47h 55' 53" + 1h 13' 40"
98. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 47h 56' 19" + 1h 14' 06"
99. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 47h 57' 24" + 1h 15' 11"
100. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 47h 57' 51" + 1h 15' 38"
101. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 47h 58' 32" + 1h 16' 19"
102. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 47h 58' 34" + 1h 16' 21"
103. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 47h 58' 34" + 1h 16' 21"
104. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 47h 58' 35" + 1h 16' 22"
105. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 47h 59' 08" + 1h 16' 55"
106. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 48h 00' 15" + 1h 18' 02"
107. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 48h 01' 15" + 1h 19' 02"
108. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 48h 01' 57" + 1h 19' 44"
109. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 48h 03' 21" + 1h 21' 08"
110. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 48h 03' 29" + 1h 21' 16"
111. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 48h 06' 06" + 1h 23' 53"
112. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 48h 09' 18" + 1h 27' 05"
113. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 48h 10' 26" + 1h 28' 13"
114. COOKE Baden 55 BARLOWORLD 48h 11' 10" + 1h 28' 57"
115. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 48h 11' 58" + 1h 29' 45"
116. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 48h 13' 02" + 1h 30' 49"
117. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 48h 13' 16" + 1h 31' 03"
118. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 48h 14' 44" + 1h 32' 31"
119. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 48h 14' 55" + 1h 32' 42"
120. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 48h 14' 56" + 1h 32' 43"
121. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 48h 15' 12" + 1h 32' 59"
122. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 48h 15' 51" + 1h 33' 38"
123. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 48h 16' 24" + 1h 34' 11"
124. BERTOGLIATI Rubens 172 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 48h 17' 29" + 1h 35' 16"
125. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 48h 17' 35" + 1h 35' 22"
126. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 48h 17' 45" + 1h 35' 32"
127. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 48h 18' 05" + 1h 35' 52"
128. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 48h 18' 20" + 1h 36' 07"
129. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 48h 18' 20" + 1h 36' 07"
130. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 48h 18' 55" + 1h 36' 42"
131. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 48h 21' 22" + 1h 39' 09"
132. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 48h 21' 32" + 1h 39' 19"
133. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 48h 22' 32" + 1h 40' 19"
134. JALABERT Nicolas 126 AGRITUBEL 48h 22' 45" + 1h 40' 32"
135. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 48h 23' 33" + 1h 41' 20"
136. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 48h 23' 35" + 1h 41' 22"
137. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 48h 24' 03" + 1h 41' 50"
138. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 48h 24' 33" + 1h 42' 20"
139. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 48h 24' 34" + 1h 42' 21"
140. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 48h 25' 22" + 1h 43' 09"
141. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 48h 26' 21" + 1h 44' 08"
142. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 48h 27' 23" + 1h 45' 10"
143. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 48h 27' 39" + 1h 45' 26"
144. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 48h 28' 54" + 1h 46' 41"
145. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 48h 29' 45" + 1h 47' 32"
146. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 48h 29' 59" + 1h 47' 46"
147. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 48h 30' 29" + 1h 48' 16"
148. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 48h 31' 14" + 1h 49' 01"
149. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 48h 31' 26" + 1h 49' 13"
150. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 48h 31' 28" + 1h 49' 15"
151. RENSHAW Mark 89 CREDIT AGRICOLE 48h 32' 38" + 1h 50' 25"
152. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 48h 32' 54" + 1h 50' 41"
153. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 48h 33' 07" + 1h 50' 54"
154. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 48h 33' 34" + 1h 51' 21"
155. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 48h 33' 42" + 1h 51' 29"
156. CAVENDISH Mark 43 TEAM COLUMBIA 48h 34' 17" + 1h 52' 04"
157. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 48h 35' 11" + 1h 52' 58"
158. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 48h 35' 34" + 1h 53' 21"
159. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 48h 35' 59" + 1h 53' 46"
160. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 48h 37' 38" + 1h 55' 25"
161. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 48h 37' 48" + 1h 55' 35"
162. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 48h 38' 09" + 1h 55' 56"
163. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 48h 39' 23" + 1h 57' 10"
164. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 48h 42' 46" + 2h 00' 33"
165. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 48h 44' 33" + 2h 02' 20"
166. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 48h 46' 15" + 2h 04' 02"

SPOILER - Overall Standings After Stage 10

Here's the group - only 169 riders left - as they stand in the Tour de France after today's tenth stage.

1. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 42h 29' 09"
2. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 42h 29' 10" + 00' 01"
3. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 42h 29' 47" + 00' 38"
4. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 42h 29' 55" + 00' 46"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 42h 30' 06" + 00' 57"
6. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 42h 30' 37" + 01' 28"
7. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 42h 31' 05" + 01' 56"
8. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 173 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 42h 31' 19" + 02' 10"
9. RICCO Riccardo 171 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 42h 31' 38" + 02' 29"
10. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 42h 31' 41" + 02' 32"
11. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 42h 33' 00" + 03' 51"
12. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 42h 33' 27" + 04' 18"
13. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 42h 33' 35" + 04' 26"
14. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 42h 33' 50" + 04' 41"
15. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 42h 34' 32" + 05' 23"
16. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 42h 34' 46" + 05' 37"
17. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 37 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 42h 35' 10" + 06' 01"
18. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 42h 35' 20" + 06' 11"
19. DUENAS NEVADO Moises 56 BARLOWORLD 42h 35' 52" + 06' 43"
20. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 42h 35' 56" + 06' 47"
21. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 42h 36' 09" + 07' 00"
22. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 42h 37' 43" + 08' 34"
23. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 42h 37' 57" + 08' 48"
24. PIEPOLI Leonardo 179 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 42h 40' 36" + 11' 27"
25. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 42h 41' 08" + 11' 59"
26. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 42h 42' 09" + 13' 00"
27. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 42h 42' 33" + 13' 24"
28. DEVOLDER Stijn 91 QUICK STEP 42h 42' 45" + 13' 36"
29. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 42h 45' 11" + 16' 02"
30. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 42h 45' 48" + 16' 39"
31. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 42h 47' 17" + 18' 08"
32. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 42h 47' 18" + 18' 09"
33. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 42h 47' 24" + 18' 15"
34. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 42h 49' 19" + 20' 10"
35. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 42h 49' 56" + 20' 47"
36. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 42h 51' 52" + 22' 43"
37. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 42h 55' 20" + 26' 11"
38. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 42h 56' 09" + 27' 00"
39. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 42h 57' 14" + 28' 05"
40. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 42h 57' 45" + 28' 36"
41. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 42h 57' 50" + 28' 41"
42. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 42h 59' 03" + 29' 54"
43. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 42h 59' 47" + 30' 38"
44. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 42h 59' 58" + 30' 49"
45. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 43h 01' 18" + 32' 09"
46. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 03' 01" + 33' 52"
47. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 43h 03' 58" + 34' 49"
48. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 43h 04' 31" + 35' 22"
49. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 43h 04' 50" + 35' 41"
50. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 43h 05' 26" + 36' 17"
51. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 43h 05' 36" + 36' 27"
52. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 43h 05' 36" + 36' 27"
53. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 43h 05' 57" + 36' 48"
54. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 43h 06' 19" + 37' 10"
55. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 43h 07' 19" + 38' 10"
56. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 43h 08' 24" + 39' 15"
57. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 43h 09' 00" + 39' 51"
58. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 43h 09' 18" + 40' 09"
59. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 43h 09' 28" + 40' 19"
60. DEL NERO Jesus 175 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 43h 09' 53" + 40' 44"
61. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 43h 11' 21" + 42' 12"
62. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 43h 13' 03" + 43' 54"
63. CARDENAS Félix 53 BARLOWORLD 43h 13' 16" + 44' 07"
64. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 43h 16' 18" + 47' 09"
65. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 43h 16' 49" + 47' 40"
66. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 43h 18' 22" + 49' 13"
67. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 18' 51" + 49' 42"
68. JUFRE POU Josep 177 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 43h 19' 15" + 50' 06"
69. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 43h 20' 03" + 50' 54"
70. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 43h 20' 15" + 51' 06"
71. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 43h 22' 21" + 53' 12"
72. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 43h 22' 23" + 53' 14"
73. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 43h 22' 37" + 53' 28"
74. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 43h 23' 11" + 54' 02"
75. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 43h 24' 20" + 55' 11"
76. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 43h 25' 27" + 56' 18"
77. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 43h 26' 30" + 57' 21"
78. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 26' 42" + 57' 33"
79. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 43h 28' 05" + 58' 56"
80. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 43h 28' 44" + 59' 35"
81. DE LA FUENTE David 174 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 43h 30' 19" + 1h 01' 10"
82. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 43h 31' 31" + 1h 02' 22"
83. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 43h 32' 18" + 1h 03' 09"
84. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 35' 04" + 1h 05' 55"
85. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 43h 35' 47" + 1h 06' 38"
86. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 43h 35' 52" + 1h 06' 43"
87. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 43h 36' 06" + 1h 06' 57"
88. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 43h 36' 37" + 1h 07' 28"
89. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 43h 37' 21" + 1h 08' 12"
90. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 43h 38' 05" + 1h 08' 56"
91. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 43h 38' 07" + 1h 08' 58"
92. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 43h 38' 41" + 1h 09' 32"
93. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 43h 38' 42" + 1h 09' 33"
94. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 43h 38' 51" + 1h 09' 42"
95. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 43h 38' 51" + 1h 09' 42"
96. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 43h 39' 39" + 1h 10' 30"
97. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 43h 39' 41" + 1h 10' 32"
98. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 43h 39' 45" + 1h 10' 36"
99. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 43h 39' 48" + 1h 10' 39"
100. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 43h 40' 31" + 1h 11' 22"
101. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 43h 40' 48" + 1h 11' 39"
102. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 43h 42' 37" + 1h 13' 28"
103. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 43h 42' 49" + 1h 13' 40"
104. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 43h 43' 02" + 1h 13' 53"
105. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 43h 44' 20" + 1h 15' 11"
106. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 43h 44' 47" + 1h 15' 38"
107. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 43h 45' 30" + 1h 16' 21"
108. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 45' 31" + 1h 16' 22"
109. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 45' 39" + 1h 16' 30"
110. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 43h 48' 53" + 1h 19' 44"
111. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 43h 50' 17" + 1h 21' 08"
112. COOKE Baden 55 BARLOWORLD 43h 50' 33" + 1h 21' 24"
113. LONGO BORGHINI Paolo 59 BARLOWORLD 43h 50' 50" + 1h 21' 41"
114. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 43h 51' 31" + 1h 22' 22"
115. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 43h 52' 49" + 1h 23' 40"
116. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 43h 54' 17" + 1h 25' 08"
117. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 43h 54' 28" + 1h 25' 19"
118. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 43h 54' 29" + 1h 25' 20"
119. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 43h 54' 45" + 1h 25' 36"
120. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 43h 55' 24" + 1h 26' 15"
121. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 43h 55' 57" + 1h 26' 48"
122. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 43h 55' 59" + 1h 26' 50"
123. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 43h 56' 14" + 1h 27' 05"
124. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 43h 56' 49" + 1h 27' 40"
125. BERTOGLIATI Rubens 172 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 43h 57' 02" + 1h 27' 53"
126. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 43h 57' 22" + 1h 28' 13"
127. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 43h 57' 53" + 1h 28' 44"
128. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 43h 57' 53" + 1h 28' 44"
129. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 43h 59' 58" + 1h 30' 49"
130. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 44h 00' 55" + 1h 31' 46"
131. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 44h 01' 05" + 1h 31' 56"
132. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 44h 02' 05" + 1h 32' 56"
133. JALABERT Nicolas 126 AGRITUBEL 44h 02' 18" + 1h 33' 09"
134. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 44h 03' 06" + 1h 33' 57"
135. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 44h 03' 08" + 1h 33' 59"
136. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 44h 03' 36" + 1h 34' 27"
137. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 44h 04' 06" + 1h 34' 57"
138. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 44h 04' 07" + 1h 34' 58"
139. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 44h 04' 31" + 1h 35' 22"
140. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 44h 04' 41" + 1h 35' 32"
141. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 44h 04' 55" + 1h 35' 46"
142. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 44h 05' 01" + 1h 35' 52"
143. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 44h 05' 51" + 1h 36' 42"
144. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 44h 05' 54" + 1h 36' 45"
145. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 44h 06' 56" + 1h 37' 47"
146. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 44h 07' 12" + 1h 38' 03"
147. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 44h 08' 27" + 1h 39' 18"
148. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 44h 09' 18" + 1h 40' 09"
149. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 44h 10' 02" + 1h 40' 53"
150. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 44h 10' 47" + 1h 41' 38"
151. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 44h 10' 59" + 1h 41' 50"
152. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 44h 11' 01" + 1h 41' 52"
153. RENSHAW Mark 89 CREDIT AGRICOLE 44h 12' 11" + 1h 43' 02"
154. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 44h 12' 27" + 1h 43' 18"
155. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 44h 12' 40" + 1h 43' 31"
156. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 44h 13' 07" + 1h 43' 58"
157. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 44h 13' 15" + 1h 44' 06"
158. CAVENDISH Mark 43 TEAM COLUMBIA 44h 13' 50" + 1h 44' 41"
159. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 44h 14' 44" + 1h 45' 35"
160. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 44h 15' 07" + 1h 45' 58"
161. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 44h 15' 32" + 1h 46' 23"
162. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 44h 16' 55" + 1h 47' 46"
163. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 44h 17' 05" + 1h 47' 56"
164. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 44h 17' 11" + 1h 48' 02"
165. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 44h 17' 42" + 1h 48' 33"
166. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 44h 18' 56" + 1h 49' 47"
167. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 44h 22' 19" + 1h 53' 10"
168. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 44h 24' 06" + 1h 54' 57"
169. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 44h 25' 48" + 1h 56' 39"

