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Tour de france stage 10: jasper philipsen, finally, the 2023 sprint king philipsen back on top after frustrating early part of the tour..

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Jasper Philipsen dominated the Tour de France sprints last year and has finally reached the top of the podium again, with success coming on stage 10 of the race.

The Belgian received a strong leadout from teammate Mathieu van der Poel, with Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech) lurking on his back wheel but fading, and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) swooping for second place.

Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) showed improving form with fourth place. The general classification contenders avoided problems, with the overall standings remaining the same as before in advance of Wednesday’s testing stage 11.

“I think you can say it like that,” said Philipsen, when asked if he was relieved. “Last week was a not great week. It was an endless week for us, with some bad luck, of course.

“I am really happy and there is a big relief that we can finally show our strength. Together with our leadout train, we did finally what we came for. We could line it up and it was a perfect job from our team.”

The finale was a technical one, and getting things right was crucial.

“We know with the corner it was quite tricky. But everybody was growing during this Tour. Maybe we didn’t start in our very best shape, but we all feel healthy, we feel good. I am really happy we can start the second week with a win and there are still some stages to come.”

Asked if there were moments in the first week where he felt down, he agreed.

“Yeah, of course. It was a tough week. It’s already stage 10, five sprints without a win. So finally today we can do what we came for. I am really happy for the team that they keep on believing, and that we can play our strength and everybody get a deserved win.”

Philipsen finished ahead of green jersey Girmay in the intermediate sprint, and again at the finish. He is still 74 points behind, though, with a lot of work yet to do.

“He is doing a really strong Tour so far. He is a lot of points ahead,” Philipsen acknowledged. “So I think we just try to focus on a stage win, which we just succeeded in. Now we are just looking forward to the next stages. We will try as much as possible and see where we can get.”

| Jasper Philipsen wint dan eindelijk zijn etappe. En hier was helemaal niks mis mee. Dat mag ook gezegd worden van een ijzersterke lead-out van wereldkampioen Mathieu van der Poel. #TDF2024 Koers kijk je via HBO Max pic.twitter.com/IfMFbuwEwS — Eurosport Nederland (@Eurosport_NL) July 9, 2024

An impromptu second rest day with a brisk finale

Stage 10 of the race was the first following Monday’s rest day. On paper it would be flat and fast, but in real terms it was only the first of those two.

Coming one day after Monday’s rest day, the riders treated it as another chance for recuperation and sauntered along for much of the stage. Kobe Goosens (Intermarché-Wanty), Harm Vanhoucke and another Lotto Dstny rider did attack with 141km to go, heading towards the day’s intermediate sprint some 11km later.

Goosens stayed out front to take first in that sprint, with Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto Dstny) second. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won the group sprint for third, with encroaching barriers making things complicated for green jersey Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty). He remained well clear in that competition, though.

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Things settled down once again and that relaxed pace plus a headwind would see them the riders fall behind the slowest schedule.

Tadej Pogačar ’s UAE Team Emirates squad did take tentative steps towards an echelon just inside 60km to go, but the wind didn’t quite play ball and things fizzled out again.

The pace finally ramped up inside the final 10km, with teams beginning the fight for position in advance of a technical set of corners, including those inside the final kilometer.

Philipsen’s Alpecin-Deceuninck squad got things perfectly right, setting him up for his first stage win of this year’s Tour with, they hope, more to come.

Before then, though, it’s back to more difficult terrain, with Wednesday’s 211km stage to Le Lioran featuring a brace of punchy climbs and a possible general classification punch-up.

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Tour de France stage 10 as it happened: Pello Bilbao wins as breakaway has its day

Live updates from the tenth stage of the 2023 Tour de France

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The first rest day has passed and the Tour de France is back. After Sunday's brutal finale on the Puy de Dôme , the race stays in Auvergne for stage 10, set to the backdrop of the region's volcanoes. 

I, Tom Davidson , will be bringing you updates of the racing throughout the day. I spent the last two weeks on the road, following the Tour from Bilbao to the Puy de Dôme. I was lucky to experience one of the best opening week GC slugfests ever from the roadside, but I'm calling a day for the breakaway today. 

Stage 10: Vulcania > Issoire (167.2km) 

Before the stage gets underway at 12:20 BST (13:20 CET), let's take a look at what's in store for the riders. 

Stage 10 offers a lumpy profile, with four category three climbs, and one category two. The peloton will be climbing from the flag drop, and will be spinning up and down throughout the day, with a downhill run-in to the line. 

