KEY POINTS:
New Zealand's Julian Dean was 100th and 66th in the last two stages of the Tour de France cycling race, and is currently 106th in the general classification.
Dean, riding for Credit Agricole, who are 12th in the team standings, was 100th in today's 236.5km stage three from Waregem (Belgium) to Compiegne (France), with Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara (CSC) winning in six hours 36 minutes 15 seconds.
He was 66th in yesterday's 168.5km stage two from Dunkirk (France) to Ghent (Belgium) after finishing 12th in the opening stage (203km).
Cancellara leads the standings, 1min 21sec ahead of Dean.
- NZPA