Bastille Day

Congrats to Frog David "Kermit" Moncoutié who won today's Stage 12 in dramatic fashion.

This was a pretty easy stage - an opportunity for the leaders to rest after two tough days and a chance for sprinters to pick up some more points while the Tour competitors once again let a Frenchman win on the National Holiday.

The top ten riders today were:
1. David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 4.20.06 (43.137 km/h)
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.57
3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
4 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole
5 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne
6 Franco Pellizotti (Fra) Liquigas-Bianchi
7 Axel Merckx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
8 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 3.15
10 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone
11 Massimo Giunti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
12 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 3.18
13 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC 3.21
14 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 10.33
15 Peloton

The overall standings were mostly unaffected.