2010 Tour de France
The 97th edition of the Tour de France took place from 3 to 25 July. The winner was Andy Schleck, because Alberto Contador was disqualified.
Stages
The Prologue is held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. After Amsterdam in 1954, Scheveningen in 1973, Leiden in 1978 and s'Hertogenbosch in 1996, Rotterdam is the fifth city in the Netherlands to have hosted the start of the Tour de France.
Classification leadership
Current classification
As of 10 July, 2010
General Classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) 
|
Quick Step | 33h 01' 23" |
| 2 |  Cadel Evans (AUS)
|
BMC Racing Team | + 1' 25" |
| 3 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
|
Garmin-Transitions | + 1' 32" |
| 4 |  Andy Schleck (LUX) 
|
Team Saxo Bank | + 1' 55" |
| 5 |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) 
|
Astana | + 2' 17" |
| 6 |  Alberto Contador (ESP)
|
Astana | + 2' 26" |
| 7 |  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL)
|
Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 2' 28" |
| 8 |  Nicolas Roche (IRL)
|
Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 2' 28" |
| 9 | Johan Van Summeren (BEL)
|
Garmin-Transitions | + 2' 33" |
| 10 |  Denis Menchov (RUS)
|
Rabobank | + 2' 35" |
Points Classification
The points classification is based on the following scale :
- Arrival on a flat stage : 35, 30, 26, 24, 22, 20, 19, ... 1 point for the 25th ranked rider.
- Arrivals on a medium mountain stage: 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15, ... 1 point for the 20th ranked rider.
- Arrival on a mountain stage : 20, 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 9, ... 1 point for the 15th ranked rider.
- Arrivals on an individual time-trial: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point to the first 10 finishers.
- Sprints (two or three by stage): 6, 4 and 2 points in the first 3.
Mountains Classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jérôme Pineau (FRA)  
|
Quick Step | 44 |
| 2 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
|
Quick Step | 36 |
| 3 | Mathieu Perget (FRA)
|
Caisse d'Epargne | 28 |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
|
Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 21 |
| 5 | Rubén Pérez (ESP)
|
Euskaltel - Euskadi | 20 |
| 6 | Rafael Valls (ESP)
|
Footon-Servetto-Fuji | 18 |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Garate (ESP)
|
Rabobank | 16 |
| 8 |  Danilo Hondo (GER)
|
Lampre-Farnese Vini | 16 |
| 9 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (ESP)
|
Omega Pharma-Lotto | 12 |
| 10 | Christian Knees (GER)
|
Team Milram | 11 |
Best Young Riders' Classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER)
|
Team HTC-Columbia | 5h 19′ 48″ |
| 2 |  Geraint Thomas (GBR)
|
Team Sky | + 0′ 13″ |
| 3 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
|
Team Sky | + 0′ 22″ |
| 4 |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
|
Liquigas-Doimo | + 0′ 28″ |
| 5 |  Kristjan Koren (SLO)
|
Liquigas-Doimo | + 0′ 32″ |
| 6 |  Daniel Oss (ITA)
|
Liquigas-Doimo | + 0′ 33″ |
| 7 |  Rui Costa (POR)
|
Caisse d'Épargne | + 0′ 39″ |
| 8 | José Joaquín Rojas Gil (ESP)
|
Caisse d'Épargne | + 0′ 39″ |
| 9 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
|
Team Saxo Bank | + 0′ 40″ |
| 10 |  Robert Gesink (NED)
|
Rabobank | + 0′ 41″ |
Team Classification
| Pos. | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Step
|
30h 11′ 40″ |
| 2 | Team RadioShack | + 2′ 51″ |
| 3 | Team HTC-Columbia | + 2′ 52″ |
| 4 | Garmin-Transitions | + 2′ 53″ |
| 5 | Team Sky | + 3′ 07″ |
| 6 | Astana | + 3′ 11″ |
| 7 | Team Saxo Bank | + 3′ 13″ |
| 8 | Caisse d'Épargne | + 3′ 19″ |
| 9 | BMC Racing Team | + 3′ 21″ |
| 10 | Team Milram | + 3′ 27″ |
List of paticipants
As of 1st July.
