Tour de France: Robbie Hunter wins stage 11
{{date|July 19, 2007}}__noTOC__
{{Tour de France 2007}}[[Image:Christophe Moreau.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Christophe Moreau, seen here in the 2007 [[w:Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]], lost a lot of ground today. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Ludo29|Ludo]]}}]]
[[w:Robert Hunter (cyclist)|Robbie Hunter]] of [[South Africa]] has won stage 11 of the [[w:2007 Tour de France|2007 Tour de France]]. Hunter edged out [[w:Fabian Cancellara|Fabian Cancellara]] and [[w:Murilo Fischer|Murilo Fischer]] in a tight sprint.

[[w:Michael Rasmussen|Michael Rasmussen]] of [[Denmark]] retained the overall lead finishing the stage with the first [[w:peleton|peleton]]. The biggest change in the chase for the [[w:Yellow jersey|yellow jersey]] was [[w:Christophe Moreau|Christophe Moreau]] losing more than three minutes on the leaders and dropping out of the top ten.

For a good portion of the stage, Wegmann, Florencio, Gilbert, Millar and Fofonov had the lead. The five-man breakaway group was gobbled up by the peleton. With 30 km to go the peleton split into two clearly defined main groups with about 1:40 separating them. The gap grew to two full minutes with 20 km to go. The second peleton finished 3:17 behind Hunter's time.

The 182.5 [[w:Kilometre|km]] stage 11, from [[w:Marseille|Marseille]] to [[w:Montpellier|Montpellier]], is the first of two transition stages between the Alps and the Pyrenees, with no major climbs.

In the wake of the doping test of [[w:Patrik Sinkewitz|Patrik Sinkewitz]], [[Germany|German]] networks [[w:ZDF|ZDF]] and [[w:ARD|ARD]] ended their live coverage of the Tour. In response, Tour organizers, [[w:Amaury Sport Organisation|Amaury Sport Organisation]], signed deals with  [[w:Sat.1|Sat.1]] and [[w:ProSieben|ProSieben]], so that German fans can continue to watch.

"With the agreement of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) a replacement solution has been found. We have leased the TV rights to Sat.1 and ProSieben," Yann Le Moenner of ASO told ''Reuters''.

==[[w:Yellow jersey|General classification]] after stage 11==

{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- bgcolor=yellow
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Michael Rasmussen|Michael Rasmussen]]'''
|'''[[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]'''
|align=right|    '''53h 11' 45"'''
|- 
|2
|[[w:Alejandro Valverde|Alejandro Valverde]]
|[[w:Caisse d'Epargne|Caisse d'Epargne]]
|align=right| +2' 35"
|-
|3 
|[[w:Iban Mayo|Iban Mayo]]
|[[w:Saunier Duval-Prodir|Saunier Duval-Prodir]]
|align=right| +2' 39"
|- 
|4 
|[[w:Cadel Evans|Cadel Evans]]
|[[w:Predictor-Lotto|Predictor-Lotto]]
|align=right| +2' 41"
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|5
|[[w:Alberto Contador|Alberto Contador]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| +3' 08"
|-
|6 
|[[w:Carlos Sastre|Carlos Sastre]]
|[[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]]
|align=right| +3' 39"
|- 
|7 
|[[w:Andreas Klöden|Andreas Klöden]]
|[[w:Astana Team|Astana Team]]
|align=right| +3' 50"
|- 
|8
|[[w:Levi Leipheimer|Levi Leipheimer]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| +3' 53"
|-
|9 
|[[w:Kim Kirchen|Kim Kirchen]]
|[[w:T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile Team]]
|align=right| +5' 06"
|-
|10
|[[w:Mikel Astarloza|Mikel Astarloza]]
|[[w:Euskaltel-Euskadi|Euskaltel-Euskadi]]
|align=right| +5' 20"
|-
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6906845.stm
|title=Hunter powers to sprint victory
|author=
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6905939.stm
|title=Stage eleven - as it happened
|author=Charlie Henderson
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.letour.fr/2007/TDF/LIVE/us/1100/index.html
|title=stage 11 - Marseille  Montpellier 182.5 km
|author=
|pub=Tour de France
|date=July 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6790832,00.html
|title=Tour organisers lease TV rights to Sat 1 and Pro Sieben
|author=Julien Pretot, Reuters
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=July 19, 2007}}

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Tour de Romandie, lost a lot of ground today. 
Robbie Hunter of South Africa has won stage 11 of the 2007 Tour de France. Hunter edged out Fabian Cancellara and Murilo Fischer in a tight sprint.

Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retained the overall lead finishing the stage with the first peleton. The biggest change in the chase for the yellow jersey was Christophe Moreau losing more than three minutes on the leaders and dropping out of the top ten.

For a good portion of the stage, Wegmann, Florencio, Gilbert, Millar and Fofonov had the lead. The five-man breakaway group was gobbled up by the peleton. With 30 km to go the peleton split into two clearly defined main groups with about 1:40 separating them. The gap grew to two full minutes with 20 km to go. The second peleton finished 3:17 behind Hunter's time.

The 182.5 km stage 11, from Marseille to Montpellier, is the first of two transition stages between the Alps and the Pyrenees, with no major climbs.

In the wake of the doping test of Patrik Sinkewitz, German networks ZDF and ARD ended their live coverage of the Tour. In response, Tour organizers, Amaury Sport Organisation, signed deals with  Sat.1 and ProSieben, so that German fans can continue to watch.

"With the agreement of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) a replacement solution has been found. We have leased the TV rights to Sat.1 and ProSieben," Yann Le Moenner of ASO told Reuters.


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