2010 Tour de France

The 97th edition of the Tour de France took place from 3 to 25 July. The winner was Andy Schleck, because Alberto Contador was disqualified.

Stages 

The Prologue is held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. After Amsterdam in 1954, Scheveningen in 1973, Leiden in 1978 and s'Hertogenbosch in 1996, Rotterdam is the fifth city in the Netherlands to have hosted the start of the Tour de France.

Classification leadership

Current classification

As of 10 July, 2010

General Classification

Points Classification

Mountains Classification

Best Young Riders' Classification

Team Classification

List of paticipants 

As of 1st July.

Race Rules

Prices

During this Tour de France, 3,27 million € are distributed. At the start, each team receives 51 243 €. In return, each team presents in the arrival with at least seven riders obtained a prime of 1 600 € per rider present.

Rules

 Helmets are obligatory for all stages.

Yellow Jersey

It rewards the overall leader, adding the times achieved on each step. In case of equal time in the general classification, the hundredths of a second recorded by the timekeepers at the time trial "individual" are reintroduced into the total time to separate athletes and decide the attribution of the Yellow jersey.

Points Classification

The points classification is based on the following scale :
 Arrival on a flat stage : 35, 30, 26, 24, 22, 20, 19, ... 1 point for the 25th ranked rider. 
 Arrivals on a medium mountain stage: 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15, ... 1 point for the 20th ranked rider. 
 Arrival on a mountain stage : 20, 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 9, ... 1 point for the 15th ranked rider.
 Arrivals on an individual time-trial: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point to the first 10 finishers. 
 Sprints (two or three by stage): 6, 4 and 2 points in the first 3.

Mountain Classification

The classification of the mountain is based on the following scale :
 Climb off-categorized :  20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for the first 10 finishers.
 Climb of 1 category : 15, 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for top 8 finishers.
 Climb of 2 category : 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for the first 6 riders. 
 Climb of 3 category : 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 4 finishers. 
 Climb of 4 category : 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 3 finishers. 
Points awarded in the climb off-categorized, 1 and 2 categories are doubled when it's the last mountain pass of the stage.

Best Young Rider Classification

The classification is reserved for young riders born in 1985 or later. The first of them in the general classification is declared leader of the best young rider.

Team classification

The general team classification is established by adding the three best individual times from each team in all stages. After the last stage, the team credited with the shortest time is declared the winner of the team standings.

Combativity award

The combativity award reward the rider who was the most generous in the effort and showing the best sportsmanship in the stage. After the last stage a Super Competitor is designated by members of the Jury of the Tour de France.

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