““I will fight, of course, but I mustn’t be dishonest,’’ Voeckler said after yesterday’s flat Stage 15, won by British sprint star Mark Cavendish. “I consider that I have zero percent chance of winning the Tour de France.’’”

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“Voeckler expects to give up the yellow jersey before the race ends Sunday in Paris.

“I kept it by a handful of seconds, but that shows that I’ve hit my ceiling,’’ he said.”