>Weather: Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s, brisk crosswindsearlyStage winner: Italian glamboy Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) wonhis second career Tour stage in a spectacular finish to a wild rollercoasteracross rural eastern France. Only 74 riders finished in the front groupin a rough day for Astana as team leaders Alexandre Vinokourov and AndreasKlöden both crashed. Pozzato darted ahead of Oscar Freire (Rabobank)and Daniele Bennati (Lampre).Race leader: Fabian Cancellara (CSC) enjoyed his fifth day inyellow after making it over the day’s final climb with the leaders. A dangerousthree-man breakaway was neutralized just as the bunch hit the final day.Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) fell out of second while Pozzato bouncedto third at 35 seconds back.Green jersey: Six-time points jersey winner Erik Zabel (Milram)bounced ahead of overnight leader Tom Boonen (QuickStep-Innergetic) afterfinishing fifth in the final sprint. The mid-race points were gobbled upby the day’s breakaway and Zabel nudged from second into the jersey, now102-98 to Boonen.King of the Mountains: Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) took pointson seven of day’s eight climbs to inherit the jersey from teammate StéphaneAuge. Two-time defending champion Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) came tolife, picking up points on the Cat. 2 Haut-Folin and Cat. 3 Croix de laLibération to move quietly into sixth.Best Young Rider: Vladimir Gusev (Discovery Channel) retainedhis six-second lead to Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) to keep the white jerseyfor a fifth day.

Best team: Team CSC bounced into the lead, three seconds aheadof Discovery Channel while overnight leader Astana dipped to 15th.Most aggressive rider: Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) won the day’sprize for instigating the day’s main break, with the eight-man panel laudinghim because “he’s one of those riders who’s only motivated by winning andit’s no doubt he’ll try his luck again.”Lanterne Rouge: Geoffroy Lequatre (Cofidis) finished last at44:04 back and moved solidly into last place at 45:38 off the pace.Top American: George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) sprinted tosixth and remained best-placed in GC, fifth overall at 43 seconds back.The pelotonRémy Di Gregorio (FDJeux), who broke his elbow in a spill Wednesday, did not start.Brett Lancaster (Milram) did not finish.Medical reportCharteau (Credit Agricole), headacheDean (Credit Agricole), insect biteGarate (QuickStep), back painHoste and Van Summeren (Predictor), Mayo (Saunier Duval), all minor cuts and scrapes in crash at 83kmKlöden (Astana), trauma in hip area, transported to local hospital, crash at 108kmLequatre (Cofidis), cuts to left knee, right elbow and both hands, transportedto local hospitalVinokourov (Astana), deep cuts to right knee, scrapes to left buttocks, transported to local hospital, crash at 158kmNoval (Discovery Channel), deep cuts to right arm, chin, taken to local hospital, crash at 174kmJury decisionsSchumacher and Hausserl (Gerolsteiner), Voeckler (Bouygues), Millar and Mayo (Saunier Duval) – all fined 100 CHF for missing sign-inBoogerd (Rabobank) – fined 100 CHF “comportement incorrect”Lequatre (Cofidis), allowed to continue in the race despite finishing outside the time limit for his “fighting spirit”Forecast: Warm weather finally returns to the Tour with forecastsfor sunny skies and highs in low 80s with 10kph southerly winds