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A review of what happened Wednesday and a look at what to expect in today’s stage:
Wednesday’s stage: A 144.2-mile race from Cholet to Chateauroux, the longest and flattest stage of the Tour.
Winner: A first Tour stage victory for sprinter Mark Cavendish of Britain, ahead of Oscar Freire of Spain and Erik Zabel of Germany.
Yellow jersey: German Stefan Schumacher retains the yellow jersey, 12 seconds ahead of Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg and David Millar of Britain.
Quote of the day: “In Great Britain they sometimes don’t want to appreciate that they have somebody so good, but I have seen myself as not just beating good people but being one of the best for the last year or so.”
- Cavendish.
-- From the Associated Press
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