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Full on After the Break
Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing) got a jump on the sprinters and their teams and got away with seven other compatriots, all in search of the surprise stage win. FDJ, OPQS, Giant Shimano and Katusha all missed putting a man in the break, so they all went off in pursuit. Even the French National Champion, Arther Vichot (FDJ) got into the act on the business end of the peloton. It wasn't until nearly the entire team of Katusha got on the front that the break was finally caught with less than seven kilometers left to race.