1.
SV No. 17 POULIDOR (FRANCE) AWAY.
0.06

2.
MV No. 50 VELLY (FRANCE) AWAY.
0.04

3.
MV No. 69 MAHE (FRANCE) AWAY.
0.17

4.
CU No. 1 ANQUETIL (FRANCE).
0.22

5.
MV STARTER.
0.24

6.
CV No. 1 AWAY.
0.28

7.
PAN No. 1.
0.38

8.
CU No. 1 PASSING.
0.46

9.
SV No. 1 PASSING No. 23 A DESMET (BELGIUM).
0.55

10.
MV TIMEKEEPER.
0.56

11.
MV No. 17 POULIDOR (FRANCE)
1.00

12.
CU No. 17
1.05

13.
MV No. 17 PEREZ-FRANCES (SPAIN)
1.11

14.
CU No. 77
1.15

15.
MV No. 88 VAN LOOY (BELGIUM).
1.22

16.
MV No. 89 TONGERLOO (BELGIUM).
1.27

17.
MV No. 61 ANGLADE (FRANCE).
1.34

18.
MV No. 3 ELLIOTT (IRELAND).
0.39

19.
GV CROWD.
1.49

20.
SLV No. 1 COMING IN.
1.49

21.
CU No. 1 ARRIVES.
1.54



Initials JNT/S/JF/LW


SPORT: CYCLING

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Background: FRANCE'S JACQUES ANQUETIL, BIDDING TO BE THE FIRST MAN TO WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE FOUR TIMES JUMPED TODAY (FRIDAY) FROM TWENTY-FOURTH TO SEVENTH PLACE DURING THE SIXTH STAGE OF THE 2,500 MILE (4,100 KMS) CYCLE RACE.

ANQUETIL ALMOST DECIDED TO MISS THIS YEARS TOUR BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH BUT HE SHOWED HE IS AGAIN ONE OF THE RACE FAVOURITES BY W INNING THE 15 MILE (24.5 KM) INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL, WHICH COMPRISED THE SECOND HALF OF TODAY'S STAGE.

THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP - AND THE YELLOW JERSEY THAT GOES WITH IT - CHANGED TODAY.IRISHMAN SHAY ELLIOT, WHO HAD LED SINCE THE THIRD STAGE, SLIPPED BACK TO THIRD POSITION AND GILBERT DESMET 1 OF BELGIUM TOOK OVER AS LEADER.THE RACE ENDS IN PARIS ON JULY 14.

PLACINGS IN THE HALF STAGE TIME TRIAL WERE - 1.JACQUES A QUETIL (FRANCE); 2.RAYMOND POULIDOR (FRANCE); 3.GILBERT DESMET 1 (BELGIUM)
THE PLACINGS IN THE OVERALL CLASSIFICATION WERE:
1.GILBERT DESMET 1 (BELGIUM); 2.HENRI ANGLADE (FRANCE) AND 3.ELLIOTT (IRELAND).