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2010 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10

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A physical map of France, with the route of the Tour drawn over it in red lines. — Overview of the stages, showing the path from one host town to the next.

The 2010 Tour de France begins on 3 July in Rotterdam in the Netherlands with a prologue time trial, and stage 10 occurs on 14 July, with a medium mountain stage in Gap.

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[[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	alt=A yellow jersey]]
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[[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	alt=A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]

Prologue

3 July 2010 — Rotterdam (Netherlands), 8.9 km (individual time trial)

This time trial was short and nearly totally flat, with two very small rises in elevation (the first for the crossing of the Erasmus Bridge) occurring in the first half of the course.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Prologue result and general classification after prologue

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]	10' 00"
2	Tony Martin [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 10"
3	David Millar		+ 20"
DSQ	Lance Armstrong [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 22"
4	Geraint Thomas		+ 23"
5	Alberto Contador		+ 27"
6	Tyler Farrar		+ 28"
7	Levi Leipheimer [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 28"
8	Edvald Boasson Hagen		+ 32"
9	Linus Gerdemann		+ 35"

Stage 1

4 July 2010 — Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Brussels (Belgium), 223.5 km

This stage is flat, winding through the islands of Zeeland before heading south into Belgium before the finish in the nation's capital.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Alessandro Petacchi	5h 09' 38"
2	Mark Renshaw	s.t.
3	Thor Hushovd	s.t.
4	Robbie McEwen	s.t.
5	Mathieu Ladagnous	s.t.
6	Daniel Oss	+ 2"
7	José Joaquín Rojas	+ 2"
8	Christian Knees	+ 2"
9	Rubén Pérez	+ 2"
10	Jürgen Roelandts	+ 2"

|| |General classification after stage 1

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]]		5h 19' 38"
2	Tony Martin [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 10"
3	David Millar		+ 20"
4	Lance Armstrong [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 22"
5	Geraint Thomas		+ 23"
6	Alberto Contador		+ 27"
7	Tyler Farrar		+ 28"
8	Levi Leipheimer [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 28"
9	Edvald Boasson Hagen		+ 32"
10	Linus Gerdemann		+ 35"

Stage 2

5 July 2010 — Brussels (Belgium) to Spa (Belgium), 201 km

There are six categorized climbs in this stage, three each in the third and fourth categories. The finish comes off the descent of the Rosier Pass, visited 12 km before the conclusion of the stage.{{cite web |url-status = dead This was his second career Tour de France stage victory, and along with the stage win he became the overall leader and the leader of the points classification.{{cite web

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel	4h 40' 48"
2	Maxime Bouet	+ 3' 56"
3	Fabian Wegmann	+ 3' 56"
4	Robbie McEwen	+ 3' 56"
5	Christian Knees	+ 3' 56"
6	Jürgen Roelandts	+ 3' 56"
7	Thor Hushovd	+ 3' 56"
8	Linus Gerdemann	+ 3' 56"
9	Mathieu Ladagnous	+ 3' 56"
10	Bernhard Eisel	+ 3' 56"

|| |General classification after stage 2

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]] [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]] [[File:Jersey red number.svg	20px	A jersey with a white rider number on a red background]]	10h 01' 25"
2	Fabian Cancellara		+ 2' 57"
3	Tony Martin [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 3' 07"
4	David Millar		+ 3' 17"
5	Lance Armstrong		+ 3' 19"
6	Geraint Thomas		+ 3' 20"
7	Alberto Contador		+ 3' 24"
8	Levi Leipheimer		+ 3' 25"
9	Edvald Boasson Hagen		+ 3' 29"
10	Linus Gerdemann		+ 3' 32"

Stage 3

6 July 2010 – Wanze (Belgium) to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 213 km

This is a difficult stage, incorporating 13 km of cobblestones in seven cobbled sectors over the last 77.5 km. The race entered France for the first time midway through the cobbled sections, where Damiano Cunego, David Zabriskie, and a few other riders were caught in a small pileup.{{cite web |url-status = dead

