 | | |  Thursday, 12 July, 2001, 12:16 GMT 13:16 UK Clockwatch: Team time trial
BBC Sport Online brings all the action from the 67km (41.6-mile) team time trial from Verdun to Bar-Le-Duc as the Tour de France continues. Latest finishers appear first. Scroll down for earlier finishers.
Top five finishers 1 Credit Agricole one hour 21 minutes 32 seconds 2 ONCE at 31 seconds 3 Festina at 48 seconds 4 US Postal at 1'26'' 5 Kelme at 1'38'' Credit Agricole cause a major upset by winning the stage in a time of one hour 21 minutes and 32 seconds. Festina have to settle for second place so far at the end of the stage 22 seconds behind ONCE with just one team to finish... Credit Agricole have the best time at the 60km mark, which would extend Stuart O'Grady's spell in the yellow jersey. ONCE move into the lead with a time of one hour 22 minutes and three seconds. Despite the crash, Lance Armstrong's US Postal team moves into the lead after a very quick finish. They finished 12 seconds ahead of the Kelme team. Bobby Julich of the Credit Agricole team has punctured. Kelme belie their reputation as climbers by moving into the lead at the end of the stage, 19 seconds ahead of Rabobank.. Both Credit Agricole and ONCE, the two leading teams on the road, are down to seven riders. Leader Stuart O'Grady's Credit Agricole team now lead at the 45km mark. Deutsche Telekom fail to take the lead at the end of the stage, finishing three seconds behind Rabobank. High drama for the US Postal team as Robert Heras crashes to the ground after touching the wheel of a colleague. ONCE move into the lead at the second time check four seconds ahead of US Postal. The US Postal team are coming to the fore and come through the second time check at 45km 17 seconds ahead of second-placed Kelme. Erik Zabel has punctured but the team continues, now down to seven riders. Kelme continue to impress and are 20 seconds ahead of Rabobank at the 45km time check. Deutsche Telekom have come through the 45km time check in second place, 20 seconds off the pace, but Kevin Livingston is struggling off the pace. Stuart O'Grady's Credit agricole team have recorded the fast est time over the first 19.5km.  The Deutsche Telekom team has disappointed
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Rabobank finish in a time of one minute 23 minutes and 19 seconds. That is the new time to beat. Lance Armstrong's US Postal team is 14 seconds behind at the first time check. Significantly, they are 22 seconds ahead of Jan Ullrich's Deutsche Telekom team at that point. Kelme, which lost five minutes on the time trial last year, have started very well and are just 11 seconds off the pace at the first time check.. Cofidis still have the time to beat as Big Mat come in one second behind at the finish. Lampre finish 3'02" seconds behind Cofidis. The Ag2R team finishes one minute and 57 seconds behind Cofidis. Stuart O'Grady's Credit Agricole team has just departed. Les Francaise des Jeux team have been forced to stop briefly with Jimmy Casper in trouble. The Telekom team is surprisingly off the pace - 36 seconds behind the mark set by Rabobank at the 19.5km time check. Euskatel have finished 1 minutes 50 seconds behind Cofidis. Rabobank is one minute ahead of anyone else at the 45km time check. ONCE depart wearing their normal yellow jerseys. Usually, they wear pink in the Tour so not as to clash with the overall leader. As the US Postal team gets set to depart, Cofidis finishes the course at one hour 24 minutes and 27 seconds. Big Mat has came through the 45km time check in 57 minutes 33 seconds, the quickest time so far. Bonjour have moved into the top five at the first time check. The CSC team's hopes have been hit by a puncture to Michael Blaudzun. Ag2r are one minute and eight seconds behind Cofidis at the second time check (45km). Euskatel is 44 seconds behind Cofidis at the second time check at 45km. The Deutsche Telekom of Jan Ullrich has just departed. CSC has recorded the second best time at the first time check. Rabobank's reputation as a top time trial team is confirmed as they come through the first time check 35 seconds quicker than anyone else. Cofidis have come through the second time check (45km) at 57.52 seconds.  Rabobank set the best early pace
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Jean Delatour recorded the third fastest time at the first time check. The Big Mat team has recorded the fastest time at the first time check, 25.02 minutes - 17 seconds ahead of Cofidis. Euskatel have recorded 25.29 minutes for the first 19.5km. Rabobank, favoured to do well, have just departed. At the first intermediate time check, Cofidis have covered the first 19.5km in 25 minutes and 19 seconds. The nine riders will not be helped by rainy and windy conditions. David Millar's Cofidis team are the first to depart. | |  |  | | LIVE WEBCASTS |
All the action as the Credit Agricole team win the team time trial, keeping Stuart O'Grady in the yellow jersey.
