A nice rainy day has greeted the riders again.This is the 6th day in a row.
Gadret was the 1st abandon today. He pulled out due to fatigue .
The six-man breakaway of the day are Moreno, Boom, Grivko, Delage, Valentin, and Engoulvent. The maximum gap that they had was 4'20" with less than 130km to go.
Boom was the 1st rider over the category 3 climb, so he gets the 2 points. Delage took the 1 lone KOM point over the category 4 climb.
Delage was 1st over the intermediate sprint for the breakaway and Cavendish brought the rest of the peloton over the line.
With 5km left and only a 15" gap left, Boom attacks the breakaway. By 3km left, the rest of the breakaway was overtaken by the peloton. With 2 km left, Boom sat up and let the peloton catch him, preparing for a sprint finish.
Cavendish wins the sprint at the end. His team gave him an amazing leadout. Because of his win, Cavendish also gets the prize of the Green Jersey today.
Stage 11 Results:1 Mark Cavendish
2 André Greipel
3 Tyler Farrar
4 Denis Galimzyanov
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen
6 Romain Feillu
7 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
8 Sébastien Turgot
9 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
10 William Bonnet
Side Note:
Ever wonder what a barbed-wire fence can do to you? Here is what Hoogerland's leg look like three days after his crash:
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