Races Road Carnage on the cobbles! By Les Clarke published 6 July 2010 Cancellara back in yellow as Hushovd claims the stage 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 89Norwegian national champion Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) celebrates his victory in Porte du Hainaut.(Image credit: AFP)Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank) gets medical attention after his crash.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Frank Schleck's Tour de France ended on stage 3.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jens Voigt and Matti Breschel attend to their fallen teammate Frank Schleck.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong, barely distinguishable in the dust cloud, chases back from his flat tire.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong (Radioshack) lost over two minutes on the stage.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Hushovd has never won Paris-Roubaix, but got the consolation prize of a Tour stage win in Arenberg - inspiration for next year?(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara drills it on the front, pulling Andy Schleck away from his competitors.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong (Radioshack) chases.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Denis Menchov (Rabobank) rode well on stage 3.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana) learned his lessons well from Classics ace Peter Van Petegem.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Joaquin Rodriguez wasn't too comfortable on the cobbles.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jens Voigt stops to check on Frank Schleck, who abandoned the Tour with a broken collarbone after falling on the cobbled sector.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) doesn't do Paris-Roubaix for a good reason.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Yaroslav Popovych slays himself to pull Lance Armstrong back into the race.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Huhovd (Cervelo) gets his revenge in Arenberg.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) takes the Tour de France's third stage in Arenberg.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Best young rider Tony Martin lost time on the cobbles and dropped down in that classification.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)AG2R's David LeLay crashed out of the Tour de France on stage 3.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre) still smarting from yesterday's crash, didn't enjoy the cobbles.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) waved goodbye to the yellow jersey after a pair of flat tires.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong chases amidst the dust cloud kicked up from the cars ahead.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) had only one day to ride his newly painted Merckx before he lost both green and yellow jerseys.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)It was pure, unadulterated chaos on the cobbles.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)David Millar (Garmin - Transitions) leads Thomas Löfkvist (Sky) and Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas - Doimo).(Image credit: Sirotti)Mark Cavendish (HTC - Columbia) is tucked in behind Stuart O'Grady (Saxo Bank).(Image credit: Sirotti)Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) would surrender his green jersey to Hushovd at the end of the stage.(Image credit: Sirotti)Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) leads Ivan Basso (Liquigas - Doimo) on the cobbles.(Image credit: Sirotti)Russian national champion Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha)(Image credit: Sirotti)RadioShack teammates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner follow the wheel of cobbles veteran George Hincapie (BMC Racing).(Image credit: Sirotti)Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing)(Image credit: Sirotti)French national champion Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) is back on home soil at the Tour.(Image credit: Sirotti)Tony Martin (HTC - Columbia) would hand over the best young rider's jersey to Geraint Thomas (Sky) after the stage.(Image credit: Sirotti)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) had a day to forget on the cobbles of northern France.(Image credit: Sirotti)Tyler Farrar (Garmin - Transitions) finished a grueling cobbled stage despite having a broken bone in his wrist.(Image credit: Sirotti)The chasing groups had to work quite hard to limit their losses.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana) tucked in behind the Lotto train.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) looked at ease on the pavé(Image credit: Bettini Photo)It was a flat out chase for Wiggins' Sky team(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The front group, with Cadel Evans (BMC) and Geraint Thomas (Sky)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara leads Andy Schleck across the pavé(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) loves the pavé so much he was licking his lips in joy.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Hushovd helped establish the lead, then allowed Cancellara to take over.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara motors his way across the cobbled sector.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alberto Contador (Astana) pushes the pace.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lance Armstrong made a leading chase group until disaster struck.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Armstrong tries to distance Contador's group behind.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) chasing after the bunch.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Most of the race favourites were over two minutes behind the leaders.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) returns to the maillot jaune.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Huhovd (Cervelo) gets some face time on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)All the anger from stage 2 was forgotten as Thor Hushovd celebrated his stage win in Arenberg.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Many riders were left chasing behind the race on the cobbled sectors.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jérémy Roy (Française des Jeux) tries to get back on(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Teams had helpers with wheels, waiting for punctures in the race.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Some riders tried to find smoother lines on the side of the pavé(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) drives the pace across the pavé(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) took a bike change, going back to his standard machine.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) chases back on the pavé after flatting.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas) not looking very comfortable on the pavé(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The effort shows on the faces of the Tour's peloton on the pavé(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara receives word from the team car.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)British champion Geraint Thomas (Sky) put in an impressive performance.(Image credit: Sirotti)Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) at home on the cobbles of northern France.(Image credit: Sirotti)Cadel Evans (BMC) made the elite selection on the cobbles.(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara leads Saxo Bank teammate Andy Schleck and world champion Cadel Evans (BMC) on the cobbles.(Image credit: Sirotti)Paris-Roubaix champion Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) drives a six-man chase group in pursuit of solo leader Ryder Hesjedal.(Image credit: Sirotti)Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Transitions) rides alone at the front on the cobbles.(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) is back in yellow at the Tour.(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) dons the yellow jersey.(Image credit: Sirotti)Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) on the podium after winning the Tour's third stage.(Image credit: Sirotti)Norway's Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) salutes the crowd following his stage victory.(Image credit: Sirotti)Denis Menchov (Rabobank) powers the Contador group over the cobbles.(Image credit: Sirotti)Denis Menchov (Rabobank) leads Johan Van Summeren (Garmin - Transitions) and Astana teammates Alexandre Vinokourov and Alberto Contador.(Image credit: Sirotti)The front group still intact on the early pavé sectors.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara, happy to be back in yellow.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)