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197.5 - And after the imaginary start was given at noon, ten minutes later the real start is given! Ruben Lobato of Saunier Duval joins Oscar Freire in not starting today's long day in the saddle, including a Cat. 1 climb the Col de Colombiere with the summit coming with just 14 kilometres left to ride.

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Erik Zabel is to be stripped of the first of six consecutive green jerseys he won during the 1996 Tour de France after admitting to doping that year

 

Zabel recently admitted that he had briefly used the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) in 1996, leading race organisers to strip him of the jersey for that year.

 

The German's former Telekom teammate Bjarne Riis, who also recently admitted to the use of EPO throughout his entire career was also stripped of his 1996 Tour victory.

 

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182km - Quick Step is taking control of the peloton to set up the sprint for green jersey Tom Boonen, who is looking for the bonus points and to solidify his hold on the points lead. When asked by Eurosport this morning if he could finally survive an entire Tour de France to retain the green jersey, the 2005 world champion was coy, basically saying "We'll see."

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180km - Surprise, surprise. Tom Boonen takes the first intermediate sprint at the Pont-d'Ain bridge, and adds 6pts and 6" to his green jersey margin. Erik Zabel (Milram), who is chasing the Belgian in the green jersey race, is second in the sprint claiming 4pts and 4". Status quo at the head of the points classification. Daniele Bennati (Lampre), 3rd in this sprint, earns 2pts and 2".

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