Vansevenant renews

Wim Vansevenant has signed for Davitamon-Lotto for two more years and won't be following his friend Peter Van Petegem who didn't get his contract renewed. Vansevenant says he is happy to finish his career with Davitamon-Lotto.

"It was a nice opportunity to announce that I'm prolonging my contract with DVL for another two years; it gets good publicity this way," Vansevenant told VRT during Monday's Tour de France rest day. Like most Tour riders, he didn't spend the whole day off the bike, but nevertheless the Tour's first break was an easy day. "Today was quite restful. Training, massage and a bit of sitting around and having coffee," he said.