Van Garderen moves up to seventh overall at the Tour de France

On a day that saw Tinkoff-Saxo's team leader Alberto Contador crash out of the Tour de France and fracture his tibia, even reaching the finish without losing massive amounts of time was considered a good result by every rider who made it La Planche des Belles Filles.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.