As Cancellara, Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck, and Thor Hushovd sped away, the rest of the field was trying to pick their way around the pileup. This created some distance between the GC hopefuls, such as Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong. Initially Contador was knocked off of his bike. As the whole field made its way past the wreckage there were now two pelotons. Armstrong was initially in the first bunch of riders, but dropped off the back after needing a front wheel change. Contador fought back to the first main field, which was further up the road than the second peloton. Armstrong charged back, only to join the second peloton, and ultimately lost two minutes of time to the winners, and one minute to Contador. Ryder Hesjedal was caught by the chase group, led by Cancellara, with 6.7 km to go in the stage. The group made its way to the line where Thor Hushovd won the stage, also taking the lead in the points classification. Cancellara took the overall lead back from Sylvain Chavanel. Over a minute later Alexander Vinokourov led the second group over the line, with Contador coming in a few seconds later due to a flat tyre. Two minutes after Hushovd crossed the line, the group containing Armstrong crossed the line.{{cite web

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Thor Hushovd	4h 49' 38"
2	Geraint Thomas	s.t.
3	Cadel Evans	s.t.
4	Ryder Hesjedal	s.t.
5	Andy Schleck	s.t.
6	Fabian Cancellara	s.t.
7	Johan Vansummeren	+ 53"
8	Bradley Wiggins	+ 53"
9	Jurgen Van den Broeck	+ 53"
10	Alexander Vinokourov	+ 53"

|| |General classification after stage 3

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]	14h 54' 00"
2	Geraint Thomas [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 23"
3	Cadel Evans		+ 39"
4	Ryder Hesjedal [[File:Jersey red number.svg	20px	A jersey with a white rider number on a red background]]		+ 46"
5	Sylvain Chavanel		+ 1' 01"
6	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 1' 09"
7	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]		+ 1' 19"
8	Alexander Vinokourov		+ 1' 31"
9	Alberto Contador		+ 1' 40"
10	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 1' 42"

Stage 4

7 July 2010 — Cambrai to Reims, 153.5 km

This stage is short and mostly flat, undulating gently for its duration and incorporating one fourth-category climb.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alessandro Petacchi		3h 34' 55"
2	Julian Dean		s.t.
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen		s.t.
4	Robbie McEwen		s.t.
5	Robert Hunter		s.t.
6	Sébastien Turgot		s.t.
7	José Joaquín Rojas		s.t.
8	Daniel Oss		s.t.
9	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]	s.t.
10	Óscar Freire		s.t.

|| |General classification after stage 4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]	18h 28' 55"
2	Geraint Thomas [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 23"
3	Cadel Evans		+ 39"
4	Ryder Hesjedal		+ 46"
5	Sylvain Chavanel		+ 1' 01"
6	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 1' 09"
7	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]		+ 1' 19"
8	Alexander Vinokourov		+ 1' 31"
9	Alberto Contador		+ 1' 40"
10	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 1' 42"

Stage 5

8 July 2010 — Épernay to Montargis, 187.5 km

This is another flat stage, with two fourth-category climbs occurring early on.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish		4h 30' 50"
2	Gerald Ciolek		s.t.
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen		s.t.
4	José Joaquín Rojas		s.t.
5	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]	s.t.
6	Sébastien Turgot		s.t.
7	Robbie McEwen		s.t.
8	Alessandro Petacchi		s.t.
9	Lloyd Mondory		s.t.
10	Tyler Farrar		s.t.

|| |General classification after stage 5

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]	22h 59' 45"
2	Geraint Thomas [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 23"
3	Cadel Evans		+ 39"
4	Ryder Hesjedal		+ 46"
5	Sylvain Chavanel		+ 1' 01"
6	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 1' 09"
7	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]		+ 1' 19"
8	Alexander Vinokourov		+ 1' 31"
9	Alberto Contador		+ 1' 40"
10	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 1' 42"

