Races Road Contador bests Schleck, remains in yellow By Hedwig Kröner published 24 July 2010 Cancellara powers to stage win Comments Race Home Stages Prologue 8.9km | Rotterdam - Rotterdam Stage 1 223.5km | Rotterdam - Brussels Stage 2 201km | Brussels - Spa Stage 3 213km | Wanze - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut Stage 4 153.5km | Cambrai - Reims Stage 5 187.5km | Epernay - Montargis Stage 6 227.5km | Montargis - Gueugnon Stage 7 165.5km | Tournus - Station des Rousses Stage 8 189km | Station des Rousses - Morzine-Avoriaz Rest day one Morzine-Avoriaz - Stage 9 204.5km | Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Stage 10 179km | Chambery - Gap Stage 11 184.5km | Sisteron - Bourg-les-Valence Stage 12 210.5km | Bourg-de-Peage - Mende Stage 13 196km | Rodez - Revel Stage 14 184.5km | Revel - Ax-3 Domaines Stage 15 187.5km | Pamiers - Bagneres-de-Luchon Stage 16 199.5km | Bagneres-de-Luchon - Pau Rest day two Pau - Stage 17 174km | Pau - Col du Tourmalet Stage 18 198km | Salies-de-Bearn - Bordeaux Stage 19 52km | Bordeaux - Pauillac Stage 20 102.5km | Longjumeau - Paris View all Stages Contenders Race history Start list Image 1 of 99Alberto Contador (Astana) releases three weeks of tension(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Contador was pushed all the way by Schleck(Image credit: Sirotti)Alberto Contador (Astana) fires one off from the podium(Image credit: Sirotti)Test Team won the teams classification.(Image credit: Sirotti)Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) saved his legs for tomorrow(Image credit: Sirotti)Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) arrives at the finish(Image credit: Sirotti)Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) gives it everything(Image credit: Sirotti)Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Geraint Thomas finished just behind his leader Bradley Wiggins(Image credit: Sirotti)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Professional Cycling Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Professional Cycling Team) comes up the finish(Image credit: Sirotti)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Professional Cycling Team)(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara won his second stage of the race(Image credit: Sirotti)(Image credit: Sirotti)Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) second on the day(Image credit: Sirotti)Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini)(Image credit: Sirotti)Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) still has a lot to do if he is to secure green(Image credit: Sirotti)Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia)(Image credit: Sirotti)Vasili Kiryienka (Caisse d'Epargne) has had a promising Tour(Image credit: Sirotti)Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) dropped a place in GC(Image credit: Sirotti)Three fingered salute from Alberto Contador(Image credit: Sirotti)Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) takes the last corner(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) on his way to the stage win(Image credit: Sirotti)The crowds watch the exciting time trial(Image credit: Sirotti)Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) crosses the line(Image credit: Sirotti)Carlos Sastre (Cervelo)(Image credit: Sirotti)Lance Armstrong (Radioshack) in his final Tour timetrial(Image credit: Sirotti)Cadel Evans (BMC) still suffering from injury(Image credit: Sirotti)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) gave it everything in the timetrial(Image credit: Sirotti)But for the windy conditions Wiggins would have finished much higher(Image credit: Sirotti)Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) lost ten minutes(Image credit: Sirotti)Anthony Charteau (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)(Image credit: Sirotti)Van Summeren (Garmin-Transitions)(Image credit: Sirotti)Janez Brajkovic (Team Radioshack) has had a quiet Tour(Image credit: Sirotti)Maxime Monfort (Team HTC - Columbia)(Image credit: Sirotti)Danish national TT champion Jakob Fuglsang (Team Saxo Bank)(Image credit: Sirotti)Alberto Contador (Astana) powers to the finish line in Pauillac.(Image credit: AFP)Alberto Contador (Astana) in full flight(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Pushed all the way: Contador post-race(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador was down on Schleck at the first time check(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alexander Vinokourov (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Contador raises his arms(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Carlos Sastre (Cervelo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) held on to fifth(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Contador will wear yellow in Paris for the third time(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Denis Menchov destroyed Sanchez's 21 second advantage(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Samuel Sanchez lost his place on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador pulls on another yellow jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) on his way to the stage win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong (Radioshack) suffered today(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana) had to give 100 per cent(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) rode well to finish second(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) held on to ninth on GC(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Andreas Kloden (Radioshack)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso has been ill since the Pyrenees(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Transitions) moved up to 7th on GC(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso struggled today(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Canellara (Saxo Bank) was in glorious form(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong (Radioshack) in his final Tour timetrial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A drained Contador at the finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Contador faces his race of truth(Image credit: Bettini Photo)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana) will wear yellow in Paris(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Levi Leiphiemer struggled with the conditions(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) pushed Cancellara all the way(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rodriguez (Katusha) dropped a place on GC(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana) shows just what the Tour means to him(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Nicholas Roche (AG2R) secured a top-15 result on GC(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Contador is mobbed at the finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Andy Schleck will wear white in Paris(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) had a strong ride in the timetrial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
