Australia's Robbie McEwen rides in the peloton as the 168km stage from Lamballe to Quimper gets underway

Frenchman Christophe Moreau of the Credit Agricole team makes an early breakaway from the pack

French rider Sylvain Calzati pauses to consult Tour de France doctor Gerard Porte

Yellow jersey holder Thomas Voeckler takes on water and is content to stay amongst the pack early on

Stage one winner Jaan Kirsipuu of Estonia struggles on the climb at Cote de Saint-Mayeux

Germany's Ronny Scholz has no such trouble and reaches the summit first ahead of Matteo Tosatto and Jakob Piil

Scholz is still ahead of Italy's Tosatto and Denmark's Piil as they surge up the first climb in Mur-de-Bretagne

The chasing pack catch the breakaway riders and Norway's Thor Hushovd wins a sprint finish to claim victory

Hushovd is delighted to claim his second stage win of Tour ahead of Kim Kirchen and Erik Zabel