Races Road Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa By Les Clarke published 5 July 2010 Emotional comeback victory for Frenchman 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 108Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) takes an emotional victory in Spa.(Image credit: AFP Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) grins ear to ear after being presented with the yellow jersey.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)The polka dot jersey went to Chavanel's teammate Jerome Pineau.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Green jersey holder Alessandro Petacchi lost 13 minutes, but will get to keep wearing that jersey on stage 3.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)The group comes in without the expected sprint.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) held onto white as best young rider.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Christophe Le Mevel looking a bit scuffed up after stage 2.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)More huge crowds greeted the riders in Spa.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) also took the points jersey.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Defending Tour champ Alberto Contador is interviewed after the stage.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) overwhelmed with the win.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) on the podium in Spa.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Previous race leader Fabian Cancellara leads home the dejected bunch.(Image credit: Elmar Krings)Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Transitions) in agony after crashing on the descent of the Stockeu.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Carrying a little bit of the local landscape to the finish in Spa...(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara follows Andy Schleck through a turn(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Daniel Lloyd (Cervelo Test Team)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Christophe Le Mevel (FdJ) was one of the many team leaders to fall.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) rolls in 13:26 behind the stage winner.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) looking none too pleased.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)George Hincapie (BMC) says cobbles? "bring it".(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro Petacchi has a moment with his team car.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tyler Farrar is attended to after crashing on the Col du Stockeu.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) was forced to chase after the peloton split on the Col du Stockeu.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) tries to pull himself and his brother back into contention.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)George Hincapie (BMC) finished in a group 9:49 down.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Eddy Merckx remembered.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Niki Terpstra (Milram) chases after crashing.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Garmin's Tyler Farrar in tears after crashing on stage 2.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The peloton en route to Spa during stage two of the Tour.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) makes sure his glasses are in tip-top shape.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Race leader Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) has a word with Eddy Merckx on the start line.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) leads breakaway companion Jürgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma - Lotto).(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The break of the day in action during stage two.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Eventual stage winner Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) rides in the day's decisive break.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Italy's Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) was part of the day's eight-man break.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Maxime Monfort (HTC - Columbia) rides in no man's land between Sylvain Chavanel and the field.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas - Doimo) and Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) during stage two.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel is overcome with emotion after donning the yellow jersey.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) is ecstatic about winning stage two in Spa.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Yellow jersey holder Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) leads white jersey holder Tony Martin (HTC - Columbia).(Image credit: Bettini Photo)It's lunch time during stage two of the Tour.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alexander Kuschynski (Liquigas - Doimo) sets tempo.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) has dropped all of his breakaway companions and speeds towards Spa alone.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) has a word with his team car.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) dons the yellow jersey.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) celebrates his victory in Spa, nearly four minutes ahead of the peloton.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A battered Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) is back on his bike after crashing heavily on the descent of the Stockeu.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) avoided the carnage the previous day, but not during stage two.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) took a remarkable win in Spa.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Norwegian champion Thor Hushovd respected the go-slow, but missed points toward the green jersey.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) finished the stage with a blood leg and arm.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) made the front group in Spa.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Footon Servetto's Tour debutants are learning the hard way why the race is so specatcular.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Thomas Voeckler (BBox Bouygues Telecom)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Jerome Pineau (Quick Step) took the Tour's first polka dot jersey of the year.(Image credit: AFP Photo)Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) was left bleeding after the crash of the Stockeu(Image credit: AFP Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) tries to contain himself while getting the yellow jersey.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Riders seemed somewhat unhappy at the finish in Spa.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) resplendent in yellow.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) was a bit overwhelmed with the yellow jersey.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Maxime Bouet (AG2R) takes the "field sprint".(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Frank Schleck had a miserable day.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) was emotional on the Tour's podium.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), race leader after stage 2.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) took the points jersey.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The peloton did not provide the fans with a sprint spectacle on purpose.(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) soloed to victory in Spa.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The peloton staged a bit of a 'go-slow' into Spa in protest of the conditions, but Hushovd was annoyed not to be able to gain points for the green jersey.(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) overcame his head injury of Liege-Bastogne-Liege and won the stage to Spa.(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)The riders get underway, behind Cancellara's Saxo Bank boys.(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) gets ready for stage 2.(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)