7.9.09 – Tour de France Stage Six

The peloton make their way during stage six of the 2009 Tour de France from Girona to Barcelona on July 9, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

French cycling team BBOX Bouygues Telecom (BBO)'s rider Yukiya Arashiro of Japan (C background) lifts his bicycle after falling down with Dutch cycling team Rabobank (RAB)'s Grischa Niermann of Germany on July 9, 2009 at the end of the 175 km and sixth stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race run between Gerona and Barcelona. Swiss cycling team Cervelo (CTT)'s rider Thor Hushovd of Norway won ahead of Dutch cycling team Rabobank (RAB)'s Oscar Freire of Spain and Spanish cycling team Caisse d'Epargne (GCE)'s Jose Joaquim Rojas of Spain.JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images

Oscar Freire of Spain (R) and Rabobank sprints for the finish line on stage 6 of 2009 Tour de France from Gerona to Barcelona on July 9, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Swiss cycling team Cervelo (CTT)'s Thor Hushovd of Norway (C) jubilates after winning on July 9, 2009 the 175 km and sixth stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race run between Gerona and Barcelona (Spain). Hushovd won ahead of Dutch cycling team Rabobank (RAB)'s Oscar Freire of Spain (R) and Spanish cycling team Caisse d'Epargne (GCE)'s Jose Joaquim Rojas of Spain (L). (PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images)

~ by bikenews on July 10, 2009.