McEwen Encore!
Despite the best efforts of the Quickstep to control the peloton and set up the sprint for Tom Boonen, no one could get in the way of a dominant Robbie McEwen. The Australian burst into the lead of the stage at the top of the final rise and raced away to claim his 10th Tour stage win, beating Isaac Galvez by about 10 meters.
Two climbs: Cote de Peu d’Eau (category-3 at 13km) & Cote de Falaen (category-4, 57.5km)
Intermediate sprints: Beaumont (at 103.0km), Sains-du-Nord (135.5km) and Bernot (188.0km).
Weathe: Hot with temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius in the air and 37 degrees at road level.
There were 172 riders at sign-on with no overnight retirements. The start time was 12.18pm.
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