Cavendish goes long to claim third stage

The battle for green is turning red-hot.

At the start stage of the 10th stage in Limoges, maillot vert Thor Hushovd appeared to be growing in confidence, possibly thinking another green jersey is just around the corner.

But without the dedicated lead-out train that Mark Cavendish commands from his Columbia-HTC posse, Hushovd's job in stage finishes is invariably made more difficult. And when that train combines with the Manxman's unmatched finishing speed as it did Tuesday in Issoudun, Hushovd and Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar were relegated to their all-too-familiar positions, Cavendish seems to have delivered an unspoken message: The green jersey is not yours. It's mine.

Said Cavendish of the last 500 metres, "There was a slight incline and with the corners, we knew we had to be at the front. George [Hincapie] went and then Mark [Renshaw] went. I was afraid of being jumped, like [Alessandro] Petacchi did [to me] at the Giro. My saying now is, '[If] in doubt, hit out'. I hit out early."

Clearly, Cavendish is coming of age. Previously believed to lack the endurance to contest sprints at the end of long one-day races or three-week tours, his stunning victory in the March classic Milano-Sanremo was the first indication that the 24-year-old had grown stronger. Again at the Centenary Giro d'Italia, he displayed a newfound ability to go long and still go fast, the last of his hat-trick of wins coming at the end of the second week.

And now, coming into the back-half of the 21-stage, 3,459.5-kilometre loop around France, Cavendish, after a brief lull, seems to have kicked again.

Asked if there are less opportunities than previous years, Cavendish said, "I don't think so. I targeted seven days here, maybe eight. That is quite a lot. I was pretty excited when I was at the unveiling of the Tour route this year. It is a tough parcours... This year is good for me and other pure sprinters."

As he pulled the maillot vert across his shoulders, Hushovd - still the points leader but now by a margin of four - appeared decidedly edgy.

It wasn't the natural, emphatic smile of the stage winner we saw in Barcelona five days ago. It was the shaky, forced grin one has to make when standing on the Tour de France podium. And while speaking to French television at the post-stage press conference, the Norwegian watched the replay in front of him with the intensity of an air-traffic controller during a snowstorm: staring intently at the screen, analysing the final 500 metres over and over, asking himself if there was anything - anything at all - he could've done differently. His facial expression said "no". Not a thing.

"He was very, very fast. His team was very, very strong," were Hushovd's first words. What else could he say?

The Cavendish-Hushovd dynamic is not dissimilar to the ding-dong battle between Robbie McEwen and Erik Zabel in the decade past, where between them, nine green jerseys are stacked in their wardrobes.

Like Cavendish, McEwen was faster than Zabel, but like Hushovd, Zabel was slightly stronger (particularly in the mountains), a little cagier and more calculating. Now, with just six points separating the pair and possibly three more stages to come before the next mountain leg to Verbier this Saturday, the Thunder God will need to be as strong, cagey, and calculating as he's ever been.

Mellow day for yellow, but a subtle change to the leaderboard

Maillot jaune Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R), despite not having the aid of his radio earpiece like the his other 170 colleagues in the peloton, enjoyed a day without incident. So trouble-free, in fact, that the 31-year-old said it was his easiest day in yellow so far. And if things go to plan, the Italian could well have it for another three more.

"It was a good day, a lot calmer than the last two stages," said Nocentini. "It's very emotional and it's a great feeling to have it on my shoulders. There are still two flat stages to come, so that should be okay, but Friday will be a lot tougher. Still, I hope to have the jersey on my shoulders Friday evening."

Astana's Levi Leipheimer and Garmin-Slipstream's Bradley Wiggins weren't as fortunate. They were among a group of 106 riders caught out in the mayhem of the finale and ended up 15 seconds down on the first group of 52. Consequently, it's seen a subtle change in the top 10, Leipheimer and Wiggins dropping to fifth and seventh on the general classification, with Andreas Klöden (Astana) and Tony Martin (Columbia-HTC) now sitting fourth and sixth, respectively.

