After 13 stages, the 2011 Tour de France is still topped by Thomas Voeckler, who gained the yellow jersey over the weekend when the mountain stages entered the race. Voeckler finished with the peloton in Stage 13’s route from Pau to Lourdes, France. However, he still holds a 1:49 lead over Frank Schleck with the race holding one more mountain stage in the Pyrenees on Saturday.
2011 Tour de France Standings Update, Stage 13
The top American cyclist is Tom Danielson of Team Garmin-Cervelo, currently in a tie for ninth place (+4:35) with Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma-Lotto. Thor Hushovd, Danielson’s teammate, captured the Stage 13 victory, an unlikely victory and his first since the start of the mountain stages. Hushovd wore the maillot jaune Stages 2-9, but the sprinter lost ground since last weekend. The Norwegian is now No. 48 in the general classification and nearly 30 minutes behind Voeckler.
The green jersey for the points leader is still with Mark Cavendish (264 points), though Jose Joaquin Rojas (251) and Philippe Gilbert (240) are still hanging in there.
The current top 10 leaderboard for the general classification:
| Standing | Rider | Rider number bib | Team | Time | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  VOECKLER Thomas | 181 | TEAM EUROPCAR | 55h 49' 57" | |
| 2. |  SCHLECK Frank | 18 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 55h 51' 46" | + 01' 49" |
| 3. |  EVANS Cadel | 141 | BMC RACING TEAM | 55h 52' 03" | + 02' 06" |
| 4. | SCHLECK Andy | 11 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 55h 52' 14" | + 02' 17" |
| 5. |  BASSO Ivan | 91 | LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE | 55h 53' 13" | + 03' 16" |
| 6. | CUNEGO Damiano | 161 | LAMPRE - ISD | 55h 53' 19" | + 03' 22" |
| 7. |  CONTADOR Alberto | 1 | SAXO BANK SUNGARD | 55h 53' 57" | + 04' 00" |
| 8. | SANCHEZ Samuel | 21 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 55h 54' 08" | + 04' 11" |
| 9. |  GILBERT Philippe | 32 | OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO | 55h 54' 32" | + 04' 35" |
| 10. |  DANIELSON Tom | 52 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 55h 54' 32" | + 04' 35" |
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