Our first rider to complete the course is William Dugan who comes in with a time that will not worry the riders looking for the stage win

The first good time is set by Johan Vansummeren of Garmin Sharp who posts 43m 48s

Andy Schleck arrives soon after a minute and six seconds faster

Jens Voigt then registers the fastest time so far of 41m 34s

Tom Zirbel of Team Optum was a pre-stage favourite for this time trial but he comes in 15s slower than Voigt

Hushovd/BMC Racing comes in well down on the best times

Heinrich Haussler is another who will finish way down

Lawson Craddock/Bontrager Livestrong finishes 16s slower than Voigt

Vegard Stake Laengen finishes one and a half minutes slower than Craddock

Navardauskas comes close

As does Gilbert

And Jacques-Maynes of Bissell Cycling

Ryan Anderson has a poor ride

Then Maxime Monfort sets the time of the day of 41m 12s

Race Leader Philip Deignan is last to finish but will he challenge the best times

Murilo Fischer - Garmin - Sharp

Serghei Tvetcov - Team Exergy

Lawson Craddock - Bontrager - Livestrong Team

Garmin - Sharp

Well those time trial performances have ripped the heart out of our race challenge.
We still have Vegard Stake Laengen in 12th place but he has too big of a margin to be taken seriously.
All we can do now is to ride for the pride of the team

Alzate/Team Exergy, Vennell/Bissell Pro Cycling, Housley/Kenda 5 Hour Energy, Grajales/Competitive Cyclist and Van Dijk/Jamis Sutter Home broke clear almost as soon as the flag was dropped to start the stage and have been clear ever since. They currently lead by four minutes and six seconds from a uninterested peleton. Alex Bowden/Team Type 1 was with these riders but has suffered a puncture and is still chasing back

Bowden has just made it back in to the lead group

Anderson/Spidertech has also made it across the gap from the pack but with him being fifteenth on the GC and less than two minutes from the leader it could spell the end of the break

The gap is three minutes and thirty seven seconds

After the last climb Anderson/Spidertech has opened up an advantage of forty three seconds

He has now extended his lead to 1m 43s over now just six chasers as Alex Bowden has hit the wall and has been picked up by the peleton

Van Der Velde/Jelly Belly Cycling is the sole chaser of the leader on the road

Gilbert/BMC Racing has decided enough is enough and has set out on his own with the aim of catching the rider up the road

Gilbert's attack worked as Anderson has now been caught, but almost immediately Andy Schleck/Radioshack-Nissan has gone on the attack

Schleck is over four minutes back on the GC but has already gained back a minute with just ten kilometres to go

He is tapping out a steady rhythm and is already within five kilometre of the finish

Tom Danielson/Garmin Sharp has him in his sights but he may have left it too late as Schleck is about to go under the red kite

And he has as Andy starts to take the applause of the crowd at the finish and is definitely going to improve his position on the general classification tonight

Murilo Fischer - Garmin - Sharp

Serghei Tvetcov - Team Exergy

Lawson Craddock - Bontrager - Livestrong Team

RadioShack - Nissan

That was a tough day in the saddle for the guys today and has certainly put pay to any hopes we had of grabbing a top ten finish on the GC