▁start ▁of ▁stage ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁An ▁eight - man ▁break away ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁ 3   km ▁mark , ▁and ▁it ▁got ▁away ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁feed ing ▁station , ▁Her vé ▁Du clos - L ass alle ▁crash ed ▁and ▁sust ained ▁a ▁broken ▁left ▁w rist , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁r ider ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Tour . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁ 3 0   km ▁to ▁go ▁mark , ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁break , ▁L ilian ▁J eg ou ▁and ▁David ▁de ▁la ▁Fu ente ▁got ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁six ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁series ▁of ▁attacks ▁and ▁counter - att acks . ▁The ▁pel ot on , ▁pac ed ▁by ▁Sil ence - L otto , ▁increased ▁pace ▁when ▁the ▁other ▁six ▁rejo ined ▁them , ▁and ▁J eg ou ▁and ▁de ▁la ▁Fu ente ▁were ▁caught ▁at ▁around ▁the ▁ 7   km ▁to ▁go ▁mark . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁split ▁into ▁several ▁groups ▁for ▁the ▁run ▁in ▁toward ▁the ▁finish , ▁won ▁by ▁Ale j andro ▁Val ver de . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁pre - race ▁favour ites , ▁Maur icio ▁Sol er , ▁fell ▁with ▁ 2 0   km ▁remaining ▁and ▁lost ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 1 ▁result ▁and ▁general ▁classification ▁after ▁stage ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 2 ▁▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁Aur ay ▁to ▁Saint -