At the gates of the Limousin countryside

From Limoges, a medium-sized and rather cosmopolitan town in central France boasting 51 square metres of greenery per resident, a peloton of 171 departed at 12.30 p.m. sans earpieces, the first of two stages at the 2009 Tour where radio communication has been done away with (the other being Stage 13).

The 194.5-km rolling profile had bunch sprint finish written all over it, but a breakaway quartet that included three Frenchmen attempted to do their country proud on Bastille Day, Thierry Hupond (Skil-Shimano), Benoit Vaurengard (Francaise des Jeux), Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) and Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) the ones that got away. Following a number of successful escapes in recent days, the peloton was keeping a tight lid on proceedings, although they gave the illusion they weren't riding particularly hard. After 60km, the gap was just two-and-a-half minutes, which also may have had something to do with Ignatiev, the only non-Frenchman in the move doing just two percent of the workload up front.

The overcast conditions experienced at the start continued throughout the afternoon, the break's advantage holding steady after 100km covered, and after three hours, raced at a 37.7 km/h average. However, it was more because of a crash in the bunch than the strength of the lead quartet. Saxo Bank's Kurt Asle Arvesen came off worst, suspected to have a broken left collarbone.

The ol' fashioned chalkboard may have replaced information coming through race radio, but it did nothing for the break's chances. It appeared to be riding under a cloud of impending doom. Naturally, Columbia-HTC, knowing full well they needed to deliver Cavendish another stage victory to stand a chance against current points leader Thor Hushovd, motioned their forces to the fore in the closing kilometres.

And for the third time in 10 days, Cavendish's coterie of Trojan horses timed their chase to perfection, catching Hupond, the last of the escapees, 1.3 kilometres from the line. Hushovd, Oscar Freire and Tom Boonen were expected to thrive on the slightly uphill finish, but in the end, it suited Cav' to a T.