Expect the GC contenders to bed in for a relaxed one after the first rest day. If a stage was ever scripted for the breakaway, it's this one. 

Here's how the general classification stands going into today's stage: 

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 38-37-46 2. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), at 17s 3. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), at 2-40 4. Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers), at 4-22 5. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) at 4-39 6. Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla), at 4-44 7. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers), at 5-26 8. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), at 6-01 9. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) at 6-45 10. Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich) at 6-58

Barring disaster for any of the 10 riders, I suspect this will look the same come the end of the day. 

To find out who's leading the other competitions at the race, visit our up-to-date classifications tracker . 

Tour de France Femmes unveils Rotterdam Grand Départ for 2024

In case you missed it yesterday, next year's Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will start in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 

The event will begin on 12 August 2024 - so as to not clash with the Paris Olympics - and the first three of the eight stages will take place in the Netherlands. 

"The last few seasons have been a tale of Dutch ascendancy," said race director Marion Rousse in a press statement. "Starting from the home of these champions will kindle a great popular celebration. Expect their supporters to turn our in force."

It will be the first time the race has left France since it was added to the calendar last summer. It will also be the first edition that won't include Annemiek van Vleuten , winner of the recent Giro d'Italia Donne, who is scheduled to retire at the end of the season.

Full details of the route will be revealed on 25 October. 

A slow start? 

Here's an interesting stat for you. This year's Tour de France has set off slower than last year's edition. 

The average speed of the yellow jersey wearer Jonas Vingegaard is 42.1km/h over the first nine stages. After the same time last year, the race leader Tadej Pogačar averaged 44.5km/h.

This is no doubt a symptom of the tough Grand Départ held in the Basque Country, where the first two stages clocked around 3,000m of climbing each. 

Stage four to Nogaro - "the most boring Tour de France stage for a long time," according to Jasper Philipsen - also kept the average speed down. 

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Sign-on has started in Vulcania ahead of stage 10. 

"What's Vulcania?" I hear you call. "That's not a place in France." 

Well, you're right. Vulcania is an amusement park, or as the tourist signs say, the European Park of Volcanism . It opened in 2001 and is jam-packed with volcano-themed educational fun. 

Of course, the WorldTour peloton is no stranger to amusement parks. In February this year, stage six of the UAE Tour began at Abu Dhabi's Warner Bros World - the world's largest indoor theme park, which cost $1 billion to develop. 

3D model of the Vulcania amusement park. 

10 minutes to go until kilometre zero. 

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Stage 10 gets underway

We're off! Christian Prudhomme waves his yellow flag and the race start is given. 

It is a hot day in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where ground temperatures are set to exceed 40 degrees celsius. Spare a thought for the riders, and my colleagues at the roadside. 

166km to go: The battle for the break has begun. There's a lot of movement at the front of the pack, but no move has stuck yet. 

161.5km to go: Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Krists Neilands (Isreal-Premier Tech) have kick-started an attack on the opening category-three climb. Three others have joined them, including Ineos Grenadiers rider Michal Kwiatkowski. 

159km to go: The gruppetto is forming. Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal Quick-Step), victim of some nasty road rash on stage four, is one of those out the back. As is birthday boy Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny). It's going to be a long day for the sprinters. 

152km to go: The GC men, for some reason, have bridged across to the breakaway. The gap to the peloton is 47 seconds. Ineos Grenadiers have missed the split. 

148km to go: We're about to reach the foot of the category-three Col de Guéry. Here's the climb details, courtesy of Strava, and the KOM time to beat, held by Valentin. 

The hilliest of the #TourdeFrance, Stage 10 appropriately starts in a volcano-themed park. Peep below ⬇️ for the Strava Segments that’ll test the riders today, kicking off with Col-de-Guéry: https://t.co/PQOdgw5q0G pic.twitter.com/BmN1c78ju5 July 11, 2023

146km to go: There's clearly some fresh legs in the peloton, because the racing is relentless. Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar have now left the front group on the road and dropped back. We're still waiting on a clear breakaway to form. 

143km to go: You'd think you were watching a criterium at Crystal Palace here. Moves are flying out of the peloton, but they're all being kept on a tight leash at the moment. 

137.5km to go: Some of the top-10 contenders are struggling to keep up with the frantic start. Romain Bardet (dsm-firmenich) and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) are both out the back. 

