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Nocentini defends yellow jersey on Tour stage 11
Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy was wearing the yellow jersey as riders headed out on the 11th stage of the Tour de France.
Vatan, France:
Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy was wearing the yellow jersey as riders headed out on the 11th stage of the Tour de France, a largely flat route again favoring sprinters.
Nocentini held a lead of six seconds over Alberto Contador and was eight seconds clear of seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong at the start of Wednesday's 192-kilometer (119.3-mile) trek from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau.
Mark Cavendish, the British sprinter who won Tuesday's 10th stage, was expected to challenge for a fourth stage win.
Nocentini held a lead of six seconds over Alberto Contador and was eight seconds clear of seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong at the start of Wednesday's 192-kilometer (119.3-mile) trek from Vatan to Saint-Fargeau.
Mark Cavendish, the British sprinter who won Tuesday's 10th stage, was expected to challenge for a fourth stage win.
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