Cycling: Belgium's Tom Boonen won stage six of the Tour de France after Bradley Wiggins marked the 40th anniversary of the death of the great Tom Simpson with a lengthy solo break.
Simpson, first British cyclist to wear the yellow jersey and the first British winner of the World Championships, died from heat exhaustion 40 years ago to the day while riding in the 1967 Tour.
Wiggins launched his breakaway after just two kilometres and held a maximum advantage of 17 minutes 30 seconds in a lead which lasted until seven kilometres from the end when he was caught by the peloton.
The race ended in a sprint finish which Boonen won, coming through on the outside to edge ahead of Oscar Freire.
Freire was runner-up for the second time in two days, with Erik Zabel third, while Fabian Cancellara and Sylvain Chavanel held onto the yellow and polka-dot jerseys respectively.
