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.

Stage Date Course Type km Winner General classification Leader
Prologue 3 July Rotterdam (NED) - Rotterdam (NED) 8 (TT) Switzerland Fabian Cancellara Switzerland Fabian Cancellara
1st stage 4 July Rotterdam (NED) – Brussels (BEL) 224 Italy Alessandro Petacchi Switzerland Fabian Cancellara
2nd stage 5 July Brussels (BEL) – Spa (BEL) 192 France Sylvain Chavanel France Sylvain Chavanel
3rd stage 6 July Wanze (BEL) – Arenberg-Porte du Hainaut 207 Norway Thor Hushovd Switzerland Fabien Cancellara
4th stage 7 July Cambrai – Reims 150 United Kingdom Mark Cavendish Switzerland Fabien Cancellara
5th stage 8 July Épernay – Montargis 185 United Kingdom Mark Cavendish Switzerland Fabien Cancellara
6th stage 9 July Montargis – Gueugnon 225 France Sylvain Chavanel France Sylvain Chavanel
7th stage 10 July Tournus – Station des Rousses 161
8th stage 11 July Station des Rousses - Morzine-Avoriaz 189
12 July
Rest Day
9th stage 13 July Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 204
10th stage 14 July Chambéry – Gap 179
11th stage 15 July Sisteron – Bourg-lès-Valence 180
12th stage 16 July Bourg-de-Péage – Mende 210
13th stage 17 July Rodez – Revel 195
14th stage 18 July Revel – Ax 3 Domaines 184
15th stage 19 July Pamiers – Bagnères-de-Luchon 187
16th stage 20 July Bagnères-de-Luchon – Pau 196
21 July
Rest Day
17th stage 22 July Pau – Col du Tourmalet 174
18th stage 23 July Salies-de-Béarn – Bordeaux 190
19th stage 24 July Bordeaux – Pauillac 51 (TT)
20th stage 25 July Longjumeau – Paris (Champs-Élysées) 101

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Best Young rider classification
 Team classification
 Combativity award
P Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara no award Tony Martin Team RadioShack no award
1 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Maarten Wynants
2 Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Jérôme Pineau Quick Step Sylvain Chavanel
3 Thor Hushovd Fabian Cancellara Thor Hushovd Geraint Thomas Team Saxo Bank Ryder Hesjedal
4 Alessandro Petacchi Dimitri Champion
5 Mark Cavendish Iván Gutiérrez
6 Mark Cavendish Mathieu Perget
7 Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Andy Schleck Astana Jérôme Pineau
8 Andy Schleck Cadel Evans Rabobank Mario Aerts
9 Sandy Casar Andy Schleck Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Épargne Luis León Sánchez
10 Sérgio Paulinho Jérôme Pineau Mario Aerts
11 Mark Cavendish Alessandro Petacchi Stéphane Augé
12 Joaquim Rodríguez Thor Hushovd Anthony Charteau Team RadioShack Alexander Vinokourov
13 Alexander Vinokourov Alessandro Petacchi Juan Antonio Flecha
14 Christophe Riblon Caisse d'Épargne Christophe Riblon
15 Thomas Voeckler Alberto Contador Team RadioShack Thomas Voeckler
16 Pierrick Fédrigo Thor Hushovd Carlos Barredo
17 Andy Schleck Alexandr Kolobnev
18 Mark Cavendish Alessandro Petacchi Daniel Oss
19 Fabian Cancellara no award
20 Mark Cavendish
Final Classification Alberto Contador Alessandro Petacchi Anthony Charteau Andy Schleck Team RadioShack Sylvain Chavanel

Current classification

As of 10 July, 2010

General Classification

Rider Team Time
1  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Chavanel was awarded the yellow jersey as general classification leader after this stage Quick Step 33h 01' 23"
2  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team + 1' 25"
3  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin-Transitions + 1' 32"
4  Andy Schleck (LUX) Andy was awarded the white jersey as highest placed young rider after this stage Team Saxo Bank + 1' 55"
5  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana riders were awarded yellow numbers as team classification leaders after this stage Astana + 2' 17"
6  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana riders were awarded yellow numbers as team classification leaders after this stage Astana + 2' 26"
7  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto + 2' 28"
8  Nicolas Roche (IRL) Ag2r-La Mondiale + 2' 28"
9  Johan Van Summeren (BEL) Garmin-Transitions + 2' 33"
10  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 2' 35"

Points Classification

Rider Team Points
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Hushovd was awarded the green jersey as points classification leader after this stage Cervélo TestTeam 118
2  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini 114
3  Robbie McEwen (AUS) Team Katusha 105
4  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Épargne 92
5  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team HTC-Columbia 85
6  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky 82
7  Sébastien Turgot (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 79
8  Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 74
9  Gerald Ciolek (GER) Team Milram 71
10  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Chavanel was awarded the yellow jersey as general classification leader after this stage Quick Step 69