SPOILER - Top 10 in Stage 10

Others haven't arrived yet - as I type this - but here are the top 10. Missing are Kim Kirchen (YIKES) and George Hincapie (bummer) among others.

Top 10 in stage 10.
1. Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) SDV - 156km in 4h19’27"
2. Juan Jose Cobo (ESP) SDV - at same time
3. Frank Schleck (LUX) CSC at 28"
4. Bernhard Kohl (AUT) GST at 1’06"
5. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) ALM at 2’05"
6. Riccardo Ricco (ITA) SDV at 2’17"
7. Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC at 2’17"
8. Cadel Evans (AUS) SIL at 2’17"
9. Denis Menchov (RUS) RAB at 2’17"
10. Christian Vande Velde (USA) TSL at 2’17"

It looks like it will be Cadel Evans in Yellow to start tomorrow's stage 11. But I'll have to recheck some standings when they come out. I'm typing this as the stage unfolds, so I don't know what the overall standings are yet. And Kim Kirchen has yet to cross the line.

SPOILER - 10KM to go

This is ridiculous. There are attacks all over the place on an uphill finish!

Right now - reading and watching - I've found that...

There are 20 seconds between five riders at the front (including Frank Schleck who was caught by some other riders) and Cadel Evans, Sastre, Duenas Nevado, Menchov and Ricco.

Looks like I was right to keep Denis Menchov on my fantasy team. But Ricco is killing me!

More in a second. They're only 10KM out, as I said.

SPOILER - Overall Standings After Stage 9

I got crushed again in my fantasy league (and by the way, I'll be posting the Fly to the Finish word in a second) because I put three or four of my starters on the bench - INCLUDING Valverde - and missed out on a ton of points.

Here's how the overall standings have been reshuffled after today's stage...

1. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 38h 07' 19"
2. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 38h 07' 25" + 00' 06"
3. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 38h 08' 03" + 00' 44"
4. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 38h 08' 15" + 00' 56"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 38h 08' 22" + 01' 03"
6. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 08' 31" + 01' 12"
7. DEVOLDER Stijn 91 QUICK STEP 38h 08' 40" + 01' 21"
8. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 37 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 08' 40" + 01' 21"
9. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 08' 46" + 01' 27"
10. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 08' 53" + 01' 34"
11. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 09' 15" + 01' 56"
12. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 09' 17" + 01' 58"
13. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 38h 09' 22" + 02' 03"
14. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 38h 09' 26" + 02' 07"
15. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 38h 09' 28" + 02' 09"
16. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 09' 35" + 02' 16"
17. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 38h 09' 38" + 02' 19"
18. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 38h 09' 39" + 02' 20"
19. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 38h 09' 50" + 02' 31"
20. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 38h 09' 52" + 02' 33"
21. RICCO Riccardo 171 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 38h 09' 54" + 02' 35"
22. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 38h 10' 09" + 02' 50"
23. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 38h 10' 14" + 02' 55"
24. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 38h 10' 20" + 03' 01"
25. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 38h 11' 50" + 04' 31"
26. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 173 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 38h 11' 52" + 04' 33"
27. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 38h 11' 53" + 04' 34"
28. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 38h 12' 36" + 05' 17"
29. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 38h 13' 19" + 06' 00"
30. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 38h 13' 50" + 06' 31"
31. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 38h 13' 55" + 06' 36"
32. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 38h 13' 58" + 06' 39"
33. DUENAS NEVADO Moises 56 BARLOWORLD 38h 13' 58" + 06' 39"
34. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 38h 14' 43" + 07' 24"
35. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 38h 15' 02" + 07' 43"
36. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 38h 15' 08" + 07' 49"
37. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 38h 16' 01" + 08' 42"
38. DEL NERO Jesus 175 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 38h 17' 12" + 09' 53"
39. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 38h 18' 10" + 10' 51"
40. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 19' 06" + 11' 47"
41. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 20' 03" + 12' 44"
42. CARDENAS Félix 53 BARLOWORLD 38h 20' 35" + 13' 16"
43. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 20' 55" + 13' 36"
44. PIEPOLI Leonardo 179 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 38h 21' 09" + 13' 50"
45. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 38h 21' 32" + 14' 13"
46. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 38h 21' 41" + 14' 22"
47. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 38h 21' 41" + 14' 22"
48. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 21' 52" + 14' 33"
49. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 38h 22' 24" + 15' 05"
50. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 22' 37" + 15' 18"
51. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 38h 22' 37" + 15' 18"
52. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 38h 22' 48" + 15' 29"
53. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 38h 23' 24" + 16' 05"
54. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 38h 24' 22" + 17' 03"
55. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 38h 25' 05" + 17' 46"
56. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 38h 25' 23" + 18' 04"
57. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 38h 25' 33" + 18' 14"
58. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 38h 27' 03" + 19' 44"
59. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 38h 27' 26" + 20' 07"
60. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 28' 37" + 21' 18"
61. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 29' 08" + 21' 49"
62. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 38h 29' 40" + 22' 21"
63. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 38h 32' 45" + 25' 26"
64. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 38h 33' 49" + 26' 30"
65. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 34' 46" + 27' 27"
66. JUFRE POU Josep 177 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 38h 35' 20" + 28' 01"
67. DE LA FUENTE David 174 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 38h 37' 38" + 30' 19"
68. TROFIMOV Yury 147 BOUYGUES TELECOM 38h 37' 54" + 30' 35"
69. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 38h 38' 12" + 30' 53"
70. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 38h 38' 28" + 31' 09"
71. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 38h 38' 42" + 31' 23"
72. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 38h 38' 50" + 31' 31"
73. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 38h 39' 37" + 32' 18"
74. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 38h 39' 48" + 32' 29"
75. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 38h 40' 25" + 33' 06"
76. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 42' 23" + 35' 04"
77. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 38h 42' 46" + 35' 27"
78. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 38h 43' 06" + 35' 47"
79. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 38h 43' 17" + 35' 58"
80. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 38h 43' 56" + 36' 37"
81. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 38h 44' 10" + 36' 51"
82. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 38h 44' 49" + 37' 30"
83. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 38h 45' 24" + 38' 05"
84. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 38h 45' 26" + 38' 07"
85. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 38h 47' 04" + 39' 45"
86. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 38h 47' 07" + 39' 48"
87. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 47' 21" + 40' 02"
88. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 38h 47' 50" + 40' 31"
89. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 38h 49' 16" + 41' 57"
90. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 38h 49' 40" + 42' 21"
91. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 38h 50' 42" + 43' 23"
92. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 38h 51' 57" + 44' 38"
93. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 38h 52' 06" + 44' 47"
94. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 38h 52' 11" + 44' 52"
95. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 52' 58" + 45' 39"
96. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 38h 53' 26" + 46' 07"
97. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 38h 53' 53" + 46' 34"
98. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 38h 54' 46" + 47' 27"
99. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 38h 54' 47" + 47' 28"
100. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 38h 54' 56" + 47' 37"
101. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 38h 55' 44" + 48' 25"
102. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 38h 55' 46" + 48' 27"
103. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 38h 56' 36" + 49' 17"
104. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 38h 57' 36" + 50' 17"
105. COOKE Baden 55 BARLOWORLD 38h 57' 52" + 50' 33"
106. LONGO BORGHINI Paolo 59 BARLOWORLD 38h 58' 09" + 50' 50"
107. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 38h 58' 42" + 51' 23"
108. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 38h 58' 50" + 51' 31"
109. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 38h 58' 54" + 51' 35"
110. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 38h 59' 07" + 51' 48"
111. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 39h 00' 25" + 53' 06"
112. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 39h 01' 35" + 54' 16"
113. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 39h 01' 36" + 54' 17"
114. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 39h 01' 48" + 54' 29"
115. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 39h 01' 54" + 54' 35"
116. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 39h 02' 43" + 55' 24"
117. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 39h 03' 16" + 55' 57"
118. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 39h 03' 18" + 55' 59"
119. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 39h 03' 33" + 56' 14"
120. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 39h 04' 08" + 56' 49"
121. BERTOGLIATI Rubens 172 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 39h 04' 21" + 57' 02"
122. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 39h 04' 41" + 57' 22"
123. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 39h 04' 58" + 57' 39"
124. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 39h 06' 53" + 59' 34"
125. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 39h 07' 17" + 59' 58"
126. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 39h 08' 14" + 1h 00' 55"
127. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 39h 08' 24" + 1h 01' 05"
128. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 39h 08' 54" + 1h 01' 35"
129. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 39h 09' 24" + 1h 02' 05"
130. JALABERT Nicolas 126 AGRITUBEL 39h 09' 37" + 1h 02' 18"
131. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 39h 09' 47" + 1h 02' 28"
132. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 39h 10' 25" + 1h 03' 06"
133. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 39h 10' 27" + 1h 03' 08"
134. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 39h 10' 33" + 1h 03' 14"
135. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 39h 10' 55" + 1h 03' 36"
136. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 39h 11' 25" + 1h 04' 06"
137. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 39h 11' 26" + 1h 04' 07"
138. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 39h 11' 50" + 1h 04' 31"
139. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 39h 12' 00" + 1h 04' 41"
140. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 39h 12' 14" + 1h 04' 55"
141. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 39h 12' 20" + 1h 05' 01"
142. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 39h 13' 13" + 1h 05' 54"
143. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 39h 13' 58" + 1h 06' 39"
144. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 39h 14' 15" + 1h 06' 56"
145. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 39h 15' 46" + 1h 08' 27"
146. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 39h 16' 37" + 1h 09' 18"
147. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 39h 17' 21" + 1h 10' 02"
148. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 39h 18' 06" + 1h 10' 47"
149. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 39h 18' 18" + 1h 10' 59"
150. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 39h 18' 20" + 1h 11' 01"
151. CAVENDISH Mark 43 TEAM COLUMBIA 39h 19' 28" + 1h 12' 09"
152. RENSHAW Mark 89 CREDIT AGRICOLE 39h 19' 30" + 1h 12' 11"
153. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 39h 19' 46" + 1h 12' 27"
154. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 39h 19' 59" + 1h 12' 40"
155. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 39h 20' 26" + 1h 13' 07"
156. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 39h 20' 34" + 1h 13' 15"
157. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 39h 21' 39" + 1h 14' 20"
158. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 39h 21' 56" + 1h 14' 37"
159. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 39h 22' 03" + 1h 14' 44"
160. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 39h 22' 26" + 1h 15' 07"
161. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 39h 22' 51" + 1h 15' 32"
162. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 39h 23' 20" + 1h 16' 01"
163. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 39h 23' 32" + 1h 16' 13"
164. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 39h 24' 14" + 1h 16' 55"
165. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 39h 24' 30" + 1h 17' 11"
166. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 39h 26' 15" + 1h 18' 56"
167. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 39h 29' 17" + 1h 21' 58"
168. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 39h 29' 38" + 1h 22' 19"
169. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 39h 31' 25" + 1h 24' 06"
170. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 39h 33' 07" + 1h 25' 48"

