Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) successfully defended his yellow jersey on day two of the Tour de France, and admitted later that the searing heat had proved a bigger challenge than the four-man break that dominated the stage, before being reeled in with 10km remaining. “It was fast at the start, fast up the first climb, and fast all day,” said the Swiss, a commanding winner of Saturday’s stage one time trial. “There was great work from my team, who were focused on [defending] …

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Cancellara survives the heat to stay in yellow