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In-form Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert stormed to victory in Stage 1 on Mont des Alouettes, claiming the first yellow jersey after a powerful uphill finish
Garmin-Cervelo won the team time trial on day two of the 2011 Tour de France, a result that saw their rider Thor Hushovd take yellow from Philippe Gilbert
All eyes were on Mark Cavendish in the Tour's first sprint-friendly stage, but on 4 July it was American Tyler Farrar who took the stage win, with Cavendish down in fifth
Cadel Evans used all his experience and saddle savvy to edge out reigning champion Alberto Contador on the finish line in Mur de Bretagne to bag his first 2011 victory
Mark Cavendish harnessed his anger over an earlier incident to power past his rivals and win his first stage of 2011, and 16th overall, after a crash-heavy day
Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky won Stage 6, with Matt Goss second and Thor Hushovd third after a sharp climb to the finish in Lisieux suited the Norwegian
Mixed emotions for British cycling fans as sprinter Mark Cavendish won his 17th career stage, only for Team Sky leader Bradley Wiggins to abandon the race injured
Movistar's Rui Costa dug in to fend off the chasing pack on a rainy day at the Super-Besse summit with Thor Hushovd and Philippe Gilbert riding superbly behind
Rabobank's Luis Leon Sanchez took the stage win at Saint-Flour, but the day was overshadowed by several nasty crashes involving some of the GC contenders
German Andre Greipel gains revenge on Manxman Mark Cavendish, charging past his former HTC team-mate to nick the win on a hard-fought sprint into Carmaux
Mark Cavendish rocketed to his 18th Tour victory after the 167.5km trip from Blaye les Mines to Lavaur with his win in the driving rain earning him the coveted green jersey
Spaniard Samuel Sanchez launched a late attack as the Tour made its first draining climbs into the Pyrenees, cresting the first mountaintop finish of this year's race
A stunning ride from relentless world champion Thor Hushovd of Garmin-Cervelo saw him victorious as Frenchman Thomas Voeckler retained yellow
Thomas Voeckler continued to confound the experts, retaining the yellow jersey for a sixth successive day as Belgian Jelle Vanendert won at Plateau de Beille
Mark Cavendish underlines his credentials as a sprinter without comparison, taking Stage 15 in Montpellier at a canter to cement his lead in the points competition
A stormy climb up Col de Manse sorted the men from the boys, with Thor Hushovd mastering the wet conditions to record his second stage win of the 2011 Tour
Team Sky's impressive young Norwegian rider takes his second stage win of the Tour after he masters a tricky, rapid descent into the Italian town of Pinerolo
A stunning ride from Andy Schleck sees him take the stage win and narrow the gap on yellow jersey Thomas Voeckler to just 15 seconds
Andy Schleck finally took the yellow jersey after Thomas Voeckler finally succumbed on Alpe d'Huez. Frenchman Pierre Rolland won the stage
Australian powerhouse Cadel Evans raced to yellow and Tour glory after a brilliant display in the time trial, leaving the Schleck brothers for dust
Mark Cavendish won his 20th career Tour de France stage, and his third in a row on the Champs-Elysees, while Cadel Evans won the GC, a first Tour win for an Australian rider