BEIJING, July 17 -- Norway's Kurt-Asle Arvesen gave the CSC team its first stage victory on this year's Tour de France when he prevailed at the end of a 167.5-kilometer ride from Lannemezan to Foix Wednesday. Australia's Cadel Evans of the Silence-Lotto team retained the overall leader's yellow jersey when he finished safe in the bunch almost 15 minutes behind.

"I was still suffering from my crash but it is going better every day," said Evans, who still leads Luxembourg's Frank Schleck by one second in the overall standings.

Evans crashed midway through the ninth stage, sustaining cuts and bruises on his left side.

Kurt-Asle Arvesen of Norway reacts as he crosses the finish line in Foix to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France Wednesday. It was Team CSC's first stage victory at this year's Tour

Yesterday's 11th stage started without Barloworld's Moises Duenas Nevado who was kicked out of the race by his team when it was revealed that he had become the second Spaniard to test positive for the blood-boosting erythopoietin (EPO) on the Tour.

The first Spanish casualty was Liquigas's Manuel Beltran who was thrown out of the race last Friday.

Arvesen was one of 12 riders in a group that broke away after 35 km on Wednesday.

France's Amael Moinard tried his luck solo in the ascent of the category-one Col de Portel and led his fellow breakaways by 90 seconds but could not hold on.

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