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Stage 10 Review

By Paul Sherwen
A long flat stage which ended in a sprint, that's not really a surprise and pretty much what we expected on the first day back after the rest day.
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MMR Stage 10

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About Stage 10: Limoges > Issoudun

ISSOUDUN
This is the first time Issoudun will receive a visit from the Tour, but the town can boast about its involvement in other glorious episodes of French cycling. At the Beijing Olympic Games, a native son, Kevin Sireau, mounted the podium to receive the men’s team sprint silver medal with Grégory Baugé and Arnaud Tournant.

Limoges to Issoudun, 193km

By Frankie Andreu
During the Tour de France the riders generally are aware of what day it is only by how many days there are to the mountains, or to the rest day, or to the finish. They are not as aware of what the exact date is except for July 14th.
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City Facts
ISSOUDUN
• 1st-time stage-town
• Population 14,000
• Sub-prefecture of Indre (36)
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Tour de France Podcast 5

By JoE Silva
Totalcyclist.com's Chad Andrews talks about Columbia-HTC's strategical mishaps on stage 14 as the Tour gets closer to the Alps
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Map My Ride Challenge

Production Credentials

A New Tour for Team Versus
By Leslie Varsha
While Lance Armstrong is in the last days of training for what he hopes will be his 8th Tour de France victory, my coworkers and I are packed in edit rooms
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Newsflashes - Stage 10

17:25:38 - Cavendish Holds Off Hushovd

Cavendish has held off Hushovd in the sprint. The green jersey never seemed capable of coming off the wheel of the British sprinter who now has a total of seven stage victories in the Tour de France.

17:24:21 - Cavendish Again!

Cavendish has delivered as expected. He received the perfect lead-out from Mark Renshaw and now the Columbia captain has claimed his third victory this year.

17:23:55 - Columbia In Control

With 1km to go, there are now four Columbia riders at the front of the bunch. Hushovd is on the wheel of Cavendish...

17:23:19 - All Together 1,400m from finish

There has been a crash on a right turn with 1,400m to go. It's just as the last of the escapees was reeled in.

17:22:36 - 2km To Go

Capture of the four is imminent. Hupond is the last to give him but the peloton has caught the other escapees.

17:21:49 - Ignatiev Not Conceding

The peloton is just 11" behind the four leaders and Ignatiev - a pursuit specialist - launched a strong acceleration. He was chased down by Hupond, Dumoulin and Vaugrenard.

17:19:44 - 4km To Go

The green jersey can be side near the head of the peloton. Hushovd is currently riding beside the world champion, Alessandro Ballan, with the Belgian champion, Tom Boonen, just ahead of him. The bunch is just 12" behind the lead group with less than 4km to go.

17:18:48 - Ignatiev Now Doing The Most Work...

After sitting on for most of the day, the Russian rider in the escape has just spent 32 percent of the last 10 minutes on the front of the quartet that's 22" ahead of the bunch.