Tom Boonen of Belgium has won stage 11 of the 2007 Tour de France. Boonen edged out Erik Zabel and Robbie Hunter, the winner of yesterday’s stage, in a tight sprint.
Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retains the overall lead, finishing the stage with the peleton. Saturday’s stage is a time-trial, which is considered a weakness for Rasmussen as he defends his 2:35 lead.
Pierrick Pierrick Fédrigo and Amets Txurruka had a two-man break-away. They led by as much as 11 minutes with 85 km to go. But has so often happens, the peleton caught up with them just before finish.
The 178.5 km stage 12, from Montpellier to Castres, is the second of two transition stages between the Alps and the Pyrenees, with just one category 2 climb.