🇫🇷After Romain Bardet, it's now @GauduDavid exiting at the back of the peloton. Tough day for the French riders. 🇫🇷Après Romain Bardet, c'est maintenant @GauduDavid qui sort à l'arrière de peloton. Journée difficile pour les coureurs français. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/CsypyF1mpt July 11, 2023

131km to go: There's now two men off the front - Julian Alaphilippe and Matej Mohorič. 

126km to go: The Gaudu-Bardet group is now two minutes behind the yellow jersey. This could end up being a disaster for the Frenchmen.  

Krists Neilands was one of those who animated this stage early on. Here he is in action, stringing out the peloton. 

121km to go: The average speed so far is 41.2km/h. So much for a calm one after the rest day. 

117km to go: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), one of the pre-race favourites for the stage win, is also in the trailing group with Gaudu and Bardet. 

There's a rumour circulating around the peloton that this is the Belgian's final day at the Tour de France. He and his partner are expecting their second child, and the birth is due any day now. 

112km to go: There's a seven-man front group with around a one-minute advantage over the peloton. 

They are: Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost), Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quick Step), Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious), Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Nick Schultz (Israel-Premier Tech)  and Warren Barguil (Arkéa Samsic). 

110km to go: The frantic start is yet to settle down. We're about to head onto the third categorised climb of the day, the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert. 

Col de la Croix Saint Robert is another monster KOM - we'll see who maximized their recovery day: https://t.co/AQXIWcYoYz pic.twitter.com/ecQXph1Fn2 July 11, 2023

108km to go: Hats off to Stefan Küng. The Groupama-FDJ rider has given a monster tow to carry his leader David Gaudu back into the peloton. Romain Bardet has also rejoined the group. Panic over, les français. 

107.4km to go: Kasper Asgreen wins the day's only intermediate sprint. He won't care for the green jersey points, but there will be a nice prime heading to the Dane's bank account. 

105km to go: There's a second group on the road, 25 seconds behind the breakaway. In it are Julian Alaphilippe and Ben O'Connor, who is determined to bridge across. 

100km to go: The breakaway crests the stage's highest point - 1451m - and tucks in for the descent into the valley. Things are starting to settle down. 

94km to go: I've had word from my colleague, Adam Becket , who is on the ground in France. 

"I cannot stress how hot it is," he says of the near 40C temperatures. "If there was an extreme weather protocol for journalists, I would ask for it to be invoked." 

90km to go: The gap to the peloton is now at 2-43. I think it's fair to say the breakaway has been established. 

86km to go: Another one of my colleagues, Chris Marshall-Bell , would like to weigh in on the heat. 

"I would just like to say that it is unseasonably warm here in France," he says. "If I had the option of jumping head first into a freezing pool of water or sitting for the next six hours in this climbing gym-cum-press room, I would choose the former." 

85km to go: Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost) is on the attack. The Colombian champion leads solo up the Côte de Saint-Victor-la-Rivière, with a 30-second gap to the breakaway. 

79km to go: We're into the last 80km, so here's a reminder of the situation on the road. 

Esteban Chaves has shot out of a 14-man breakaway and is leading solo. The peloton is 3-20 in arrears. 

77.5km to go: Scrap that, Chaves is caught. Suddenly a day alone under the sun doesn't seem so attractive to the Colombian. 

72km to go: The breakaway continues to work well together, with the gap to the peloton stable, now at 3.13.

70.8km to go: Some sort of shoe / pedal issue going on for Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), who is hanging on to the team car while trying to put a shoe on with one hand. Problem apparently sorted, he's back and chasing back on to the bunch.

66.2km to go: If you're just joining us, allow us just to reiterate how strong this breakaway is looking. It's 14 riders strong, and includes Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Julian Alaphilippe and Kasper Asgreen (both Soudal-Quick Step), Ben O'Connor (Ag2r-Citroën) and Matthias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek). They're working well together too – the peloton is going to have a job to catch them.

62km to go: The Israel-PremierTech team car comes over the radio, addressing breakaway riders Krists Neilands and Nick Schultz: "Today we can win a second stage, you know that guys. Heads up and good luck."

58km to go: The gap to the breakaway has slowly been coming down. It's now 2.42 and the break may need to think about stepping up the pace if its going to survive.

54km to go: Perhaps Neilands (Israel-PremierTech) was inspired by his DS's words – he's attacked out of the breakaway, gaining a small gap. But the break looks motivated behind.

