Thomas Voeckler stuck out his tongue in his trademark way, determined to give the thousands of fans lining up the roads something to cheer about on a rather dull stage at the Tour de France. The race did not really get going until Voeckler joined another French rider, Armindo Fonseca, in a long breakaway. ''Fortunately Voeckler made the stage explode,'' said Julian Alaphilippe, who is second overall, eight seconds behind race leader Peter Sagan. More...