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour | Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| † | Represents riders born on or after 1 January 1985 eligible for the Best Young rider classification |
HD | Represents when a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they finished outside the time limit. |
| DNS | Represents a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which they withdrew. |
DNF | Represents a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which they withdrew. |
Race Rules
Prices
During this Tour de France, 3,27 million € are distributed. At the start, each team receives 51 243 €. In return, each team presents in the arrival with at least seven riders obtained a prime of 1 600 € per rider present.
| Classements | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Note | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Classification
|
450 000 € | 200 000 € | 100 000 € | 70 000 € | 50 000 € | 23 000 € | 11 500 € | 7 600 € | until the last rider who finished the stage (400 €) |
350 € |
 Points Classification
|
25 000 € | 15 000 € | 10 000 € | 4 000 € | 3 500 € | 3 000 € | 2 500 € | 2 000 € | 300 € | |
| Mountain Classification
|
25.000 € | 15.000 € | 10.000 € | 4.000 € | 3.500 € | 3.000 € | 2.500 € | 2.000 € | 300 € | |
| Best Young Rider Classification
|
20 000 € | 15 000 € | 10 000 € | 5 000 € | – | 300 € | ||||
| Team Classification
|
50 000 € | 30 000 € | 20 000 € | 12 000 € | 8 000 € | – | ||||
| Combativity award
|
20 000 € | – | ||||||||
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage Winner | 8 000 € | 4 000 € | 2 000 € | until the 20th rider (200 €) |
| Time Trial per team | 10 000 € | 5 000 € | 2 500 € | until the 20th team (200 €) |
| Intermediate Sprint | 800 € | 450 € | 300 € | 48 intermediate sprint in this Tour |
| Categorized Climb (HC) | 800 € | 450 € | 300 € | 4 in this Tour |
| Categorized Climb 1st cat. | 650 € | 400 € | 150 € | 11 in this Tour |
| Categorized Climb 2nd cat. | 500 € | 250 € | – | 6 in this Tour |
| Categorized Climb 3rd cat.. | 300 € | – | 18 in this Tour | |
| Categorized Climb 4th cat. | 200 € | – | 25 in this Tour | |
| Best Young Rider | 500 € | – | For the best young rider | |
| Combativity | 2 000 € | – | No assigned in the time trial | |
| Team | 2 800 € | – | Best team of the stage | |
Rules
- Helmets are obligatory for all stages.
Yellow Jersey
It rewards the overall leader, adding the times achieved on each step. In case of equal time in the general classification, the hundredths of a second recorded by the timekeepers at the time trial "individual" are reintroduced into the total time to separate athletes and decide the attribution of the Yellow jersey.
Mountain Classification
The classification of the mountain is based on the following scale :
- Climb off-categorized : 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for the first 10 finishers.
- Climb of 1st category : 15, 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for top 8 finishers.
- Climb of 2nd category : 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points for the first 6 riders.
- Climb of 3rd category : 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 4 finishers.
- Climb of 4th category : 3, 2 and 1 point for the first 3 finishers.
Points awarded in the climb off-categorized, 1st and 2nd categories are doubled when it's the last mountain pass of the stage.
Best Young Rider Classification
The classification is reserved for young riders born in 1985 or later. The first of them in the general classification is declared leader of the best young rider.
Team classification
The general team classification is established by adding the three best individual times from each team in all stages. After the last stage, the team credited with the shortest time is declared the winner of the team standings.
Combativity award
The combativity award reward the rider who was the most generous in the effort and showing the best sportsmanship in the stage. After the last stage a Super Competitor is designated by members of the Jury of the Tour de France.
2010 Tour De France Media
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