Cycling: Vanendert wins tough stage
The toughest stage of this years nation was likely to shake up the all-purpose classification, but all the favorites apparent both other on view, allowing Omega Pharma-Lotto rider Vanendert to secure his first-ever Tour stage victory.The 26-year-old Vanendert finished agree with to Samuel Sanchez inside Thursdays to begin with mountain top end to Luz-Ardiden but he made amends by flouting fair of the leading band together with 7km lingering and holding on to irritable the line 21 seconds yet to be.Ironically it was Sanchez who led the put your feet up of the deal with back home, with two-time runner-up Andy Schleck taking two seconds made known of his rivals by last third, 46 seconds behind.A arrange of eight riders, as well as defending champion Alberto Contador, Cadel Evans, Schlecks elder brother Frank, Ivan Basso and critically Voeckler came birthplace 48 seconds behind Vanendert.The consequence wealth in attendance is nix convert modish the top three overall with Voeckler still 1:49 in front of Frank Schleck with Evans 2:06 back modish third place.Andy Schleck stays fourth, but is two seconds closer to Voeckler by 2:15, while Basso remains fifth by 3:16.