Stage Favourites:
*****Serpa(CAR) ****Clarke(BLU) ***Szymd(IBA)
**Sella(ALC) *Cummings(SAH)

Luxembourg, yes it can only be stage 11. A tricky last 20 kilometres sees us tackle the same steep 1 kilometre climb 3 times, the race will be animated.

Ciolek picks himself up after falling early on, he would suffer though and be dropped fairly early on. 4 riders make the break today they are, Appleby, Lobato, B Schierlinckx and Muravyev.

With 110 kilometres to go and the break at 2'30 the Colombian stage winner attacks, 20 kilometres later Semen Indonesia join the fray by sending Rodriguez on the attack.

Davis leads Quinziato and Saramotins as they attack with 65 kilometres to go. If these strong riders can bridge across to the break then the peloton will have some trouble bringing them back.

With 37 kilometres to go all the break have merged together and have 4'20 over the peloton led by an amalgamation of teams. Only Lemoine from the top 20 is absent from the large peloton.

With 22 kilometres to go the break have over 3'20 and will likely fight out the win, nevertheless the GC men will attack each other.

Paulinho puts in a great attack, Konig decides against going with the Portuguese after initially looking willing. Paulinho will soon be caught by the rampant peloton.

The break will fight out the win ... and they know it. With 16 km to go Atapuma puts in a big stinging attack. Only two riders can go with this they are Quinziato and Muravyev.

On the same stretch of road Serpa, Cummings and Paulinho, again, attack themselves .... but the quality peloton won't let them get away.

After countering Atapuma ..... Quinziato and Muravyev put in massive attacks themselves. Huge ones! Even Atapuma, who has dropped dozens of riders in this race, can't go with this move so you know it is a good move.

With 10 km to go Sella puts in a big attack, favourites respond. Tschopp and the red jersey Szymd go with this one ..... the rest of the favourites slow up wondering who will go and chase down this move.

The Italian gets a bike length then two then three over the top of the final climb. Muravev is the better sprinter but can he get on terms? On the descent he pulls a second back but then loses one, can Quinziato hold on?

Quinziato holds off the Kazakh to keep the streak alive. Now 11 different teams have a win in 11 stages, unprecedented. This has to be a record! Well done to the Italian, he was clearly on a good day today. Muravyev does comes home in second, dejected and tired after his super efforts. It seems 7up only know how to finish 1st or 2nd when they show up in the top 10.

Rodriguez leads a 10 man group home, a good stage for Semen. Tschopp, Sella and Szymd are rewarded with their attack today, they gain '50 over all of the other GC men today. Exactly the kind of result needed for these riders if they want to win the GC.