SPOILER - The Second Climb - Oh, boy!

Here are how the top eight riders came over the top of the col d’Aspin

1. Riccardo Ricco (SDV) 30pts
2. Sebastian Lang (GST) 26pts - at 35"
3. Bernard Kohl (GST) 22pts - at 1’15"
4. David De La Fuente (SDV) 18
5. Vincenzo Nibali (LIQ) 16pts
6. Oscar Pereiro (GCE) 14pts
7. Denis Menchov (RAB) 12pts
8. Luis Sanchez (GCE) 10pts

That's right. Ricco caught Lang and rocketed past him. Denis Menchov is in 7th and Oscar Pereiro was in 6th.

I'll let you know if people were blown off the back of the peloton in a second. More to watch and read. Back shortly.

Stage 9 - Thoughts and Picks

With two category 1 climbs at the end of the 224KM stage 9, riders are going to be gasping for mercy.

I see this (since it didn't happen yet) as the stage that breaks the peloton apart completely. I see Cadel Evans and Kim Kirchen staying near the top, but this is the time for Denis Menchov to take control of the Tour.

We'll see how it shakes out.

Oh, the stage goes from Toulouse to Bagneres de Bigorre.

SPOILER - Overall Standings After Stage 7

Here's the list. We lost another rider or two and are down to a mere 171. One rider smashed into a tree and I suspect a couple more dropped off during one of the category 2 climbs.

Overall standings after stage 7 of the 2008 Tour de France ...

1. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 23' 40"
2. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 23' 46" + 00' 06"
3. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 28h 23' 56" + 00' 16"
4. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 24' 24" + 00' 44"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 28h 24' 43" + 01' 03"
6. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 24' 52" + 01' 12"
7. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 24' 54" + 01' 14"
8. DEVOLDER Stijn 91 QUICK STEP 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
9. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 37 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
10. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
11. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 25' 07" + 01' 27"
12. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 14" + 01' 34"
13. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 36" + 01' 56"
14. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 38" + 01' 58"
15. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 28h 25' 43" + 02' 03"
16. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 25' 47" + 02' 07"
17. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 28h 25' 49" + 02' 09"
18. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 25' 56" + 02' 16"
19. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 25' 59" + 02' 19"
20. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 28h 26' 00" + 02' 20"
21. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 28h 26' 11" + 02' 31"
22. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 28h 26' 13" + 02' 33"
23. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 28h 26' 35" + 02' 55"
24. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 28h 26' 41" + 03' 01"
25. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 26' 43" + 03' 03"
26. BELTRAN Manuel 62 LIQUIGAS 28h 27' 00" + 03' 20"
27. TROFIMOV Yury 147 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 27' 21" + 03' 41"
28. RICCO Riccardo 171 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 27' 32" + 03' 52"
29. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 27' 40" + 04' 00"
30. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 28' 12" + 04' 32"
31. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 173 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 28' 13" + 04' 33"
32. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 28' 14" + 04' 34"
33. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 28' 37" + 04' 57"
34. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 28h 28' 57" + 05' 17"
35. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 29' 39" + 05' 59"
36. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 29' 40" + 06' 00"
37. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 30' 16" + 06' 36"
38. DUENAS NEVADO Moises 56 BARLOWORLD 28h 30' 19" + 06' 39"
39. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 28h 30' 43" + 07' 03"
40. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 28h 30' 58" + 07' 18"
41. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 28h 31' 04" + 07' 24"
42. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 31' 11" + 07' 31"
43. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 28h 31' 58" + 08' 18"
44. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 32' 06" + 08' 26"
45. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 32' 22" + 08' 42"
46. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 28h 32' 32" + 08' 52"
47. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 32' 33" + 08' 53"
48. DEL NERO Jesus 175 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 32' 53" + 09' 13"
49. CARDENAS Félix 53 BARLOWORLD 28h 33' 39" + 09' 59"
50. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 28h 33' 57" + 10' 17"
51. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 28h 34' 07" + 10' 27"
52. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 34' 31" + 10' 51"
53. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 28h 34' 45" + 11' 05"
54. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 35' 41" + 12' 01"
55. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 36' 00" + 12' 20"
56. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 36' 16" + 12' 36"
57. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 37' 26" + 13' 46"
58. PIEPOLI Leonardo 179 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 37' 30" + 13' 50"
59. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 37' 33" + 13' 53"
60. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 28h 37' 33" + 13' 53"
61. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 28h 37' 53" + 14' 13"
62. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 38' 02" + 14' 22"
63. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 38' 18" + 14' 38"
64. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 38' 29" + 14' 49"
65. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 40' 09" + 16' 29"
66. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 40' 16" + 16' 36"
67. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 28h 41' 19" + 17' 39"
68. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 28h 41' 29" + 17' 49"
69. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 42' 25" + 18' 45"
70. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 43' 10" + 19' 30"
71. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 43' 24" + 19' 44"
72. JUFRE POU Josep 177 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 43' 54" + 20' 14"
73. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 44' 02" + 20' 22"
74. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 28h 44' 07" + 20' 27"
75. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 28h 44' 37" + 20' 57"
76. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 45' 13" + 21' 33"
77. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 45' 42" + 22' 02"
78. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 28h 45' 47" + 22' 07"
79. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 28h 45' 50" + 22' 10"
80. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 28h 46' 01" + 22' 21"
81. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 28h 46' 33" + 22' 53"
82. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 47' 02" + 23' 22"
83. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 28h 47' 16" + 23' 36"
84. COOKE Baden 55 BARLOWORLD 28h 47' 19" + 23' 39"
85. LONGO BORGHINI Paolo 59 BARLOWORLD 28h 47' 36" + 23' 56"
86. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 48' 02" + 24' 22"
87. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 48' 09" + 24' 29"
88. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 49' 11" + 25' 31"
89. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 28h 50' 21" + 26' 41"
90. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 28h 51' 15" + 27' 35"
91. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 51' 51" + 28' 11"
92. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 51' 53" + 28' 13"
93. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 52' 09" + 28' 29"
94. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 52' 22" + 28' 42"
95. DE LA FUENTE David 174 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 53' 02" + 29' 22"
96. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 53' 08" + 29' 28"
97. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 53' 29" + 29' 49"
98. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 53' 30" + 29' 50"
99. BERTOGLIATI Rubens 172 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 53' 48" + 30' 08"
100. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 54' 25" + 30' 45"
101. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 54' 27" + 30' 47"
102. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 55' 12" + 31' 32"
103. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 28h 55' 18" + 31' 38"
104. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 28h 55' 49" + 32' 09"
105. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 28h 55' 52" + 32' 12"
106. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 56' 09" + 32' 29"
107. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 56' 20" + 32' 40"
108. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 56' 46" + 33' 06"
109. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 56' 52" + 33' 12"
110. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 57' 17" + 33' 37"
111. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 57' 33" + 33' 53"
112. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 28h 57' 37" + 33' 57"
113. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 57' 41" + 34' 01"
114. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 28h 57' 50" + 34' 10"
115. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 58' 31" + 34' 51"
116. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 59' 08" + 35' 28"
117. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 59' 16" + 35' 36"
118. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 28h 59' 52" + 36' 12"
119. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 59' 54" + 36' 14"
120. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 29h 00' 00" + 36' 20"
121. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 29h 00' 22" + 36' 42"
122. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 00' 38" + 36' 58"
123. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 29h 00' 45" + 37' 05"
124. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 29h 00' 53" + 37' 13"
125. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 29h 01' 07" + 37' 27"
126. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 01' 13" + 37' 33"
127. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 01' 21" + 37' 41"
128. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 29h 01' 26" + 37' 46"
129. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 29h 02' 01" + 38' 21"
130. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 29h 02' 40" + 39' 00"
131. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 29h 02' 51" + 39' 11"
132. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 29h 03' 24" + 39' 44"
133. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 03' 42" + 40' 02"
134. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 29h 05' 27" + 41' 47"
135. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 05' 50" + 42' 10"
136. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 29h 06' 04" + 42' 24"
137. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 29h 06' 24" + 42' 44"
138. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 06' 28" + 42' 48"
139. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 06' 41" + 43' 01"
140. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 29h 06' 48" + 43' 08"
141. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 29h 07' 07" + 43' 27"
142. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 29h 07' 33" + 43' 53"
143. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 29h 07' 37" + 43' 57"
144. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 29h 07' 45" + 44' 05"
145. JALABERT Nicolas 126 AGRITUBEL 29h 08' 20" + 44' 40"
146. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 08' 26" + 44' 46"
147. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 08' 47" + 45' 07"
148. CAVENDISH Mark 43 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 08' 55" + 45' 15"
149. RENSHAW Mark 89 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 08' 57" + 45' 17"
150. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 29h 09' 13" + 45' 33"
151. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 09' 26" + 45' 46"
152. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 29h 09' 28" + 45' 48"
153. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 29h 09' 47" + 46' 07"
154. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 09' 53" + 46' 13"
155. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 10' 01" + 46' 21"
156. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 29h 10' 33" + 46' 53"
157. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 29h 10' 37" + 46' 57"
158. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 11' 14" + 47' 34"
159. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 29h 11' 23" + 47' 43"
160. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 29h 11' 30" + 47' 50"
161. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 29h 11' 53" + 48' 13"
162. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 12' 18" + 48' 38"
163. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 29h 12' 41" + 49' 01"
164. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 29h 13' 15" + 49' 35"
165. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 29h 13' 57" + 50' 17"
166. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 14' 02" + 50' 22"
167. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 29h 14' 29" + 50' 49"
168. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 29h 15' 51" + 52' 11"
169. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 16' 38" + 52' 58"
170. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 20' 52" + 57' 12"
171. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 21' 25" + 57' 45"

