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1re étape : Liège - Charleroi
202.5 km
17h20 Le podium du jour
1. Jaan Kirsipuu (AG2R) 2. Robbie Mc Ewen (LOT) 3. Hushovd (CA)


17h17 Victoire de Kirsipuu au sprint
Jaan Kirsipuu (AG2R), le LOUP Estonien de Chambéry, s'impose à Charleroi au terme d'un sprint massif. L'Estonien a devancé d'extrême justesse l'Australien McEwen (Lotto) et le Norvégien Hushovd (Crédit Agricole). Kirsipuu, 34 ans, s'est adjugé la 4e victoire d'étape de sa carrière sur la Grande Boucle.

Kirsipuu wins opening stage
Full stage 1 results
Estonia's Jaan Kirsipuu took the opening stage of the Tour de France by the narrowest of margins in a sprint finish at Charleroi.
Australia's Robbie McEwen and Norway's Thor Hushovd took second and third respectively after a photo finish.
The 202.5km stage, starting in Liege, witnessed several crashes including Mario Cipollini and Bernhard Eisel.
Fabian Cancellara retained the yellow jersey after finishing as part of a crowded peloton.
Race favourite Lance Armstrong finished safely in 48th position to record the same time as Kirsipuu, dropping back to third place overall.
Hushovd moved to second overall, four seconds behind Cancellara.
"The sprint was incredible for me," said Kirsipuu after his fourth stage win on the Tour de France.
"I am really, really happy."
Australia's Bradley McGee, last year's prologue winner, suffered with back problems and finished more than six minutes behind the leaders.
In addition to Cipollini and Eisel, there were accidents for Spain's Oscar Sevilla and France's Guillaume Auger and Nicolas Jalabert.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/3865151.stm
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