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Full Results*
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC4:46:43
2Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 3 - Cell 2
5Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 4 - Cell 2
6Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 6 - Cell 2
8William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 7 - Cell 2
9Daniele Bennati (Ita) LiquigasRow 8 - Cell 2
10Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 9 - Cell 2
11Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 10 - Cell 2
12Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 11 - Cell 2
13Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - LottoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) RabobankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 14 - Cell 2
16Romain Feillu (Fra) AgritubelRow 15 - Cell 2
17Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 17 - Cell 2
19Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTCRow 18 - Cell 2
20Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 19 - Cell 2
21Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - LottoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 21 - Cell 2
23Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Roman Kreuziger (Cze) LiquigasRow 23 - Cell 2
25Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 25 - Cell 2
27Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 26 - Cell 2
28Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 27 - Cell 2
29Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) LiquigasRow 28 - Cell 2
30Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 31 - Cell 2
33George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTCRow 32 - Cell 2
34Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-ShimanoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des JeuxRow 35 - Cell 2
37Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 36 - Cell 2
38Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 38 - Cell 2
40Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Andreas Klöden (Ger) AstanaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 41 - Cell 2
43Peter Velits (Svk) Team MilramRow 42 - Cell 2
44Brice Feillu (Fra) AgritubelRow 43 - Cell 2
45Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) AstanaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Lance Armstrong (USA) AstanaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 46 - Cell 2
48Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 48 - Cell 2
50Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 49 - Cell 2
51Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 50 - Cell 2
52Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - LottoRow 51 - Cell 2
53Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGCRow 52 - Cell 2
54Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 54 - Cell 2
56Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 57 - Cell 2
59Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-ShimanoRow 58 - Cell 2
60Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 59 - Cell 2
61Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 61 - Cell 2
63Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTCRow 62 - Cell 2
64Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 64 - Cell 2
66Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 65 - Cell 2
67Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 67 - Cell 2
69Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick StepRow 68 - Cell 2
70Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) AstanaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTCRow 73 - Cell 2
75Joost Posthuma (Ned) RabobankRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 75 - Cell 2
77Levi Leipheimer (USA) AstanaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 78 - Cell 2
80Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 80 - Cell 2
82Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 82 - Cell 2
84Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - NGCRow 83 - Cell 2
85Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 84 - Cell 2
86Christophe Moreau (Fra) AgritubelRow 85 - Cell 2
87Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 86 - Cell 2
88Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 87 - Cell 2
89Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 88 - Cell 2
90Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTCRow 89 - Cell 2
91Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) LiquigasRow 90 - Cell 2
92Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 91 - Cell 2
93José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 92 - Cell 2
94Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 93 - Cell 2
95Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 94 - Cell 2
96Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 95 - Cell 2
97Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 96 - Cell 2
98Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team MilramRow 97 - Cell 2
99Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - HTCRow 98 - Cell 2
100Grégory Rast (Swi) AstanaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 100 - Cell 2
102David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - NGCRow 101 - Cell 2
103Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) AstanaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 103 - Cell 2
105Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) AgritubelRow 104 - Cell 2
106Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 106 - Cell 2
108Steven de Jongh (Ned) Quick StepRow 107 - Cell 2
109José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 109 - Cell 2
111Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 110 - Cell 2
112Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervelo Test TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
113Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 113 - Cell 2
115Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 115 - Cell 2
117Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - LottoRow 117 - Cell 2
119Frederik Willems (Bel) LiquigasRow 118 - Cell 2
120Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 119 - Cell 2
121Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 120 - Cell 2
122David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 121 - Cell 2
123Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des JeuxRow 122 - Cell 2
124Marcus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 123 - Cell 2
125Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 124 - Cell 2
126Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 125 - Cell 2
127Laurens ten Dam (Ned) RabobankRow 126 - Cell 2
128Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La MondialeRow 128 - Cell 2
130Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 130 - Cell 2
132Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 131 - Cell 2
133Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 132 - Cell 2
134Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 133 - Cell 2
135Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) LiquigasRow 135 - Cell 2
137David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 136 - Cell 2
138Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) AgritubelRow 137 - Cell 2
139Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick StepRow 138 - Cell 2
140Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-ShimanoRow 139 - Cell 2
141Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 140 - Cell 2
142Brian Vandborg (Den) LiquigasRow 141 - Cell 2
143Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 142 - Cell 2
144Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team KatushaRow 143 - Cell 2
145Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 144 - Cell 2
146Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 145 - Cell 2
147Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 146 - Cell 2
148Maxime Bouet (Fra) AgritubelRow 147 - Cell 2
149Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AgritubelRow 148 - Cell 2
150Stef Clement (Ned) RabobankRow 149 - Cell 2
151Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence - LottoRow 150 - Cell 2
152Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 151 - Cell 2
153Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-ShimanoRow 152 - Cell 2
154David Millar (GBr) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 154 - Cell 2
156David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 155 - Cell 2
157Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
158Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 157 - Cell 2
159Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano0:00:39
160Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas0:00:41
161Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:00:47
162Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas0:01:04
163Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream0:01:13
164Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo BankRow 163 - Cell 2
165Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 164 - Cell 2
166Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 165 - Cell 2
167Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 166 - Cell 2
168Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana0:01:35
169Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 168 - Cell 2
170Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:02:25
171Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 170 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Lauriere - 44.0 Km
1Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne6pts
2Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Aigurande - 122.5 Km
1Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux6pts
2Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Saint-Août - 167.5 Km
1Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano6pts
2Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Finish - Issoudun - 194.5 Km
