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.

StageDateCourse Typekm WinnerGeneral classification LeaderPrologue3 July  Rotterdam (NED) - Rotterdam (NED) 22px  8 (TT) Fabian Cancellara   Fabian Cancellara1st stage4 July  Rotterdam (NED) – Brussels (BEL)22px 224  Alessandro Petacchi    Fabian Cancellara2nd stage5 JulyBrussels (BEL) – Spa (BEL) 22px 192  Sylvain Chavanel    Sylvain Chavanel3rd stage6 July Wanze (BEL) – Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut 22px207    Thor Hushovd    Fabien Cancellara4th stage 7 July Cambrai – Reims 22px150    Mark Cavendish    Fabien Cancellara5th stage8 July Épernay – Montargis 22px 185    Mark Cavendish    Fabien Cancellara6th stage9 July Montargis – Gueugnon 22px 225    Sylvain Chavanel   Sylvain Chavanel7th stage10 July Tournus – Station des Rousses Image:Mediummountainstage.svg161 8th stage 11 July Station des Rousses - Morzine-Avoriaz 22px 189  12 July 9th stage13 July  Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 22px 204 10th stage14 July Chambéry – Gap Image:Mediummountainstage.svg179 11th stage15 July Sisteron – Bourg-lès-Valence 22px 18012th stage16 July Bourg-de-Péage – Mende 22px 21013th stage17 July Rodez – Revel 22px19514th stage18 July Revel – Ax 3 Domaines 22px18415th stage19 July Pamiers – Bagnères-de-Luchon 22px 18716th stage20 July Bagnères-de-Luchon – Pau 22px19621 July 17th stage22 July Pau – Col du Tourmalet 22px 174 18th stage 23 July Salies-de-Béarn – Bordeaux 22px 190 19th stage24 July Bordeaux – Pauillac 22px51 (TT)20th stage25 July Longjumeau – Paris (Champs-Élysées) 22px101

 Classification leadership 
 Stage Winner General classification25px Points classification25px Mountains classification25px Best Young rider classification25px Team classification25px Combativity award25pxP Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara no award Tony Martin Team RadioShack no award1 Alessandro Petacchi  Maarten Wynants2 Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Jérôme Pineau Quick Step Sylvain Chavanel3 Thor Hushovd Fabian Cancellara Thor Hushovd Geraint Thomas Team Saxo Bank Ryder Hesjedal4 Alessandro Petacchi Dimitri Champion5 Mark Cavendish Iván Gutiérrez6 Mark Cavendish Mathieu Perget7 Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Andy Schleck Astana Jérôme Pineau8 Andy Schleck Cadel Evans Rabobank Mario Aerts9 Sandy Casar Andy Schleck Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Épargne Luis León Sánchez10 Sérgio Paulinho Jérôme Pineau Mario Aerts11 Mark Cavendish Alessandro Petacchi Stéphane Augé12 Joaquim Rodríguez Thor Hushovd Anthony Charteau Team RadioShack 13 Alexander Vinokourov Alessandro Petacchi Juan Antonio Flecha14 Christophe Riblon Caisse d'Épargne Christophe Riblon15 Thomas Voeckler Alberto Contador Team RadioShack Thomas Voeckler16 Pierrick Fédrigo Thor Hushovd Carlos Barredo17 Andy Schleck Alexandr Kolobnev18 Mark Cavendish Alessandro Petacchi Daniel Oss19 Fabian Cancellara no award20 Mark Cavendish Final ClassificationAlberto ContadorAlessandro PetacchiAnthony CharteauAndy SchleckTeam RadioShackSylvain Chavanel

Current classification

As of 10 July, 2010

 General Classification 
RiderTeamTime 1  20px|Chavanel was awarded the yellow jersey as general classification leader after this stage Quick Step 33h 01' 23" 2  BMC Racing Team + 1' 25" 3  Garmin-Transitions + 1' 32" 4  20px|Andy was awarded the white jersey as highest placed young rider after this stage Team Saxo Bank + 1' 55" 5  20px|Astana riders were awarded yellow numbers as team classification leaders after this stage Astana + 2' 17" 6  20px|Astana riders were awarded yellow numbers as team classification leaders after this stage Astana + 2' 26" 7  Omega Pharma-Lotto + 2' 28" 8  Ag2r-La Mondiale + 2' 28" 9  Garmin-Transitions + 2' 33" 10  Rabobank + 2' 35"

