Only one more stage left before the tour moves into the Pyrenees. Stage 10 had the potential to have yet more fireworks as the final couple hundred metres featured 2 extremely sharp turns just as the peloton raced to the finish line, as they were fighting for position to set up the sprinters for the stage win. Fortunately, the entire group made it through unscathed.
German Andre Greipel inched out his former teammate Mark Cavendish at the line. Cav is running out of stages to meet his prediction of winning 5 to 6.
France’s Thomas Voeckler stays in touch and retains the yellow.
The Netherlands Johnny HOOGERLAND recovered sufficiently from his horific stage 9 crash and encounter with a barbed wire fence, to retain the polka dot jersey, 33 stiches in all.
Stage 11 will be a last chance for the climbers to sit back in the pocket, and stay out of trouble as the sprinters take centre stage.
I am always blown away by how these guys recover and keep riding to the end. but then again, it's the TdF, so I guess you'd do just about anything to stay in.
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