With no rider in contention for the general classification for either Team RadioShack or Caisse d'Epargne, both teams are now in mortal combat for the team classification. The team classification is tallied a bit differently than the GC riders when counting cumulative time. Instead of taking the the times of the top three riders on the overall standings, the time for the team contest is counted by the finishing times of the top three finishers per team on each stage, then totaled cumulatively. This is why team tactics dictate looking to get into breakaways, but not necessarily winning stages.
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