Mountains Classification

Rider Team Points
1  Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Pineau was awarded the polka dot jersey as mountains classification leader after this stage Pineau was awarded the red number as the most combative rider from the previous stage Quick Step 44
2  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Chavanel was awarded the yellow jersey as general classification leader after this stage Quick Step 36
3  Mathieu Perget (FRA) Caisse d'Epargne 28
4  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 21
5  Rubén Pérez (ESP) Euskaltel - Euskadi 20
6  Rafael Valls (ESP) Footon-Servetto-Fuji 18
7  Juan Manuel Garate (ESP) Rabobank 16
8  Danilo Hondo (GER) Lampre-Farnese Vini 16
9  Daniel Moreno Fernandez (ESP) Omega Pharma-Lotto 12
10  Christian Knees (GER) Team Milram 11

Best Young Riders' Classification

Rider Team Time
1  Tony Martin (GER) Martin was awarded the white jersey as highest placed young rider after this stage Team HTC-Columbia 5h 19′ 48″
2  Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky + 0′ 13″
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky + 0′ 22″
4  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas-Doimo + 0′ 28″
5  Kristjan Koren (SLO) Liquigas-Doimo + 0′ 32″
6  Daniel Oss (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo + 0′ 33″
7  Rui Costa (POR) Caisse d'Épargne + 0′ 39″
8  José Joaquín Rojas Gil (ESP) Caisse d'Épargne + 0′ 39″
9  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 0′ 40″
10  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 0′ 41″

