A French motorcycle gendarme is parked in front of a young fan ahead of Friday's 159km stage from Brioude to Aurillac Belgian fans fly the flag as they wait on the roadside for the peloton to fly past near the start of a testing day in the saddle for the riders Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen is in the overall leader's prized yellow jersey as the Tour nears the end of its first week on the roads of France Kirchen and Alejandro Valverde lead the field through the country under cloudy skies as the race heads to Aurillac The bulk of the field pursue a breakaway group of riders in the picturesque surroundings of central France Britain's David Millar calls for assistance after suffering a puncture when part of the breakaway group The riders climb the misty summit of Pas de Peyrol with groups of hardy spectators gathered to witness the spectacle Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez secures the stage win after breaking with five kilometres to go with assistance from team-mate Oscar Pereiro Spain's David De La Fuente claims the polka dot jersey as best climber from France's Sylvain Chavanel Team Columbia's Kirchen retains the leader's yellow jersey and is six seconds ahead of Australia's Cadel Evans
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