Sylvain Chavanel is on the attack again - today he leads Philippe Gilbert and Sebastian Bonnet in a new escape...

Gianpaolo Cheula is chasing hard at two minutes - he'll join the trio ahead after 60-kilometres...

Some withered sunflowers dwarf the peloton which is 12-minutes behind at 65-kilometres..!

Christian Vandevelde is earning his wages again by leading the chase for CSC...

Gilbert leads the quartet after 100-kilometres - their lead is down to six-minutes...

Discovery, Liquigas and Caisse d'Epargne lead a ferocious chase as the hard climbing begins...

Vladimir Gusev protects Levi Leipheimer - is there a plan in-hand..?

Gilbert and Chavanel have managed to stay away until the last climb - but they are about to be caught...

Cancellara senses the chance to stay in the race-lead - Inigo Cuesta is the man chasing hard...

David De La Fuente makes a desperate attack on the last climb...he'll be caught as well!

Filippo Pozzato wins into Autun for Lampre - Cancellara retains his race lead – and Vinokourov, who crashed about 25 km from the finish, crossed the line 1.20 down after a desperate chase...