Stage 7 Results
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank – 0:36:41
2 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:00:32
3 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC - 0:00:36
4 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia - 0:00:40
5 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d’Epargne - 0:00:46
6 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi - 0:00:47
7 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:00:50
8 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - 0:00:53
9 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank - 0:00:59
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto - 0:01:02

General classification after stage 7
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank - 24:58:12
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - 0:00:51
3 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia - 0:00:59
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - 0:01:03
5 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d’Epargne - 0:01:08
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto - 0:01:12
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne - 0:01:14
8 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:01:19
9 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi - 0:01:20
10 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream

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Stage 4 Results
1 André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC - 5:43:05
2 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
3 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC
4 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC
5 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
6 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
7 Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC
8 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram
10 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram

General classification after stage 4
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank - 15:12:38
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - 0:00:09
3 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC - 0:00:11
4 André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:00:12
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas – 0:00:16
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - 0:00:17
8 David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia - 0:00:18
9 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne

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Stage 1 Results
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank - 0:05:20
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - 0:00:09
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:00:12
4 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil - 0:00:14
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - 0:00:16
6 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - 0:00:17
7 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana - 0:00:18
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
10 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas - 0:00:19

General classification after stage 1
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank - 0:05:20
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - 0:00:09
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:00:12
4 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil - 0:00:14
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - 0:00:16
6 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - 0:00:17
7 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana - 0:00:18
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
10 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas - 0:00:19

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Thor Hushovd of Cervelo Test Team powered his way up a difficult uphill finishing sprint today to take his first stage win on stage 6 of this year’s Tour de France. Fabian Cancellara remains in the Maillot Jaune, with Lance Armstrong a close hundredths of a second behind.

Stage 6 Results
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team - 4:21:33
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
4 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
7 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre – NGC
8 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence – Lotto
10 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank

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Making a move just 3 miles from the finish, Thomas Voeckler of BBOX Bouygues Telecom was able to solo to victory. This is Voeckler’s first tour stage win in five years, but it’s sure to be just as sweet.

Fabian Cancellara remains in the Maillot Jaune.

Stage 5 Results
1 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom - 4:29:35
2 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha - 0:00:07
3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia – HTC
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Slipstream
5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
6 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha
7 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
8 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team

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Astana displayed it’s team dominance with a powerful win in the the Team Time Trial at the Tour de France today. Besting Garmin-Slipstream by 18 seconds, but more interestingly, beating Saxo Bank by just 40 seconds. Putting Lance Armstrong in second, right behind tour leader Fabian Cancellara by fractions of a second.

Stage 4 Results
1 Astana - 0:46:29
2 Garmin – Slipstream - 0:00:18
3 Team Saxo Bank - 0:00:40
4 Liquigas - 0:00:58
5 Team Columbia-HTC - 0:00:59
6 Team Katusha - 0:01:23
7 Caisse d’Epargne - 0:01:29
8 Cervelo Test Team - 0:01:38
9 AG2R-La Mondiale - 0:01:49
10 Euskaltel – Euskadi - 0:02:10

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Team Columbia-HTC takes advantage of a lax peloton and breaks away. Delivering their sprinter Mark Cavendish to the line for another win, Cavendish’s second win in just as many days.

Lance Armstrong finished with the break away group and moves up 7 spots to third overall. Fabian Cancellara remains in the Maillot Jaune.

Prior to the race, Astana was fined 65 Euros for not signing in on time. Race director Jean-Francois Pescheux had this to say, “How typical that this team were late. It is disrespectful to the public who came here just to see Armstrong, the money makes no difference to them. We will ask the UCI (the sport’s governing body) to make the fines harder.”

Stage 3 Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia – HTC - 5:01:24
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
3 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano
4 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
5 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step
6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
7 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram
8 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
9 Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel
10 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
11 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
12 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
13 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
14 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
15 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia – HTC
16 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia – HTC
17 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia – HTC
18 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia – HTC
19 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
20 Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano
21 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia – HTC
22 Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
23 Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano
24 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana
25 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia – HTC

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Team Columbia-HTC’s Mark Cavendish adds another stage win to his career total of 5 at stage 2 of this year’s Tour de France. A group of 4 riders enjoyed a breakway leading into the final kilometers, only to be caught when Cavendish’s team moved to the front of the peloton to aid Team Saxo Bank in the chase. Saxo Banks Fabian Cancellara remains in the Maillot Jaune.

Stage 2 Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia – HTC 4:30:02
2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Slipstream
3 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team
5 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom
6 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
7 William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom
8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano
10 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

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Team Saxo Bank’s Swiss tempo specialist, Fabian Cancellara, put all competitors behind him on today’s first stage of the Tour de France where Alberto Contador was dropped by 18 seconds on the 15.5 kilometer long course in the streets of Monaco. In the intermediate, on top of today’s category 4 climb the Swiss road race champion was several seconds behind Alberto Contador, but on descent and on the flat road to the finish line the man from Berne clearly demonstrated who is the king of the race against the clock.

The team’s hope for the GC, Andy Schleck, also did a good time trial and lost only one minute to his team mate which made him 18th on the stage.

“It was a fantastic victory and I am immensely happy to be wearing the yellow jersey after the initial time trial for the third time in my Tour de France history. I was aware that being the favorite to win heavu expectations were on my shoulders but I work well under pressure. I had a perfect charging prior to the race, the team has given me the necessary peace, and today was just about doing what I do best. I am obviously looking very much forward to starting in the leader’s jersey tomorrow”, said a delighted Fabian Cancellara after his supreme victory.

And team owner Bjarne Riis, was entirely satisfied with his team after the sublime opening of the course:

“Fabian has once again shown his amazing abilities in time trialing. We opened the Tour de France with a big bang and nobody can seriously doubt that we have had a dream start in this year’s edition of the season’s major objective”, said a happy Bjarne Riis after watching his rider winning the first showdown in the 96th edition of the Tour de France.