Team Classification

Pos. Team Time
1 Quick Step RadioShack riders were awarded yellow numbers as team classification leaders after this stage 30h 11′ 40″
2 Team RadioShack + 2′ 51″
3 Team HTC-Columbia + 2′ 52″
4 Garmin-Transitions + 2′ 53″
5 Team Sky + 3′ 07″
6 Astana + 3′ 11″
7 Team Saxo Bank + 3′ 13″
8 Caisse d'Épargne + 3′ 19″
9 BMC Racing Team + 3′ 21″
10 Team 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 1985
eligible 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.
Kazakhstan Astana
AST
No. Age Pos.
1  Alberto Contador (ESP) 28
2  David de la Fuente (ESP) 29
3  Andriy Hryvko (UKR) 27
4  Jesús Hernández (ESP) 29
5  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) 29
6  Daniel Navarro (ESP) 27
7  Benjamín Noval (ESP) 31
8  Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) 33
9  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) 37
Team manager: Yvon Sanquier
Denmark Team Saxo Bank
SAX
No. Age Pos.
11  Andy Schleck (LUX)
→ Luxembourg national time trial champion		 25†
12  Matti Breschel (DEN) 26
13  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
→ World time trial champion		 29
14  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
→ Denmark national time trial champion		 25†
15  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) 37
16  Fränk Schleck (LUX)
→ Luxembourg national road race champion		 30
17  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) 26
18  Nicki Sørensen (DEN)
→ Denmark national road race champion		 35
19  Jens Voigt (GER) 39
Team manager: Bjarne Riis
United States Team RadioShack
RSH
No. Age Pos.
21  Lance Armstrong (USA) 38
22  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) 26
23  Chris Horner (USA) 39
24  Andreas Klöden (GER) 35
25  Levi Leipheimer (USA) 37
26  Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) 31
27  Sérgio Paulinho (POR) 30
28  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) 30
29  Grégory Rast (SUI) 30
Team manager: Johan Bruyneel
United Kingdom Team Sky
SKY
No. Age Pos.
31  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
→ Great Britain national time trial champion		 30
32  Michael Barry (CAN) 34
33  Steve Cummings (GBR) 29
34  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) 32
35  Simon Gerrans (AUS) 30
36  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
→ Norway national time trial champion		 23†
37  Thomas Löfkvist (SWE) 26
38  Serge Pauwels (BEL) 26
39  Geraint Thomas (GBR)
→ Great Britain national road race champion		 24†
Team manager: Dave Brailsford
Italy Liquigas-Doimo
LIQ
No. Age Pos.
41  Ivan Basso (ITA) 32
42  Francesco Bellotti (ITA) 30
43  Kristjan Koren (SLO) 24†
44  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) 24†
45  Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR)
→ Belarus national road race champion		 30
46  Daniel Oss (ITA) 23†
47  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) 30
48  Sylwester Szmyd (POL) 32
49  Brian Vandborg (DEN) 28
Team manager: Roberto Amadio
United States Garmin-Transitions
GRM
No. Age Pos.
51  Christian Vande Velde (USA) 34
52  Julian Dean (NZL) 35
53  Tyler Farrar (USA) 26
54  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) 29
55  Robert Hunter (RSA) 33
56  Martijn Maaskant (NED) 26
57  David Millar (GBR) 33
58  Johan Vansummeren (BEL) 29
59  David Zabriskie (USA)
→ United States national time trial champion		 31
Team manager: Jonathan Vaughters
France Française des Jeux
FDJ
No. Age Pos.
61  Christophe Le Mével (FRA) 29
62  Sandy Casar (FRA) 31
63  Rémy Di Grégorio (FRA) 24†
64  Anthony Geslin (FRA) 30
65  Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) 25
66  Anthony Roux (FRA) 23
67  Jérémy Roy (FRA) 27
68  Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) 23†
69  Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) 28
Team manager: Marc Madiot
Russia Team Katusha
KAT
No. Age Pos.
71  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) 29
72  Pavel Brutt (RUS) 28
73  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) 35
74  Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)
→ Russia national road race champion		 29
75  Robbie McEwen (AUS) 38
76  Alexandre Pliuschin (MDA)
→ Moldova national road race champion		 23†
77  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 31
78  Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL) 26
79  Eduard Vorganov (RUS) 27
Team manager: Andrei Tchmil
France Ag2r-La Mondiale
ALM
No. Age Pos.
81  Nicolas Roche (IRL) 26
82  Maxime Bouet (FRA) 23†
83  Dimitri Champion (FRA) 26
84  Martin Elmiger (SUI)
→ Switzerland national road race champion		 31
85  John Gadret (FRA) 31
86  David Lelay (FRA) 30
87  Lloyd Mondory (FRA) 28
88  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) 32
89  Christophe Riblon (FRA) 29
Team manager: Vincent Lavenu
Switzerland Cervélo TestTeam
CTT
No. Age Pos.
91  Carlos Sastre (ESP) 35
92  Xavier Florencio (ESP) 30 DNS-P
93  Volodymir Gustov (UKR) 33
94  Jeremy Hunt (GBR) 36
95  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
→ Norway national road race champion		 32
96  Andreas Klier (GER) 34
97  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
→ Lithuania national time trial champion		 24†
98  Brett Lancaster (AUS) 30
99  Daniel Lloyd (GBR) 29
Team manager: Joop Alberda
Belgium Omega Pharma-Lotto
OLO
No. Age Pos.
101  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) 27
102  Mario Aerts (BEL) 35
103  Francis De Greef (BEL) 25†
104  Mickaël Delage (FRA) 24†
105  Sebastian Lang (GER) 30
106  Matthew Lloyd (AUS) 27
107  Daniel Moreno (ESP) 28
108  Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) 25†
109  Charles Wegelius (GBR) 32
Team manager: Marc Sergeant
United States Team HTC-Columbia
THR
No. Age Pos.
111  Mark Cavendish (GBR) 25†
112  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) 29
113  Bert Grabsch (GER) 35
114  Adam Hansen (AUS) 29 DNS-2
115  Tony Martin (GER)
→ Germany national time trial champion		 25†
116  Maxime Monfort (BEL)
→ Belgium national time trial champion		 27
117  Mark Renshaw (AUS) 27
118  Michael Rogers (AUS) 30
119  Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR) 27
