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17:39:05 - Cavendish Beats Hushovd In Sprint

Eighth place was taken by Cavendish who beat Hushovd in the sprint at the head of the peloton.

17:37:11 - Peloton Home 6'00" Behind...

Evans (SIL) is one rider who has been caught up in a crash in the final kilometers. He is not injured and the bunch is home 6'00" behind the stage winner.

17:33:09 - The Top Seven In Stage 12

It took 64km before any escape was able to gain an advantage on the peloton at the start of the 12th stage. But once they were gone, there was no looking back. Sorensen rode the final 5.5km alone and arrived at the finish in Vittel a convincing winner. The top seven in the stage is:

1. Nicki Sorensen (DEN) SAX - 211.5km in 4h52'24 (43.399km/h)

2. Laurent Lefevre (FRA) BBO at 48"

3. Franco Pellizotti (ITA) LIQ at 48"

4. Markus Fothen (GER) MRM at 48"

5. Egoi Martinez (ESP) EUS at 48"

6. Sylvain Calzati (FRA) AGR at 48"

7. Remi Pauriol (FRA) COF at 1'33"

17:32:13 - Sorensen Successful In Vittel...

Just like the last two times when a stage has concluded in Vittel, the winner arrived at the finish alone. Nicki Sorensen has given Saxo Bank its second stage victory of the 2009 Tour de France.

17:31:02 - Opportunity Knocked Loud Today...!

Nicki Sorensen is about to take the victory in Vittel. He has not won a stage of the Tour before but he responded to the sound of opportunity knocking at the start of the day.

17:30:05 - Chase Lacks Cooperation

Sorensen can almost start celebrating. He has less than 1km to go and is destined to win the stage. It will be his stage first victory in the Tour de France.

17:29:20 - 2km To Go

Sorensen has just two kilometers to go and appears destined to give Saxo Bank its second stage victory of the 2009 Tour.

17:27:14 - When He's Good... He's Very Good

An insider from the Saxo Bank team told LeTour.fr earlier today, once the escape had been established, that Nicki Sorensen is a valuable asset to his squad. "When he's good," the source said, "he's very good... now that he's in the lead, I imagine he'll be a factor at the finish." That's certainly the case. He now leads the remnants of the escape group by 35".

17:25:48 - Sorensen Going On Alone

With 4km to go, Sorensen has a lead of 15" on five chasers. Pauriol has been dropped by the chase group.

17:23:43 - Sorensen Surges Again

With 5.5km to go, Sorensen has surged ahead of Calzati. The Saxo Bank rider is now on his own with 5km to go. Calzati has exploded and is being past by the five other escapees.