The peloton moves away at the start of the 11th stage between Narbonne and Toulouse

A crash brings down Belgium's Rik Verbrugghe soon after the stage begins as the peloton stays bunched together

Overall leader Lance Armstrong stays with the pack as the stage takes them past the old medieval town of Carcassonne

Carcassonne provides a stunning backdrop as the riders look to catch a breakaway of eight riders who hit the front early

Armstrong has a quick snack as he heads the peloton's chase to catch the breakaway riders

Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha hits the front of the leading group and quickly opens up a gap ahead of the other riders

Armstrong is closley shadowed by Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov, one of his main challengers for the yellow jersey

Nobody is able to catch Flecha as he races away to claim victory by just four seconds

Flecha of the iBanesto.com team shows his delight at winning a stage in his first ever Tour

Armstrong is joined on the podium by movie legend Arnold Schwarzenegger as he retains his 21-second lead over Vinokourov

Meanwhile Australian Baden Cooke retains the green sprinters jersey...

..And Frenchman Richard Virenque protects his 'King of the Mountains' polka dot jersey