53km to go: 9 seconds for Neilands from the break, whose gap over the bunch is down to 2.15, with no less than Mathieu Van Der Poel plugging away on the front in pursuit.

51km to go: Julian Alaphilippe has a go! He's followed by Kwiatkowski, and the rest... Neilands is coming back fast.

46km to go: The riders are now on a long, long descent. It's followed by the climb of the cat-three climb of the Côte de Chapelle-Marcousse. That's six kilometres long at 5.6%, and then comes 25km of mainly downhill to the finish at Issoire.

45km to go: Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) have slipped off the front of the peloton as it heads downhill.

41km to go: MVDP and WVA have 11 seconds on the peloton, and are 2.18 behind the break, which is enjoying renewed impetus after the attacks of Neilands and Alaphilippe. The kilometres are ticking by fast now.

The pair aren't making much headway on the breakaway, still at 2.18 as they approach the bottom of the Chapelle-Marcousse. They'll hope to deliver the killer blow when the road points uphill though.

32km to go: The break, and the chasing pair of Wout Van Aert and Mathieu Van Der Poel, are on the climb now. These two are 50sec ahead of the bunch and still 2.16 behind the break.

30km to go: Israel-Premier Tech's Neilands is leading solo, with a 26-second advantage. Van der Poel has been reeled in by the peloton. 

29.5km to go:  Let's not forget that this stage finishes with a downhill run-in to the line. It's prime Alaphilippe territory, provided the Frenchman doesn't give Neilands too big of a gap. 

28km to go: Neilands's advantage is stretching out. It now stands at 40 seconds. Can he hold on? 

22km to go: Neilands crests the final climb with a 25-second gap. Behind him, Chaves, Bilbao, O'Connor, Zimmermann and Pedrero chase. 

There has been no movement in the yellow jersey group for a while. 

18km to go: This is going to be a fast finale. Neilands's advantage has been slashed to 16 seconds, with Zimmermann leading the descent in the chasing group. 

12km to go:  14 seconds for Neilands now. The chasing group is hitting speeds of 75km/h on the descent to Issoire. 

10km to go: No surprise here, but Neilands has been awarded the prize for the day's most combative rider. He was one of the original animators of the breakaway from the flag drop, and is now 10km away from a momentous stage win. 

6.5km to go: Neilands is pedalling like there's no tomorrow. His speed is 60km/h as the road starts to flatten out. 12 seconds to the chasers.  

3km to go: Heartbreak for Neilands. He's caught by the Bilbao group.

There's more drama too, with a four-man group containing Alaphilippe just 22 seconds behind. 

1.7km to go: Ben O'Connor attacks! Bilbao follows closely on his wheel. Pedrero the only other who can hold on. 

1.1km to go: Zimmerman now goes over the top. Again Bilbao latches onto the attacker's wheel. 

Bilbao wins! 

He launches his sprint with 200m to go and holds his position to the line. Zimmerman second, while O'Connor finishes third. 

Hold tight, I'll have a full race report up soon. 

As promised, here's the full report from stage 10 of the Tour de France . 

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Tour de France 2023 stage 10 preview: Route map and profile of 145km from Parc Vulcania to Issoire

The 2023 Tour de France resumes after the first rest day with a hilly 167km stage 10 on Tuesday that suits punchy superstars Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel perfectly – if they are let off the leash. Both riders are yet to win a stage in this Tour, and the next three days present opportunities before the road heads high into the Alps later this week.

This lumpy route takes the peloton into the centre of France, beginning from Vulcania, passing through the Volcans d’Auvergne regional park and finishing down in the small town of Issoire.

With five categorised climbs, including the sizeable Col de Guery (7.8km at 5%) and the Croix Saint-Robert (6km at 6.3%), it will be a draining ride with virtually no sustained flat sections, and a long descent to the finish town. The sprinters will sit this out and it looks like a good day to plot something in the breakaway, as the big general classification contenders save their legs for bigger challenges to come.

Belgium ’s Van Aert and Dutchman Van der Poel have long been rivals, most notably at the cyclo-cross world championships where they’ve finished one-two on five occasions. This year Van der Poel beat Van Aert to the line in a sprint finish.

There have been plenty of cross words down the years too but recently their rivalry has mellowed, and they have been kept apart at this Tour by virtue of their wider responsibilities: Van der Poel has been pulling hard for his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen, who has won three sprint stages; Van Aert has been working tirelessly for Jumbo-Visma leader Jonas Vingegaard , the man in the yellow jersey trying to defend his crown.

