Tour de France 2010 to feature Pyrenees
Tour de France 2010 to feature Pyrenees
The Tour de France celebrates 100 years since it first ventured into the Pyrenees mountains by including several legendary climbs in the 2010 race.
The Col du Tourmalet will be ridden twice in both directions as the race spends four days in the Bearn region which separates France from Spain.
The race starts in Dutch city Rotterdam with a nine kilometre prologue time trial on Saturday, 3 July.
The following day, the riders leave Rotterdam for Belgian capital Brussels.
Stage four sees the race enter France for the first time, before the course takes the riders on a clockwise ride round the country.
The opening week is traditionally geared towards the sprinters with relatively flat stages and riders such as Britain’s Mark Cavendish, who won six stages on this year’s Tour, could benefit.
2010 Tour de France schedule:
3 July: Prologue – Rotterdam, 8kms (5 miles)
4 July: Stage One – Rotterdam-Brussels, 224km (139 miles)
5 July: Stage Two – Brussels-Spa, 192km (119 miles)
6 July: Stage Three – Wanze-Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 207km (129 miles)
7 July: Stage Four – Cambrai-Reims, 150km (93 miles)
8 July: Stage Five – Epernay-Montargis, 185km (115 miles)
9 July: Stage Six – Montargis-Gueugnon, 225km (140 miles)
10 July: Stage Seven – Tournus-Station des Rousses, 161km (100 miles)
11 July: Stage Eight – Station des Rousses-Morzine Avoriaz, 189km (117 miles)
12 July: Rest day in Morzine Avoriaz
13 July: Stage Nine – Morzine Avoriaz-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 204km (127 miles)
14 July: Stage 10 – Chambery-Gap, 179 kilometers (111 miles)
15 July: Stage 11 – Sisteron-Bourg les Valence, 180km (112 miles)
16 July: Stage 12 – Bourg de Peage-Mende, 210km (130 miles)
17 July: Stage 13 – Rodez-Revel, 195km (121 miles)
18 July: Stage 14 – Revel-Ax 3 Domaines, 184km (114 miles)
19 July: Stage 15 – Pamiers-Bagnes de Luchon, 187km (116 miles)
20 July: Stage 16 – Bagneres de Luchon-Pau, 196km (122 miles)
21 July: Rest day in Pau
22 July: Stage 17 – Pau-Col du Tourmalet, 174km (108 miles)
23 July: Stage 18 – Salies de Bearn-Bordeaux, 190km (118 miles)
24 July: Stage 19 – Bordeaux-Pauillac, individual time trial, 51km (32 miles)
25 July: Stage 20 – Longjumeau-Paris Champs Elysees, 105km (65 miles)
Total: 3,596km (2,234.55 miles)
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8306124.stm
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Final results for Tour de France 2009
Final results for Tour de France 2009
Stage 21 result:
1. Mark Cavendish (GB/Columbia) 4 hours 2 mins 18 secs
2. Mark Renshaw (Aus/Columbia) ”
3. Tyler Farrar (US/Garmin) ”
4. Gerald Ciolek (Ger/Milram) ”
5. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr/Francaise des Jeux) ”
6. Thor Hushovd (Nor/Cervelo Test Team) ”
7. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa/Caisse d’Epargne)
8. Marco Bandiera (Ita/Lampre-NGC) ”
9. Daniele Bennati (Ita/Liquigas) ”
10. William Bonnet (Fra/Bbox Bouygues Telecom) ”
Selected others:
55. Bradley Wiggins (GB/Garmin) ”
56. Frank Schleck (Lux/Saxo Bank) ”
62. Lance Armstrong (US/Astana) ”
63. Andy Schleck (Lux/Saxo Bank) ”
97. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) ”
138. David Millar (GB/Garmin) + 30 secs
139. Charles Wegelius (GB/Silence-Lotto)
Overall standings:
1. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) 85hrs 48mins 35secs
2. Andy Schleck (Lux/Saxo Bank) + 4mins 11secs
3. Lance Armstrong (US/Astana) + 5mins 24secs
4. Bradley Wiggins (GB/Garmin) + 6mins 01secs
5. Frank Schleck (Lux/Saxo Bank) + 6mins 04secs
Selected others:
59. Charles Weglius (GB/Silence-Lotto) +1hr 29mins 37secs
85. David Millar (GB/Garmin) + 2hrs 15mins 04secs
131. Mark Cavendish (GB/Columbia) + 3hrs 21mins 54secs
Individual stage wins:
1. Mark Cavendish (GB/Columbia) 6
2. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) 2
Team:
1. Astana 256 hrs 02mins 58secs
2. Garmin-Slipstream + 22 mins 35 secs
3. Team Saxo Bank + 28mins 34secs
4. AG2R + 31mins 47secs
5. Liquigas + 43mins 31secs
6. Euskaltel + 58mins 05secs
7. Francaise des Jeux +1hr 01min 48secs
8. Cofidis + 1hr 05mins 34secs
9. Team Katusha + 1hr 13mins 57secs
10. Agritubel + 1min 20mins 38secs
Green Jersey (Points):
1. Thor Hushovd (Nor/Cervelo Test Team) 280 points
2. Mark Cavendish (GB/Columbia) 270
3. Gerald Ciolek (Ger/Milram) 172
Red Polka Dot Jersey (Climber):
1. Franco Pellizotti (Ita/Liquigas) 201 points
2. Egoi Martinez (Spa/Euskaltel) 135
3. Alberto Contador (Spa/Astana) 126
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Alberto Contador wins 2009 Tour de France
Alberto Contador earned his second Tour de France victory after seeing out the 21st and final stage, won in stunning style by Manxman Mark Cavendish.
Spaniard Contador held off Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck with American Lance Armstrong edging out Bradley Wiggins.
Wiggins equalled the best Tour finish by a Briton with his fourth place matching Robert Millar in 1984.
Cavendish’s win was his sixth of the 2009 Tour and he became the first Briton to win on the Champs Elysees.
The 24-year-old, who now has 10 Tour stage wins to his name, was an easy winner in Paris.
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8169503.stm
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