Stage 6

9 July 2010 — Montargis to Gueugnon, 227.5 km

This stage is also classified flat, though it contains a bit more climbing than the previous stages. There are four fourth-category climbs on the course, and other less steep uncategorized rises.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish		5h 37' 42"
2	Tyler Farrar		s.t.
3	Alessandro Petacchi		s.t.
4	Robbie McEwen		s.t.
5	Gerald Ciolek		s.t.
6	Sébastien Turgot		s.t.
7	José Joaquín Rojas		s.t.
8	Edvald Boasson Hagen		s.t.
9	Robert Hunter		s.t.
10	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]	s.t.

|| |General classification after stage 6

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]	28h 37' 30"
2	Geraint Thomas [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 20"
3	Cadel Evans		+ 39"
4	Ryder Hesjedal		+ 46"
5	Sylvain Chavanel		+ 1' 01"
6	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 1' 09"
7	Thor Hushovd [[File:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]		+ 1' 16"
8	Alexander Vinokourov		+ 1' 31"
9	Alberto Contador		+ 1' 40"
10	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 1' 42"

Stage 7

10 July 2010 — Tournus to Station des Rousses, 165.5 km

The Tour's first stage in the mountains has six climbs in the Jura, three in the second category, two in the third, and one in the fourth. The two most difficult climbs are the last two, the Col de la Croix de la Serra and the Lamoura, both second-category climbs reaching over 1000 m in elevation. 4 km of flat racing follow the Lamoura climb before the stage finish.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel		4h 22' 52"
2	Rafael Valls		+ 57"
3	Juan Manuel Gárate		+ 1' 27"
4	Thomas Voeckler		+ 1' 40"
5	Mathieu Perget [[File:Jersey red number.svg	20px	A jersey with a white rider number on a red background]]	+ 1' 40"
6	Daniel Moreno		+ 1' 40"
7	Pierrick Fédrigo		+ 1' 47"
8	Ryder Hesjedal		+ 1' 47"
9	Rubén Plaza		+ 1' 47"
10	Eros Capecchi		+ 1' 47"

|| |General classification after stage 7

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]]		33h 01' 23"
2	Cadel Evans		+ 1' 25"
3	Ryder Hesjedal		+ 1' 32"
4	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 1' 55"
5	Alexander Vinokourov [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 2' 17"
6	Alberto Contador [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 2' 26"
7	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 2' 28"
8	Nicolas Roche		+ 2' 28"
9	Johan Vansummeren		+ 2' 33"
10	Denis Menchov		+ 2' 35"

Stage 8

11 July 2010 — Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz, 189 km

Stage 8 was the Tour's first taste of the Alps. Starting at the previous day's concluding town of Station des Rousses, the stage incorporated two Category 1 climbs: the Col de la Ramaz which crested with 35 km left to race and the summit finish at Morzine-Avoriaz. As the stage wore on, groups began form off the back of the peloton. set a blistering pace on the ascent of the Les Gets, this caused a group of elite riders to form a trailing group. Soon Lance Armstrong, after crashing twice in the stage, dropped off the back of the peloton. Once word reached they took control of the lead elite group, whipping up the pace. This group contained Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, and about 30 others. Once the group reached the flamme rouge, attacks began, aiming at the stage win. Andy Schleck attacked, with Samuel Sánchez trailing him. Schleck out-sprinted Sánchez at the finish for his first Tour stage win. Cadel Evans took the yellow jersey gaining from Sylvain Chavanel.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]	4h 54' 11"
2	Samuel Sánchez		s.t.
3	Robert Gesink		+ 10"
4	Roman Kreuziger		+ 10"
5	Alberto Contador [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]	+ 10"
6	Cadel Evans		+ 10"
7	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 10"
8	Levi Leipheimer		+ 10"
9	Ivan Basso		+ 10"
10	Denis Menchov		+ 10"

|| |General classification after stage 8

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Cadel Evans [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]]		37h 57' 09"
2	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		+ 20"
3	Alberto Contador		+ 1' 01"
4	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 1' 03"
5	Denis Menchov [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 1' 10"
6	Ryder Hesjedal		+ 1' 11"
7	Roman Kreuziger		+ 1' 45"
8	Levi Leipheimer		+ 2' 14"
9	Samuel Sánchez		+ 2' 15"
10	Michael Rogers		+ 2' 31"

