Bernucci rides his luck

ITALY’S Lorenzo Bernucci avoided a mass pile-up in the final kilometre to win stage six of the Tour de France.

The Fassa Bortolo rider finished 0.03 seconds ahead of T-Mobile’s Alexandre Vinokourov, who climbed to third in the general classification.

Lance Armstrong still leads the overall standings after also avoiding the big crash on a sharp right-handed corner.