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC35pts
2Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team30Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream26Row 2 - Cell 3
4Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne24Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne22Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano19Row 6 - Cell 3
8William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom18Row 7 - Cell 3
9Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas17Row 8 - Cell 3
10Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom16Row 9 - Cell 3
11Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram15Row 10 - Cell 3
12Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC14Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto13Row 12 - Cell 3
14Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale9Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi8Row 17 - Cell 3
19Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank4Row 21 - Cell 3
23Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank3Row 22 - Cell 3
24Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC1Row 24 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Côte de Salvanet - 12.5 Km
1Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha3pts
2Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Côte de Saint-Laurent-les-Eglises - 27.5 Km
1Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha3pts
2Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Côte de Bénévent-l'Abbaye - 58.5 Km
1Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano3pts
2Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Young riders
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC4:46:43
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 2 - Cell 2
4Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 3 - Cell 2
5Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 4 - Cell 2
6Romain Feillu (Fra) AgritubelRow 5 - Cell 2
7Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 6 - Cell 2
8Roman Kreuziger (Cze) LiquigasRow 7 - Cell 2
9Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 8 - Cell 2
10Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 10 - Cell 2
12Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) LiquigasRow 11 - Cell 2
13Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - LottoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Peter Velits (Svk) Team MilramRow 13 - Cell 2
15Brice Feillu (Fra) AgritubelRow 14 - Cell 2
16Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - LottoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGCRow 17 - Cell 2
19Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 19 - Cell 2
21Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 21 - Cell 2
23Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-ShimanoRow 22 - Cell 2
24Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 23 - Cell 2
25Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 24 - Cell 2
26Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'EpargneRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGCRow 26 - Cell 2
28Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-ShimanoRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 29 - Cell 2
31Maxime Bouet (Fra) AgritubelRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-ShimanoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano0:00:39
34Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas0:00:41
35Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:01:13
36Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 35 - Cell 2
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Most aggressive rider
1Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano
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Teams
1Bbox Bouygues Telecom14:20:09
2Team Columbia - HTCRow 1 - Cell 2
3AG2R-La MondialeRow 2 - Cell 2
4LiquigasRow 3 - Cell 2
5Silence - LottoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team Saxo BankRow 5 - Cell 2
7Caisse D’EpargneRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lampre - N.G.CRow 7 - Cell 2
9Team MilramRow 8 - Cell 2
10Garmin - SlipstreamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Skil-ShimanoRow 10 - Cell 2
12RabobankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Cervelo Test TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Cofidis Le Credit En LigneRow 13 - Cell 2
15AstanaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 15 - Cell 2
17AgritubelRow 16 - Cell 2
18Francaise Des JeuxRow 17 - Cell 2
19Team KatushaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Quick StepRow 19 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 10
1Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale39:11:04
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:00:06
3Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana0:00:08
4Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana0:00:39
5Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream0:00:46
6Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana0:00:54
7Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC0:01:00
8Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream0:01:24
9Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:01:49
10Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas0:01:54
11Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:16
12Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC0:02:21
13Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:02:25
14Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas0:02:40
15Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:45
16Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:02:52
17Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:02
18Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto0:03:07
19Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC0:03:16
20Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:03:49
21Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux0:03:58
22Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana0:04:14
23Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana0:04:20
24Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 23 - Cell 2
25Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel0:04:26
26Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha0:05:00
27Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:05:02
28George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC0:05:25
29Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram0:05:28
30Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:06:03
31Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:54
32Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:06:56
33Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank0:06:59
34David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:07:27
35Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:08:06
36Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram0:08:21
37Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto0:09:37
38Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:09:59
39Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:10:36
40Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank0:11:44
41Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana0:11:50
42Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:12:00
43José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:12:17
44Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux0:13:52
45Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:14:37
46Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:14:56
47Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:15:30
48Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas0:15:53
49José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:16:02
50Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:45
51Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:16:52
52Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne0:17:07
53Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:18:40
54Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:20:13
55Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:55
56Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:21:34
57Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:23:02
58Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:23:38
59Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel0:24:44
60Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:25:03
61Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:26:43
62David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream0:27:18
63Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel0:27:58
64Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:28:03
65Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:28:07
66Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel0:28:08
67Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:29:48
68David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream0:29:50
69Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank0:31:01
70Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream0:31:28
71Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto0:31:57
72José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale0:32:01
73Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:32:44
74David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:32:49
75Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:33:23
76Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:33:28
77Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:34:51
78Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel0:35:02
79Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:35:22
80Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence - Lotto0:35:40
81Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:35:43
82Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:36:11
83Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas0:36:46
84Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank0:37:52
85Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:39:02
86Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:39:43
87Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:39:54
88Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:41:25
89Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:41:58
90Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervelo Test Team0:42:10
91Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas0:42:35
92Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel0:42:38
93Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:43:48
94Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:44:31
95Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto0:44:45
96Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto0:47:25
97David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - NGC0:48:04
98Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha0:48:08
99Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux0:48:57
100Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC0:49:07
101Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:50:35
102Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:51:29
103Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream0:52:33
104Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:52:49
105Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano0:53:00
106Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto0:54:12
107Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:55:24
108Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step0:55:45
109Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas0:55:50
110Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank0:56:53
111Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:57:40
112Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - NGC0:57:57
113Marcus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram0:59:14
114Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step0:59:34
115Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:59:42
116Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas0:59:44
117Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC1:00:44
118Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Team Katusha1:03:53
119Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux1:04:01
120Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:04:18
121Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team1:04:32
122Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank1:04:47
123Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:05:23
124Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne1:07:00
125Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha1:08:57
126Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - NGC1:09:22
127Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:10:19
128Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux1:10:37
129Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Slipstream1:10:38
130Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step1:12:14
131Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas1:12:45
132Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha1:12:49
133Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano1:13:01
134Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha1:13:23
135Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC1:13:54
136Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC1:14:02
137Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team1:14:04
138Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano1:14:44
139Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC1:15:10
140Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana1:15:19
141Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram1:15:32
142Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram1:16:07
143Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - NGC1:16:09
144Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto1:16:47
145Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:17:56
146Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:18:44
147Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC1:19:10
148Steven de Jongh (Ned) Quick Step1:20:23
149Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel1:20:37
150Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram1:20:38
151Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step1:21:41
152Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:21:56
153Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas1:22:06
154Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC1:22:25
155Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano1:22:51
156Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano1:22:56
157Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano1:23:04
158Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTCRow 157 - Cell 2
159Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:23:43
160Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:23:52
161Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Silence - Lotto1:24:35
162William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:24:36
163Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana1:25:21
164Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream1:26:32
165Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram1:27:51
166Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano1:28:54
167Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream1:30:55
168Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team1:32:46
169Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux1:33:10
170Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC1:43:42
171Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano1:59:32
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Points classification
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team147pts
2Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC141Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne97Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram81Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream80Row 4 - Cell 3
6Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank73Row 5 - Cell 3
7Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank55Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale54Row 7 - Cell 3
9Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel49Row 8 - Cell 3
10Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom47Row 9 - Cell 3
11Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas47Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale47Row 11 - Cell 3
13Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne46Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step46Row 13 - Cell 3
15Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne44Row 14 - Cell 3
16William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom37Row 15 - Cell 3
17Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano37Row 16 - Cell 3
18Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom36Row 17 - Cell 3
19Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC35Row 18 - Cell 3
20Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC35Row 19 - Cell 3
21Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana34Row 20 - Cell 3
22Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto34Row 21 - Cell 3
23Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha34Row 22 - Cell 3
24George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC32Row 23 - Cell 3
25Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel31Row 24 - Cell 3
26Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale31Row 25 - Cell 3
27Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne30Row 26 - Cell 3
28Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom30Row 27 - Cell 3
29Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi29Row 28 - Cell 3
30Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom29Row 29 - Cell 3
31Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano28Row 30 - Cell 3
32Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step27Row 31 - Cell 3
33Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne27Row 32 - Cell 3
34Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGC26Row 33 - Cell 3
35Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano26Row 34 - Cell 3
36Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC25Row 35 - Cell 3
37Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano25Row 36 - Cell 3
38Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne24Row 37 - Cell 3
39Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux23Row 38 - Cell 3
40José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne22Row 39 - Cell 3
41Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana22Row 40 - Cell 3
42Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel21Row 41 - Cell 3
43Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram21Row 42 - Cell 3
44Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram21Row 43 - Cell 3
45Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas20Row 44 - Cell 3
46Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale20Row 45 - Cell 3
47Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha20Row 46 - Cell 3
48Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram19Row 47 - Cell 3
49Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank18Row 48 - Cell 3
50Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi18Row 49 - Cell 3
51Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano18Row 50 - Cell 3
52Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi17Row 51 - Cell 3
53Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram17Row 52 - Cell 3
54Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas17Row 53 - Cell 3
55Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream16Row 54 - Cell 3
56Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana15Row 55 - Cell 3
57Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha15Row 56 - Cell 3
58Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank14Row 57 - Cell 3
59Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas14Row 58 - Cell 3
60Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha14Row 59 - Cell 3
61Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank14Row 60 - Cell 3
62Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC14Row 61 - Cell 3
63Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana13Row 62 - Cell 3
64Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale13Row 63 - Cell 3
65Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto13Row 64 - Cell 3
66Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto13Row 65 - Cell 3
67Marcin Sapa (Pol) Lampre - NGC12Row 66 - Cell 3
68Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux12Row 67 - Cell 3
69Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux12Row 68 - Cell 3
70Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team11Row 69 - Cell 3
71Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step11Row 70 - Cell 3
72Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano11Row 71 - Cell 3
73David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream10Row 72 - Cell 3
74Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux10Row 73 - Cell 3
75Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne10Row 74 - Cell 3
76Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 75 - Cell 3
77Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana9Row 76 - Cell 3
78Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom9Row 77 - Cell 3
79Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC8Row 78 - Cell 3
80Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel8Row 79 - Cell 3
81Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank7Row 80 - Cell 3
82Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC5Row 81 - Cell 3
83Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha5Row 82 - Cell 3
84Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step5Row 83 - Cell 3
85Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi5Row 84 - Cell 3
86Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux4Row 85 - Cell 3
87Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi4Row 86 - Cell 3
88Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas4Row 87 - Cell 3
89Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank4Row 88 - Cell 3
90Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas4Row 89 - Cell 3
91Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux4Row 90 - Cell 3
92Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram3Row 91 - Cell 3
93Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank3Row 92 - Cell 3
94Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano3Row 93 - Cell 3
95Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto3Row 94 - Cell 3
96Steven de Jongh (Ned) Quick Step3Row 95 - Cell 3
97Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana2Row 96 - Cell 3
98Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank2Row 97 - Cell 3
99Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank2Row 98 - Cell 3
100Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank1Row 99 - Cell 3
101Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - HTC1Row 100 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi78pts
2Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne59Row 1 - Cell 3
3Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas55Row 2 - Cell 3
4Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel49Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom49Row 4 - Cell 3
6Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale46Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux43Row 6 - Cell 3
8Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi38Row 7 - Cell 3
9Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale35Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale34Row 9 - Cell 3
11Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank32Row 10 - Cell 3
12Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram32Row 11 - Cell 3
13David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne31Row 12 - Cell 3
14Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom31Row 13 - Cell 3
15Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne26Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step23Row 15 - Cell 3
17George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - HTC21Row 16 - Cell 3
18Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi21Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto20Row 18 - Cell 3
20José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne20Row 19 - Cell 3
21Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto19Row 20 - Cell 3
22Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha17Row 21 - Cell 3
23Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank17Row 22 - Cell 3
24Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas17Row 23 - Cell 3
25Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana15Row 24 - Cell 3
26Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne14Row 25 - Cell 3
27Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom14Row 26 - Cell 3
28Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana14Row 27 - Cell 3
29Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank13Row 28 - Cell 3
30Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Spa) Astana12Row 29 - Cell 3
31Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank11Row 30 - Cell 3
32Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana10Row 31 - Cell 3
33Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne10Row 32 - Cell 3
34Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux9Row 33 - Cell 3
35David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream9Row 34 - Cell 3
36David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream8Row 35 - Cell 3
37Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step8Row 36 - Cell 3
38Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano7Row 37 - Cell 3
39Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC6Row 38 - Cell 3
40Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux6Row 39 - Cell 3
41Koen de Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano6Row 40 - Cell 3
42Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank6Row 41 - Cell 3
43Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale5Row 42 - Cell 3
44Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel4Row 43 - Cell 3
45Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 44 - Cell 3
46Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 45 - Cell 3
47Marcus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram3Row 46 - Cell 3
48Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux3Row 47 - Cell 3
49Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2Row 48 - Cell 3
50Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream1Row 49 - Cell 3
51Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 50 - Cell 3
52Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank1Row 51 - Cell 3
53Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano1Row 52 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
1Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC39:12:04
2Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:49
3Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas0:00:54
4Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas0:01:40
5Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel0:03:26
6Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram0:04:28
7Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:07:06
8Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:08:59
9Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:15:45
10Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne0:16:07
11Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:17:40
12Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:27:07
13Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:32:28
14Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel0:34:02
15Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:40:25
16Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto0:43:45
17Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - NGC0:48:07
18Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil-Shimano0:52:00
19Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:54:24
20Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:56:40
21Nikolai Troussov (Rus) Team Katusha1:07:57
22Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha1:11:49
23Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha1:12:23
24Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC1:12:54
25Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano1:13:44
26Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - NGC1:14:10
27Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram1:14:32
28Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence - Lotto1:15:47
29Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1:16:56
30Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - NGC1:18:10
31Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel1:19:37
32Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas1:21:06
33Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano1:21:56
34Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream1:25:32
35Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram1:26:51
36Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano1:27:54
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Teams classification
1AG2R-La Mondiale115:59:24
2Astana0:00:03
3Team Columbia - HTC0:04:45
4Team Milram0:05:20
5Team Saxo Bank0:05:24
6Garmin - Slipstream0:05:56
7Caisse d'Epargne0:07:05
8Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:10:00
9Rabobank0:11:11
10Francaise Des Jeux0:12:59
11Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:07
12Cervelo Test Team0:16:13
13Liquigas0:18:10
14Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:22:05
15Silence - Lotto0:23:15
16Agritubel0:24:36
17Team Katusha0:27:41
18Quick Step0:50:05
19Lampre - N.G.C1:35:23
20Skil-Shimano2:53:45