If either are to win today then they may need to get in the breakaway, which the GC riders are likely to let escape up the road just as they did on stage nine, so long as the break doesn’t contain any major threats to the top of the leaderboard. If they can’t get in the break then their teams will need to work hard to reel in the leaders and set up more of a bunch finish. The weather is hot with some rain forecast too, and it is all set up to be another eventful day at the Tour de France.

Stage 10 route map and profile

The stage is set to begin at around 12.30pm BST and is expected to finish at around 4.30pm BST.

If the breakaway goes to the end then there are a whole host of riders who could win here. Let’s go with Van der Poel, who should have free rein to attack after doing so much work for his team over the opening week.

Tour de France 2022 Route stage 10: Morzine - Megève

Morzine – Megève, it has a familiar ring to it – and rightly so. Six years ago the Tour de France saw a stage travelling in the opposite direction. It was a mountain stage with four cols and Ion Izagirre turned out on top in Morzine.

Two days prior Megève hosted the finish of a climbing time trial. Chris Froome won the stage 21 seconds ahead of Tom Dumoulin, thus cementing his overall race lead, which eventually led to the third of his four Tour de France triumphs.

The riders tackle a hilly route on the roads from Morzine and Megève. In the first 100 kilometres they travel over the Côte de Chevenez (2.2 kilometres at 2.9%), Col de Jambaz (6.7 kilometres at 3.8%) and Côte de Châtillon-sur-Cluses (4.5 kilometres 3.9%) before a flat section of some 25 kilometres ushers in the climb to the line.

The finale is a 21.2 kilometres climb at 4.1%. It’s a steady affair with the steepest part, 200 metres at 7.1%, at the end.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.

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Sprint | Romorantin-Lanthenay (57.1 km)

Points at finish, youth day classification, team day classification, race information.

• Date: 09 July 2024
• Start time: 13:25
• Avg. speed winner: 43.206 km/h
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Tour de France 2024 stage 10 preview - another opportunity for the fast men

The last 60km of stage 10 are exposed – could crosswinds be a factor?

Date: Tuesday July 9, 2024 Distance: 187km Start location: Orléans Finish location: Saint-Amand-Montrond Start time: 13:05 CET Finish time (approx): 17:24 CET

By April of 1429, the city of Orléans had been laid siege to by the English for half a year, and morale was low. The city was seen as a crucial stronghold amid the 100 Years War, and it was feared that losing it would lead to overall defeat in the war. Hope came from an unlikely source — a peasant girl with the staunch belief that she had been blessed with vision of saints and angels, assuring her that the French would succeed. Her premonitions proved correct, and the siege collapsed mere days later, a decisive turning point in the war that ultimately led to victory for France. 

That peasant girl was of course Joan of Arc, who was hailed as an inspiration for her role at Orléans and later successful military campaigns, and then as a martyr after being sentenced to burn at the stake by the English a couple of years later, at the age of just nineteen. Her enduring appeal as a national hero lies in how she can mean something to so many different types of citizens, from a spiritually enlightened devout Catholic, a national defender of the crown of France, and a proto-feminist for her defiance of gender norms. Her appeal to the French is even mirrored in the kind of cyclists they revere — the underdogs who take on the superior forces through sheer resolve and bravery.  

The biggest contemporary favourite among the French public continues to be Julian Alaphilippe, and it's his hometown of Saint-Amand-Montrond that the first stage of the second week will finish at, having travelled south from Orléans. Even he in his prime wouldn’t be able to break clear from the peloton on a parcours as flat. There isn’t a single categorised climb all day, and the total elevation gain of under 1,000m is the lowest of any stage this whole edition. 

This is therefore a day for the sprinters, as it was the last time Saint-Amand-Montrond hosted a Tour de France stage finish in 2013, when the greatest of all time, Mark Cavendish, triumphed for his 25th career Tour stage win. Past experience and memory of the run-in to a sprint finish can sometimes be a great help when returning, knowing where all the twists and turns are; but not this time, as most of the hard work to win the stage had been done earlier when Cavendish’s Omega Pharma-QuickStep team and Alberto Contador’s Saxo-Tinkoff team split the race in crosswinds, leaving Cavendish with only Peter Sagan and a number of non-sprinters to beat in the final sprint. 

