Arvesen breaks duck, but ready to fly for CSC

FOIX, France (AFP) — CSC's Kurt-Asle Arvesen is digesting his maiden stage win on the Tour de France as quickly as he can. After all, he knows he has plenty of work ahead to keep him occupied this week.

Arvesen did justice to the red, white and blue shirt of the Norwegian champion's jersey he was wearing here on Wednesday by winning the 11th stage of the race by the slimmest of margins.

The 33-year-old beat Swiss Martin Elmiger and Alessandro Ballan of Italy to the finish line of the 167.5km from Lannemezan to here to hand his ambitious CSC team their first win of this year's edition.

"I've won two stages at the Giro d'Italia and the under-23 world championships, but this is the biggest win of my career," said Arvesen, the national road race champion.

Arvesen admitted though ...