* Results revised July 11, 2009 to reverse 15 second split in peloton which affected GC.

Hushovd to play the tactical game

Entering Stage 10 with an 11-point buffer over previous points classification leader Mark Cavendish, Cervelo TestTeam's Thor Hushovd was a picture of calm in Limoges, despite holding a somewhat tenuous lead.

The green jersey champion of 2005 and Tour stage winner in Barcelona told Cyclingnews the next four stages will be critical if he's to consolidate his advantage over the sprinting wunderkind from the Isle of Man. "Oh, they're really important," Hushovd said of the coming days, "so I have to fight to get as many points as possible.

"Of course, I'll play the tactical game. Columbia has to work to get the jersey back, but it depends what happens [during the stage], how many guys go away, and also we [as a team] can't spend too much energy," he said, referring to the team's other objective of helping to defend Carlos Sastre's Tour de France crown, which, as the days go on, appears to be getting more remote.

Tuesday being the first stage without radio communication between rider and director, Hushovd said the absence of an earpiece doesn't really bother him, although he's against the notion of racing ‘old-school'. "It doesn't change too much. I really look towards the finale. It's more during the race, especially when groups go, to see who is up there or not. I think we should have radios, because it's a normal part of the future of cycling. But I also think it's stupid to neutralise the stage."

And while age does not always work to the benefit of a sprinter, the 31-year-old Norweigan - seven years Cavendish's senior and a veteran of as many Tours de France - tends to grow stronger as the race progresses. Remember the Champs-Élysées at the 2006 Tour and Hushovd's dominant victory against Australians Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady, bookending his prologue win in Strasbourg three weeks earlier?

"I didn't go really deep in the Pyrenees, so I think I'm getting better and better, and that's important. What happens with Cavendish, I can do nothing [about], really," he said.

Hushovd's last words proved prophetic. Four-and-three-quarter hours later in Issoudun, the maillot vert didn't stand a chance against the might and power of Cavendish and his Columbia-HTC team.

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