 Points Classification 
RiderTeamPoints  1  20px|Hushovd was awarded the green jersey as points classification leader after this stage Cervélo TestTeam 118 2  Lampre-Farnese Vini 114 3  Team Katusha 105 4  Caisse d'Épargne 92 5 Team HTC-Columbia 85 6  Team Sky 82 7  Bbox Bouygues Telecom 79 8  Team Sky 74 9  Team Milram 71 10  20px|Chavanel was awarded the yellow jersey as general classification leader after this stage Quick Step 69

 Mountains Classification 
RiderTeamPoints 1  20px|Pineau was awarded the polka dot jersey as mountains classification leader after this stage 20px|Pineau was awarded the red number as the most combative rider from the previous stage Quick Step 44 2  20px|Chavanel was awarded the yellow jersey as general classification leader after this stage Quick Step 36 3   Caisse d'Epargne 28 4  Bbox Bouygues Telecom 21 5  Euskaltel - Euskadi 20 6  Footon-Servetto-Fuji 18 7  Rabobank 16 8   Lampre-Farnese Vini 16 9  Omega Pharma-Lotto 12 10  Team Milram 11

Best Young Riders' Classification
RiderTeamTime1 20px|Martin was awarded the white jersey as highest placed young rider after this stageTeam HTC-Columbia 2Team Sky + 0′ 13″3Team Sky + 0′ 22″4Liquigas-Doimo + 0′ 28″5Liquigas-Doimo + 0′ 32″6Liquigas-Doimo + 0′ 33″7Caisse d'Épargne + 0′ 39″8Caisse d'Épargne + 0′ 39″9Team Saxo Bank + 0′ 40″10Rabobank + 0′ 41″

 Team Classification 
Pos.TeamTime1 Quick Step 20px|RadioShack riders were awarded yellow numbers as team classification leaders after this stage  30h 11′ 40″2Team RadioShack + 2′ 51″3Team HTC-Columbia + 2′ 52″4Garmin-Transitions + 2′ 53″5Team Sky + 3′ 07″6Astana + 3′ 11″7Team Saxo Bank + 3′ 13″8Caisse d'Épargne + 3′ 19″9BMC Racing Team + 3′ 21″10Team Milram + 3′ 27″

 List of paticipants 

As of 1st July.

 Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification † Represents riders born on or after 1 January 1985eligible for the Best Young rider classification HD Represents when a rider finished outside the time limit,followed by the stage in which they finished outside the time limit. DNS Represents a rider who did not start,followed by the stage before which they withdrew. DNF Represents a rider who did not finish,followed by the stage in which they withdrew.
 Astana AST No.   Age  Pos.1   282   293   274   295   296   277   318   339   37Team manager: Yvon Sanquier   Team Saxo BankSAX No.   Age  Pos.11  → 20px Luxembourg national time trial champion 25†12   2613  → 20px World time trial champion 2914  → 20px Denmark national time trial champion 25†15   3716  → 20px Luxembourg national road race champion 3017   2618  → 20px Denmark national road race champion 3519   39Team manager: Bjarne Riis   Team RadioShack RSH No.   Age  Pos.21  3822   2623   3924   3525   3726   3127   3028   3029   30Team manager: Johan Bruyneel   Team Sky SKY No.   Age  Pos.31  → 20px Great Britain national time trial champion 3032   3433   2934   3235   3036  → 20px Norway national time trial champion 23†37   26 38   2639  → 20px Great Britain national road race champion 24† Team manager: Dave Brailsford  Liquigas-Doimo LIQ No.   Age  Pos.41   3242   3043   24†44   24† 45  → 20px Belarus national road race champion 3046   23†47   3048   3249   28Team manager: Roberto Amadio  Garmin-Transitions GRM No.   Age  Pos.51   3452   3553   2654   2955   3356   2657   3358   2959  → 20px United States national time trial champion 31Team manager: Jonathan Vaughters  Française des Jeux FDJ No.   Age  Pos.61   29 62   3163   24†64   3065   2566   23 67   2768   23†69   28 Team manager: Marc Madiot  Team Katusha KAT No.   Age  Pos.71   2972   28 73   35 74  → 20px Russia national road race champion 29 75   3876  → 20px Moldova national road race champion 23†77   3178   2679   27Team manager: Andrei Tchmil  Ag2r-La Mondiale ALM No.   Age  Pos.81   2682   23†83   2684  → 20px Switzerland national road race champion 3185   3186   3087   28 88   32 89   29 Team manager: Vincent Lavenu  Cervélo TestTeam CTT No.   Age  Pos.91   3592   30 DNS-P93   3394   3695  → 20px Norway national road race champion 3296   3497  → 20px Lithuania national time trial champion 24† 98   30 99   29Team manager: Joop Alberda  Omega Pharma-Lotto OLO No.   Age  Pos.101   27102   35103   25† 104   24†105   30106   27107   28 108   25† 109   32Team manager: Marc Sergeant  Team HTC-Columbia THR No.   Age  Pos.111   25†112   29113   35114   29 DNS-2115  → 20px Germany national time trial champion 25†116  → 20px Belgium national time trial champion 27 117   27 118   30 119   27Team manager: Bob Stapleton  BMC Racing Team BMC No.   Age  Pos.121  → 20px World road race champion 33122   30 123   26 124   27 125   23† DNS-1126  → 20px United States national road race champion 37 127   34128   27129   25 Team manager: John Lelangue  Quick Step QST No.   Age  Pos.131   31132   29133   28134   27135   30 136   27137   23† 138   33139   28Team manager: Patrick Lefevere  Team Milram MRM No.   Age  Pos.141   27142   23†143   25†144   24†145  → 20px Germany national road race champion 29146   33147   27 148  → 20px Netherlands national road race champion 26 149   30Team manager: Gerry Van Gerwen BBox Bouygues Telecom BTL No.   Age  Pos.151  → 20px France national road race champion 31 152   25153   31154   31155   22†156   23† 157   28158   26159  → 20px France national time trial champion 32Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau  Caisse d'Épargne GCE No.   Age  Pos.161  → 20px Spain national time trial champion 26162  → 20px Portugal national time trial champion 23†163   25164  → 20px Spain national road race champion 31165   29166   39167   28168   30 169   25†Team manager: Eusebio Unzue  Cofidis COF No.   Age  Pos.171   23†172   35173   29174   25† 175   29176   28 177   28 178   27179   28Team manager: Éric Boyer  Euskaltel-EuskadiEUS No.   Age  Pos.181   32182   33183   32184   30185   28186   28187   27 188   30189   31Team manager: Igor González de Galdeano  Rabobank RAB No.   Age  Pos.191   32192   24†193   34194   34195   24†196   36197   34 198   31199   32Team manager: Erik Breukink  Lampre-Farnese Vini LAM No.   Age  Pos.201   28202   24†203   29204   25205   29206   36207   22† 208   36209   24†Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni  Footon-Servetto FOT No.   Age  Pos.211   24†212   28213   27 DNS-1214   24†215   25216   20†217   28218   33219   23†Team manager: Mauro Gianetti 

 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.

+ Prices for the different classifications Classements2Note Per day 20px General Classification 450 000 € 200 000 € 100 000 € 70 000 € 50 000 € 23 000 € 11 500 € 7 600 € until the last rider who finished the stage(400 €) 350 € 20pxPoints Classification 25 000 € 15 000 € 10 000 € 4 000 € 3 500 € 3 000 € 2 500 € 2 000 € 300 € 20pxMountain Classification 25.000 € 15.000 € 10.000 € 4.000 € 3.500 € 3.000 € 2.500 € 2.000 € 300 € 20pxBest Young Rider Classification 20 000 € 15 000 € 10 000 € 5 000 € – 300 € 20pxTeam Classification 50 000 € 30 000 € 20 000 € 12 000 € 8 000 € – 20pxCombativity award 20 000 € –
+ Prices for the different stages Position2 Note Stage Winner 8 000 € 4 000 € 2 000 € until the  rider (200 €) Time Trial per team 10 000 € 5 000 € 2 500 € until the  team (200 €) Intermediate Sprint 800 € 450 € 300 € 48 intermediate sprint in this Tour Categorized Climb (HC) 800 € 450 € 300 € 4 in this Tour Categorized Climb  cat. 650 € 400 € 150 € 11 in this Tour Categorized Climb 2 cat. 500 € 250 € – 6 in this Tour Categorized Climb  cat.. 300 € – 18 in this Tour Categorized Climb  cat. 200 € – 25 in this Tour Best Young Rider 500 € – For the best young rider Combativity 2 000 € – No assigned in the time trial Team 2 800 € – Best team of the stage

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  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  category : 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 4 finishers. 
 Climb of  category : 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 3 finishers. 
Points awarded in the climb off-categorized,  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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