Could crosswinds be a factor again? The roads certainly look exposed for the final 60km, so if the wind does blow, and in the right direction, the race could explode. GC riders will have to remain alert. 

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With good memories of winning here, Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) could be a strong contender for the stage victory. And even though might have to contend with the other sprinters, he's already proved he can outsprint them to the line, having won stage five, which saw him make history as the rider with the most stage wins in the Tour de France. Cavendish looks in good form , as does his team, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him secure a 36th stage win. Other riders who have already secured a stage win in the sprints are Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-Alula). Girmay, also in the green jersey, has had some impressive performances this Tour, taking two stages already and making history as the first black African to win a stage in this prestigious race. Groenewegen has also been in good form so far, and his victory, the first in two years, will boost his confidence going into the sprint stages.

However, one sprinter disappointed so far is Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Last year, he dominated the sprints. This year, however, has been a different story for Philipsen. His team have led him out excellently, but Philipsen has just lacked that winning kick that has seen him throw his arms up in celebration. He'll be hoping to turn it around and finally take his first stage win of this year's Tour.

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) have both been in the mix for the bunch sprints. De Lie has managed to secure two third-place podium spots in his Tour debut, but the 22-year-old rider will only want one podium spot – the number one spot. Kristoff's highest placing so far is also third place, and like De Lie, will want to better this in this next sprint opportunity.

While Fabio Jakobsen (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) suffered during the stage which included more metres of elevation, on the flatter stages, he looked to be a strong contender for the win, taking seventh on stage three and fifth on stage five. With this being the flattest stage of the race, we expect to see him climb the ranks, maybe even take the stage win.

Other sprinters who will be contenders for the stage will be, Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech), Arnaud Démare (Aréa-B&B Hotels), Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious), and Byran Coquard (Cofidis).

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July 12, 2022: Morzine Les Portes du Soleil to Megève, 148.1km

Stage 10:   Morzine Les Portes du Soleil to Megève

Date:  July 12, 2022

Distance: 148.1km

Stage timing : 13:30 - 17:15 CEST

Stage type:  Hilly

There will be plenty of heat on the road to Megève, but it remains to be seen how much light stage 10 will shed on the outcome of this Tour de France. The first instalment of a potentially pivotal Alpine triptych is also the most benign, and logic says Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and the podium contenders will be cautious about throwing themselves onto the offensive on this 148.1km leg from Morzine.

And yet, the first stage after a rest day is always fraught with ambush potential, and Pogačar’s strength to this point means that his closest rivals – namely Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers – might be tempted to avail themselves of their strength in numbers on an afternoon like this rather than try to take him on in a head-to-head contest on the Col du Granon or Alpe d’Huez later in the week.

The possible vulnerability of the UAE Team Emirates squad and Pogačar’s apparent dislike for soaring temperatures are avenues that are worth exploring, too, even if the yellow jersey was bullish about the strength of his supporting cast during Monday’s rest day. “We’re in pole position now and we can control things, it’s easier for me and the team so for me it’s fine to be in the yellow jersey now and I hope to keep it all the way,” he said.

Pogačar begins Tuesday’s stage with a buffer of 39 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), with Geraint Thomas (Ineos) third at 1:17 and Adam Yates (Ineos) a further eight seconds back in fourth. Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) has managed to tread water since shipping time on the cobbles, and he lies 11th at 2:52 as the race resumes.

The medium mountain stage is a gentle introduction to the Alps ahead of the rigours of Wednesday and Thursday. Going north from the start, the peloton will climb the fourth-category Côte de Chevenoz and descend to Lake Geneva before turning south in Thonon-les-Bains.

On the way south, riders have to ascend the third-category, 6.7-kilometre Col de Jambaz and the fourth-category Côte de Châtillon-sur-Cluses. The descent to Cluses is followed by a 24-kilometre false flat to the intermediate sprint in Passy-Marlioz, and the long, but not extremely steep climb to the Megève Altiport begins soon afterwards.

It’s 21.4km from the start of the climb to the finish line, but for much of that distance, the gradient isn’t very hard as it climbs in ramps separated by flatter sections. The first seven kilometres rise by up to 6.7%, then there is a shallower climb of, at most, 3.5% to the town of Megève and even a short flat section in the town itself. After Megève, two kilometres climb at 7 and 6.5%, respectively, before the climb flattens out again. Another 6.2% ramp will take the riders to the category-two mountain sprint 2.2km from the finish line. The next two kilometres are relatively easy again, but the last 500 metres to the Megève Altiport climb 7.1%.

