The end of the first week of the Tour de France keeps bringing surpises (not the least of which is that the cyclists have two more days of riding before their first rest day). Luis Leon Sanchez (shown leading the stage) dug deep on the long descent and beat all the leaders to the finish line by six seconds. Kim Kirchen retains the Yellow Jersey, but Italian contender Damiano Cunego crashed and damaged his chances to be on the podium in Paris.Friday, July 11, 2008
STAGE 7: SANCHEZ WINS STAGE; CUNEGO CRASHES
The end of the first week of the Tour de France keeps bringing surpises (not the least of which is that the cyclists have two more days of riding before their first rest day). Luis Leon Sanchez (shown leading the stage) dug deep on the long descent and beat all the leaders to the finish line by six seconds. Kim Kirchen retains the Yellow Jersey, but Italian contender Damiano Cunego crashed and damaged his chances to be on the podium in Paris.
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