<B>BBC Sport Online brings all the action from the 67km (41.6-mile) team time trial from Verdun to Bar-Le-Duc as the Tour de France continues. </B> <P> <I>Latest finishers appear first. Scroll down for earlier finishers.</I> <P> <HR> <P> <B>Top five finishers</B> <P> <B><LI>1 Credit Agricole one hour 21 minutes 32 seconds <LI>2 ONCE at 31 seconds <LI>3 Festina at 48 seconds <LI>4 US Postal at 1'26'' <LI>5 Kelme at 1'38''</B> <P> <LI>Credit Agricole cause a major upset by winning the stage in a time of one hour 21 minutes and 32 seconds. <P> <LI>Festina have to settle for second place so far at the end of the stage 22 seconds behind ONCE with just one team to finish... <P> <LI>Credit Agricole have the best time at the 60km mark, which would extend Stuart O'Grady's spell in the yellow jersey. <P> <LI>ONCE move into the lead with a time of one hour 22 minutes and three seconds. <P> <LI>Despite the crash, Lance Armstrong's US Postal team moves into the lead after a very quick finish. They finished 12 seconds ahead of the Kelme team. <P> <LI>Bobby Julich of the Credit Agricole team has punctured. <P> <LI>Kelme belie their reputation as climbers by moving into the lead at the end of the stage, 19 seconds ahead of Rabobank.. <P> <LI>Both Credit Agricole and ONCE, the two leading teams on the road, are down to seven riders. <P> <LI>Leader Stuart O'Grady's Credit Agricole team now lead at the 45km mark. <P> <LI>Deutsche Telekom fail to take the lead at the end of the stage, finishing three seconds behind Rabobank. <P> <LI>High drama for the US Postal team as Robert Heras crashes to the ground after touching the wheel of a colleague. <P> <LI>ONCE move into the lead at the second time check four seconds ahead of US Postal. <P> <LI>The US Postal team are coming to the fore and come through the second time check at 45km 17 seconds ahead of second-placed Kelme. <P> <LI>Erik Zabel has punctured but the team continues, now down to seven riders. <P> <LI>Kelme continue to impress and are 20 seconds ahead of Rabobank at the 45km time check. <P> <LI>Deutsche Telekom have come through the 45km time check in second place, 20 seconds off the pace, but Kevin Livingston is struggling off the pace. <P> <LI>Stuart O'Grady's Credit agricole team have recorded the fast est time over the first 19.5km.<CPS:IMAGE ORDER="2"></CPS:IMAGE> <P> <LI>Rabobank finish in a time of one minute 23 minutes and 19 seconds. That is the new time to beat. <P> <LI>Lance Armstrong's US Postal team is 14 seconds behind at the first time check. Significantly, they are 22 seconds ahead of Jan Ullrich's Deutsche Telekom team at that point. <P> <LI>Kelme, which lost five minutes on the time trial last year, have started very well and are just 11 seconds off the pace at the first time check.. <P> <LI>Cofidis still have the time to beat as Big Mat come in one second behind at the finish. <P> <LI>Lampre finish 3'02" seconds behind Cofidis. <P> <LI>The Ag2R team finishes one minute and 57 seconds behind Cofidis. <P> <LI>Stuart O'Grady's Credit Agricole team has just departed. <P> <LI>Les Francaise des Jeux team have been forced to stop briefly with Jimmy Casper in trouble. <P> <LI>The Telekom team is surprisingly off the pace - 36 seconds behind the mark set by Rabobank at the 19.5km time check. <P> <LI>Euskatel have finished 1 minutes 50 seconds behind Cofidis. <P> <LI>Rabobank is one minute ahead of anyone else at the 45km time check. <P> <LI>ONCE depart wearing their normal yellow jerseys. Usually, they wear pink in the Tour so not as to clash with the overall leader. <P> <LI>As the US Postal team gets set to depart, Cofidis finishes the course at one hour 24 minutes and 27 seconds. <P> <LI>Big Mat has came through the 45km time check in 57 minutes 33 seconds, the quickest time so far. <P> <LI>Bonjour have moved into the top five at the first time check. <P> <LI>The CSC team's hopes have been hit by a puncture to Michael Blaudzun. <P> <LI>Ag2r are one minute and eight seconds behind Cofidis at the second time check (45km). <P> <LI>Euskatel is 44 seconds behind Cofidis at the second time check at 45km. <P> <LI>The Deutsche Telekom of Jan Ullrich has just departed. <P> <LI>CSC has recorded the second best time at the first time check. <P> <LI>Rabobank's reputation as a top time trial team is confirmed as they come through the first time check 35 seconds quicker than anyone else. <P> <LI>Cofidis have come through the second time check (45km) at 57.52 seconds. <P><CPS:IMAGE ORDER="3"></CPS:IMAGE> <LI>Jean Delatour recorded the third fastest time at the first time check. <P> <LI>The Big Mat team has recorded the fastest time at the first time check, 25.02 minutes - 17 seconds ahead of Cofidis. <P> <LI>Euskatel have recorded 25.29 minutes for the first 19.5km. <P> <LI>Rabobank, favoured to do well, have just departed. <P> <LI>At the first intermediate time check, Cofidis have covered the first 19.5km in 25 minutes and 19 seconds. <P> <LI>The nine riders will not be helped by rainy and windy conditions. <P> <LI>David Millar's Cofidis team are the first to depart. <P> Official David Millar site |
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