Source: CCTV.com

07-10-2007 10:29

Gert Steegmans has held off fellow-Belgian Tom Boonen to win the second stage of the Tour de France. And, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara still wears the yellow jersey,despite being one of the many competitors involved in a crash.

It was a wet one on Monday, chaos ensued on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Ghent, within three kilometres of the finish line.

A crash towards the front of the pack decimated the field.

Because the domino effect occurred within 1.8 miles of the finish line, all riders in the main pack were awarded the same time as the stage winner. These are course rules.