Stage 7 Picks and Preview

Tomorrow's Stage 7 is going to be another test for the climbers and will really be where we see some riders drop far back.

That's because the climbs in Stage 7 are higher and longer than those riders faced today.

It's only 159KM (listen to me say "only"), but there are multiple categorized climbs and a bunch of rises and hills from the opening gun to the finish in Aurillac.

My Tour de France guide shows only four categorized climbs, but the article I was reading about this stage says there are five. I don't know which to believe, so we'll all have to watch.

The route is from Brioude to Aurillac and it's finished there five times. Last time was in 1985.

Frankly, I'm more excited about the stage a week from tomorrow when the stage finishes in Nimes. It's probably because I've been there and by that point the race should be well in-hand and I can watch the telecast for places I've visited instead of paying too much attention to strategy, rider techniques and the blather of the commentators.

My picks to win tomorrow are Kim Kirchen (why change what's going right?), Cadel Evans or a surprise victory from Denis Menchov.

Stage 6 Picks

For today's mountain stage, I will give you three names of possible winners. It hasn't worked yet for me, but why not keep trying.

I choose Kim Kirchen, then Christian Vandevelde, Denis Menchov and finally Cadel Evans.

How's that? OK, I gave you four. But I've been so far off thus far I thought I might need a little help.

We'll see how I do this time.

So much of it is luck

If you look at Denis Menchov and the stuff written about him before this year's Tour de France, you would think he'd be in the catbird seat for a podium finish.

Well, we're three stages into the 2008 event and Menchov has hit a bump in the road that has put him pretty far back in the overall standings.

Think about it. Had Menchov not been caught up in a crash in yesterday's stage 3, he'd be right up front with Valverde and Evans and the other big names that are less than two minutes behind the leader.

What's going to happen in today's time trial is a likely fall from the front by Romain Feillu of France. Even with his 1:45 lead, I'm guessing that Valverde, Hincapie and even Menchov will leap over this little Frenchman.

After looking at the stats, Menchov is at 2:30 to the leader which means he's at :45 to Valverde and that's going to be tough to make up. Even though we're only a few stages in.

Well, I'm about to watch today's time trial stage and will be back after I find out what happens.

*By the way, cycling is on the minds of people everywhere. I wrote about it on my regular blog and Bella English wrote about it in the Boston Globe this past weekend.