Tour de France Stage 6: Epernay > Metz, 207kms
David Zabriskie and three others have attacked right away, and into the crosswind...
Jens Voigt starts the chase almost immediately, keeping the gap to within four minutes...
Adam Hansen takes his turn in the chase - this is a last-chance day for the sprinters for a while..!
The chase suddenly ceases after a huge crash at the back splits the race - the leaders await the fallen for a while...
Zingle is leading the escape that has suddenly grown a gap to over six minutes...
Tom Danielson didn't fall but his damaged shoulder is hurting now, relic from a crash the other day...
George Hincapie is unscathed thus far in the Tour, as are all of his BMC teamates...
Simon Gerrans has a lot to talk to Cadel Evans about - the climbing starts tomorrow..!
David Moncoutie is about to make the first of three wheel changes today...
The peloton pedals towards Metz with Radio Shack in control...
Green Edge lead the peloton towards the flying sprint - taken by Mark Cavendish from Matthew Goss...
Bauke Mollema has been caught in a second crash on the day's only climb...
Andre Greipel has fallen twice today, he has the scars of the first crash quite visible...
Hansen paces Greipel back after the second crash...
Tyler Farrar has been in the second crash, and is now feeling the pain of four crashes in four days..!
A determined Zingle ploughs away at the head of the escape - they're a minute ahead with 30-kilometres to go...
FDJ now lead the peloton - but a huge crash has taken about 110 riders out of the back, the road has been completely blocked by the chaos...
Green Edge cannot wait for the fallen - a stage-win is within their grasp now...
An agonised Frank Schleck is about two minutes back after the fall...
Cavendish was in the lead group when he punctured, but his team car could not get to him - he'll lose almost five minutes today...
Peter Sagan wins stage six ahead of Greipel and Goss to re-inforce his lead in the Points competition...
Ryder Hesjedal finishes many more minutes down, with his participation tomorrow in doubt and his Tour chances ruined by the crash...
A serene-looking Fabian Cancellara is still race-leader - but the G.C will change drastically after tomorrow's uphill finish...