Stage 9

13 July 2010 — Morzine-Avoriaz to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 204.5 km

After the first rest day, at Morzine-Avoriaz, |url-status=dead the next Alpine stage contains one of this Tour's hardest climbs, the hors catégorie Col de la Madeleine. The Col de la Colombière and the Col des Saisies, both first-category, are visited earlier in the stage, and the finish line comes after the descent from the Madeleine and a short flat section.{{cite web |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sandy Casar		5h 38' 10"
2	Luis León Sánchez		s.t.
3	Damiano Cunego		s.t.
4	Christophe Moreau		+ 2"
5	Anthony Charteau		+ 2"
6	Alberto Contador		+ 2"
7	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]	+ 2"
8	Samuel Sánchez		+ 52"
9	Joaquim Rodríguez		+ 2' 07"
10	Levi Leipheimer		+ 2' 07"

|| |General classification after stage 9

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]		43h 35' 41"
2	Alberto Contador		+ 41"
3	Samuel Sánchez		+ 2' 45"
4	Denis Menchov		+ 2' 58"
5	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 3' 31"
6	Levi Leipheimer		+ 3' 59"
7	Robert Gesink		+ 4' 22"
8	Luis León Sánchez [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]] [[File:Jersey red number.svg	20px	A jersey with a white rider number on a red background]]		+ 4' 41"
9	Joaquim Rodríguez		+ 5' 08"
10	Ivan Basso		+ 5' 09"

Stage 10

14 July 2010 — Chambéry to Gap, 179 km

The Bastille Day stage gives a last taste of the Alps for the 2010 Tour. There are three categorized climbs on course, starting with first-category Côte de Laffrey, and finishing with the second-category Col du Noyer; the tallest of them all. The finish into Gap is on a descent, from the Noyer and then from an uncategorized hill.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status = dead

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Paulinho		5h 10' 56"
2	Vasil Kiryienka [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]	s.t.
3	Dries Devenyns		+ 1' 29"
4	Pierre Rolland		+ 1' 29"
5	Mario Aerts		+ 1' 33"
6	Maxime Bouet		+ 3' 20"
7	Nicolas Roche		+ 12' 58"
8	Rémi Pauriol		+ 13' 57"
9	Mark Cavendish		+ 14' 19"
10	Alessandro Petacchi		+ 14' 19"

|| |General classification after stage 10

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andy Schleck [[File:Jersey yellow.svg	20px	link=General classification in the Tour de France	alt=A yellow jersey.]] [[File:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]	49h 00' 56"
2	Alberto Contador		+ 41"
3	Samuel Sánchez		+ 2' 45"
4	Denis Menchov		+ 2' 58"
5	Jurgen Van den Broeck		+ 3' 31"
6	Levi Leipheimer		+ 3' 59"
7	Robert Gesink		+ 4' 22"
8	Luis León Sánchez [[File:Jersey yellow number.svg	20px	A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background]]		+ 4' 41"
9	Joaquim Rodríguez		+ 5' 08"
10	Ivan Basso		+ 5' 09"

References

Jerseys appearing in the table on the left of the page indicate those worn by the cyclist during the particular stage, while those appearing in the table on the right of the page indicate those awarded to the cyclist after the stage.
Fotheringham, William. (2010-07-11). "Tour de France 2010: Lance Armstrong enters purgatory on Tour too far". The Guardian.

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