This stage is almost ideal for a breakaway and not very well-suited for a fight between the GC favourites as the finishing climb has many shallower sections where dropped riders can come back. Pogačar, however, has been reluctant to allow breakaways too much leeway so far on the Tour. Logic says the break should stay clear, but the GC men may yet find themselves contesting stage honours and bonus seconds in Megève.

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How to watch Stage 10 of the Tour de France on Tuesday - start time, route, TV times, stage list

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Stage 10 - Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond (187.5km) - Tuesday, July 9

The Tour’s second week begins on Tuesday with Stage 10, a 187.5km stage from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond that’s probably the easiest stage in the 2024 Tour de France.

The race begins in Orléans, along the Loire river, and then begins the long ride south through the Sologne forest that’s bordered in the north by the Loire and in the south by the river Cher.

This is the flattest stage in the Tour–there’s not a single categorized climb throughout the day. That means Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility)–who’s been the leader of the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition since Stage 1–will keep the polka dot jersey into Stage 11.

The day’s Intermediate Sprint arrives after just 57km–in Romorantin-Lanthenay–which is early enough in the stage that we could see some sprinters try and soak up whatever green jersey points are left after the breakaway passes through.

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) has a commanding 96-point lead over Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in the Tour’s Points competition and could choose to sit back and save his legs for the end of the stage–especially if a big breakaway is up the road and takes the majority of the points available in Romorantin-Lanthenay.

The final hour of the stage could be tense. The roads are rather exposed after the race exits the forest, and with three direction changes in the final 30km, crosswinds and echelons are a real threat.

That’s exactly what happened on Stage 13 in 2013 , the last time a Tour stage finished in Saint-Amand-Montrond. As the peloton raced toward the finish, Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish and a few of his Omega Pharma–Quick-Step teammates took advantage of some late-race crosswinds to break the peloton into echelons. A leading group of ten riders soon emerged and Cavendish outsprinted Slovakia’s Peter Sagan to take his second win of that year’s Tour.

The finale of this year’s Stage 10 comes pretty close to duplicating the finale from 2013–including a super-sketchy series of corners inside the final kilometer. The organizers better hope that crosswinds break the race into echelons, because bringing a large peloton through those corners–at field sprint speed–could get dicey–even with a modified 4km “safety zone” at the end of the stage.

It’s a flat finish, but the sprint before the sprint will be crucial as anyone who doesn’t make it through those final corners at the front of the bunch–or has to brake while going through them–will lose their shot at taking the win.

Riders to Watch

Stage 10 is expected to end in a field sprint. But with a chance of crosswinds in the final hour, the stage could go to a sprinter who can handle himself if the race breaks into echelons–perhaps someone who has some experience in the spring Classics, races in which the weather can often play as big of a role as the terrain.

That makes Girmay a top favorite. In 2022 the Eritrean won Ghent-Wevelgem, a Belgian Classic in which crosswinds frequently blow apart the peloton. This could also be the day in which Philipsen–who’s winless so far this year after winning four stages and the green jersey in 2023–finally breaks through in this year’s Tour.

Last but not least, there’s Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan). The 39-year-old scored his record-breaking 35th stage victory on Stage 5 , but could add No. 36 by winning for the second time in Saint-Amand-Montrond.

And as far as the General Classification is concerned, unless crosswinds catch someone napping, Stage 10 is not expected to bring changes to the overall standings. That means Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) should have no issues holding onto the yellow jersey.

How to Watch Stage 10 of the Tour de France

You can stream Stage 10 of the 2024 Tour de France on NBC’s Peacock ($5.99/month or $59.99/year). If you’re looking for ad-free coverage, you’ll need a subscription to Peacock Premium Plus, which runs $11.99 per month or $119.99 for the year.

This stage could be a slow one. Coming right out of the Tour’s first Rest Day, the riders won’t be in any hurry to get to the finish–and there’s little along the way to make things exciting.

So while the race is expected to finish around 11:35 a.m. EDT, we think that’s a bit of an optimistic estimate. We’ll start checking on the peloton’s progress at about 10:45 a.m. EDT–in case there are crosswinds–and then make the call accordingly depending on how far the riders are from the finish. If nothing else, make sure you’re watching with about 10km to go.

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How to Watch Stage 10 of the Tour de France in the U.K.

UK viewers can watch the Tour de France on ITV4, Eurosport, and Discovery+.

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Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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