Team manager: Bob Stapleton
United States BMC Racing Team
BMC
No. Age Pos.
121  Cadel Evans (AUS)
→ World road race champion		 33
122  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) 30
123  Brent Bookwalter (USA) 26
124  Marcus Burghardt (GER) 27
125  Mathias Frank (SUI) 23† DNS-1
126  George Hincapie (USA)
→ United States national road race champion		 37
127  Karsten Kroon (NED) 34
128  Steve Morabito (SUI) 27
129  Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) 25
Team manager: John Lelangue
Belgium Quick Step
QST
No. Age Pos.
131  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) 31
132  Carlos Barredo (ESP) 29
133  Kevin De Weert (BEL) 28
134  Dries Devenyns (BEL) 27
135  Jérôme Pineau (FRA) 30
136  Francesco Reda (ITA) 27
137  Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) 23†
138  Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) 33
139  Maarten Wijnants (BEL) 28
Team manager: Patrick Lefevere
Germany Team Milram
MRM
No. Age Pos.
141  Linus Gerdemann (GER) 27
142  Gerald Ciolek (GER) 23†
143  Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) 25†
144  Roger Kluge (GER) 24†
145  Christian Knees (GER)
→ Germany national road race champion		 29
146  Luke Roberts (AUS) 33
147  Thomas Rohregger (AUT) 27
148  Niki Terpstra (NED)
→ Netherlands national road race champion		 26
149  Fabian Wegmann (GER) 30
Team manager: Gerry Van Gerwen
France BBox Bouygues Telecom
BTL
No. Age Pos.
151  Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
→ France national road race champion		 31
152  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) 25
153  Anthony Charteau (FRA) 31
154  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) 31
155  Cyril Gautier (FRA) 22†
156  Pierre Rolland (FRA) 23†
157  Matthieu Sprick (FRA) 28
158  Sébastien Turgot (FRA) 26
159  Nicolas Vogondy (FRA)
→ France national time trial champion		 32
Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau
Spain Caisse d'Épargne
GCE
No. Age Pos.
161  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
→ Spain national time trial champion		 26
162  Rui Costa (POR)
→ Portugal national time trial champion		 23†
163  Imanol Erviti (ESP) 25
164  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
→ Spain national road race champion		 31
165  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) 29
166  Christophe Moreau (FRA) 39
167  Mathieu Perget (FRA) 28
168  Rubén Plaza (ESP) 30
169  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) 25†
Team manager: Eusebio Unzue
France Cofidis
COF
No. Age Pos.
171  Rein Taaramäe (EST) 23†
172  Stéphane Augé (FRA) 35
173  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) 29
174  Julien El Fares (FRA) 25†
175  Christophe Kern (FRA) 29
176  Sébastien Minard (FRA) 28
177  Amaël Moinard (FRA) 28
178  Damien Monier (FRA) 27
179  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) 28
Team manager: Éric Boyer
Spain Euskaltel-Euskadi
EUS
No. Age Pos.
181  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) 32
182  Iñaki Isasi (ESP) 33
183  Egoi Martínez (ESP) 32
184  Juan José Oroz (ESP) 30
185  Alan Pérez (ESP) 28
186  Rubén Pérez (ESP) 28
187  Amets Txurruka (ESP) 27
188  Iván Velasco (ESP) 30
189  Gorka Verdugo (ESP) 31
Team manager: Igor González de Galdeano
Netherlands Rabobank
RAB
No. Age Pos.
191  Denis Menchov (RUS) 32
192  Lars Boom (NED) 24†
193  Óscar Freire (ESP) 34
194  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) 34
195  Robert Gesink (NED) 24†
196  Koos Moerenhout (NED) 36
197  Grischa Niermann (GER) 34
198  Bram Tankink (NED) 31
199  Maarten Tjallingii (NED) 32
Team manager: Erik Breukink
Italy Lampre-Farnese Vini
LAM
No. Age Pos.
201  Damiano Cunego (ITA) 28
202  Grega Bole (SLO) 24†
203  Mauro Da Dalto (ITA) 29
204  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) 25
205  Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) 29
206  Danilo Hondo (GER) 36
207  Adriano Malori (ITA) 22†
208  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 36
209  Simon Špilak (SLO) 24†
Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni
Spain Footon-Servetto
FOT
No. Age Pos.
211  Eros Capecchi (ITA) 24†
212  José Alberto Benítez (ESP) 28
213  Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) 27 DNS-1
214  Arkaitz Durán (ESP) 24†
215  Markus Eibegger (AUT) 25
216  Fabio Felline (ITA) 20†
217  Iban Mayoz (ESP) 28
218  Aitor Pérez (ESP) 33
219  Rafael Valls (ESP) 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
Classements 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Note Per day
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 €
Points Classification 025 000 € 015 000 € 010 000 € 04 000 € 03 500 € 03 000 € 02 500 € 2 000 € 300 €
Mountain Classification 025.000 € 015.000 € 010.000 € 04.000 € 03.500 € 03.000 € 02.500 € 2.000 € 300 €
Best Young Rider Classification 020 000 € 015 000 € 010 000 € 05 000 € – 300 €
Team Classification 050 000 € 030 000 € 020 000 € 12 000 € 08 000 € –
Combativity award 020 000 € –
Prices for the different stages
Position 1st 2nd 3rd Note
Stage Winner 8 000 € 4 000 € 2 000 € until the 20th rider (200 €)
Time Trial per team 10 000 € 5 000 € 2 500 € until the 20th team (200 €)
Intermediate Sprint 0800 € 0450 € 0300 € 48 intermediate sprint in this Tour
Categorized Climb (HC) 0800 € 0450 € 0300 € 4 in this Tour
Categorized Climb 1st cat. 0650 € 0400 € 0150 € 11 in this Tour
Categorized Climb 2nd cat. 0500 € 0250 € – 6 in this Tour
Categorized Climb 3rd cat.. 0300 € – 18 in this Tour
Categorized Climb 4th cat. 0200 € – 25 in this Tour
Best Young Rider 0500 € – 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 1st category : 15, 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for top 8 finishers.
  • Climb of 2nd category : 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for the first 6 riders.
  • Climb of 3rd category : 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 4 finishers.
  • Climb of 4th category : 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 3 finishers.

Points awarded in the climb off-categorized, 1st and 2nd 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.