Stage 11

Sisteron – Bourg-lès-Valence

Distance: 184.5 kilometers.

Mark Cavendish won his third stage, but Alessandro Petacchi took the Green Jersey. The top twenty are biding their time as the Tour moves out of the Alps and heads for the Pyrenees.

A category 3 climb a third of the way into the stage, then it’s down hill with a couple of sprints thrown in. The best sprinters are well back from the lead, so they are focusing on the Green Jersey, not the Yellow.

Andy Schleck ( Lux – SAX – 011 ) [Yellow] 53h 43m 46s
Alessandro Petacchi ( Ita – LAM – 208 ) [Green] 161 points
Jérôme Pineau ( Fra – QST – 135 ) [Polka Dot] 92 points
Robert Gesink ( Ned – RAB – 195 ) 7 [White]
Team: Caisse d’Epargne GCE ( 161-169 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Mark Cavendish ( GBr – THR – 111 )
Combative: Stéphane Auge ( Fra – COF – 172 ) [Red numbers]

They’ve gone 2,137.4 kilometers [1,328.1 miles] at an average speed of 39.8 kph [24.7 mph].

OVERALL STANDINGS:

Andy Schleck ( Lux – SAX – 011 ) [Yellow]
2 Alberto Contador ( Esp – AST – 001 )
3 Samuel Sanchez ( Esp – EUS – 181 )
4 Denis Menchov ( Rus – RAB – 191 )
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( Bel – OLO – 101 )
6 Levi Leipheimer ( USA – RSH – 025 )
7 Robert Gesink ( Ned – RAB – 195 ) [White]
8 Luis-Leon Sanchez ( Esp – GCE – 161 )
9 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver ( Esp – KAT – 077 )
10 Ivan Basso ( Ita – LIQ – 041 )
11 Roman Kreuziger ( Cze – LIQ – 044 )
12 Ryder Hesjedal ( Can – GRM – 054 )
13 Nicolas Roche ( Irl – ALM – 081 )
14 Alexandre Vinokourov ( Kaz – AST – 009 )
15 Michael Rogers ( Aus – THR – 118 )
16 Carlos Sastre ( Esp – CTT – 091 )
17 Bradley Wiggins ( GBr – SKY – 031 )
18 Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 121 )
19 Thomas Lövkvist ( Swe – SKY – 037 )
20 Andréas Klöden ( Ger – RSH – 024 )

32 Lance Armstrong ( USA – RSH – 021 )
38 Sylvain Chavanel ( Fra – QST – 131 )
60 Jérôme Pineau ( Fra – QST – 135 ) [Polka Dot]
129 Thor Hushovd ( Nor – CTT – 095 )
132 Robbie McEwen ( Aus – KAT – 075 )
143 David Millar ( GBr – GRM – 057 )
145 Mark Cavendish ( GBr – THR – 111 ) [Stage winner]
146 Alessandro Petacchi ( Ita – LAM – 208 ) [Green]
163 Stéphane Auge ( Fra – COF – 172 ) [Red numbers]