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Froome, Sagan join forces in audacious attack

Yellow jersey:  Chris Froome.

A terrifically entertaining 11th stage from Carcassonne to Montpellier - one which was expected to finish in a bunch sprint for the likes of Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel - ended instead with Froome and his Sky domestique de luxe Geraint Thomas escaping in a four-man breakaway with Tinkoff's Peter Sagan and Maciej Bodnar.

Reborn Cavendish strikes for a third time

Mark Cavendish (right) heads to stage victory from Marcel Kittel in stage six.

Almost the most remarkable thing about Mark Cavendish's Tour de Renaissance - and there is plenty to go at, with the Manxman clocking up yet another victory, his third in the first six days - is that already it feels entirely normal.

Van Avermaet wins stage, yellow jersey

Special moment: Greg Van Avermaet celebrates as he wins stage five.

Belgian Greg van Avermaet has claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey after winning the fifth stage of the Tour de France at the end of a long breakaway as Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries.

Kittel wins stage, Sagan keeps yellow

German Marcel Kittel wins the fifth stage of the Tour ahead of Bryan Coquard of France.

Marcel Kittel burst back into the limelight when the German snatched his ninth Tour de France stage win on Tuesday, prevailing in a tough bunch sprint.

Contador sore but ready to carry on

Spain's Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador's Tour de France chances suffered an early blow on Saturday when the Spaniard crashed with about 80 km left in the first stage.

Emotional Cavendish win Tour opener

Golden glow: Britain's sprinter Mark Cavendish, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium ...

An emotional Mark Cavendish completed cycling's prestigious set of distinctive jerseys when he won the crash-marred first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday to take the overall leader's yellow jersey.