Tour de France 2006 Stage 7 - Saint Gregoire to Rennes

Today's Tour de France route begins in Sainte-Gregoire, a village of about 8,000 people that features 170 acres of parks and serves as a training ground for kayakers. The day's racing ends in one of France's loveliest cities, Rennes. The capital of Brittany, this vibrant and attractive city worth a visit to see the medieval-style timber-framed buildings alone.

For more on the area, see the Brittany Picture Gallery, which features a photo of timbered facades in Rennes. Also plan a trip to the region with the Brittany Travel Guide and Trip Planner. See a map of train and road travel distances, which features Rennes.

Today's results:

Sergiy Honchar, a Ukranian T-Mobile rider, has won his first stage of the Tour de France and become the first man from his nation to lead the race. He will wear the yellow jersey.

The top five in stage seven is:

1. HONCHAR (UKR, TMO) 52.0km in 1h01’43"600 (50.6km/h)
2. LANDIS (USA, PHO) at1’01"
3. LANG (GER, GST) at 1’04"
4. ROGERS (AUS, TMO) at 1’24"
5. LARSSON (SWE, FDJ) at 1’33"

For more on the Tour de France, see my main Tour de France 2006 page.