Tour de France 2019/10. stage

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		Wout Van Aert (TJV)	4:49:39 h (45.054 km / h)
2.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	equal time
3.		Caleb Ewan (LTS)	equal time
4th		Michael Matthews (SUN)	equal time
5.		Peter Sagan (BOH)	equal time
6th		Jasper Philipsen (UAD)	equal time
7th		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	equal time
8th.		Matteo Trentin (MTS)	equal time
9.		Oliver Naesen (ALM)	equal time
10.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	equal time
		Natnael Berhane (COF)
Intermediate results after the 10th stage
		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	43:27:15 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (INS)	+ 1:12 min
3.		Egan Bernal (INS)	+ 1:16 min
		Peter Sagan (BOH)	229 pts.
2.		Michael Matthews (SUN)	167 pts.
3.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	153 pts.
		Tim Wellens (LTS)	43 pts.
2.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	37 pts.
3.		Giulio Ciccone (TFS)	30 pts.
		Egan Bernal (INS)	43:28:31 h
2.		Enric Mas (DQT)	+ 0:30 min
3.		Giulio Ciccone (DQT)	+ 1:16 min
		Movistar team	130: 45: 20 h
2.		Trek-Segafredo	+ 01:30 min
3.		Bora-hansgrohe	+ 14:59 min

The 10th stage of the Tour de France 2019 took place on July 15, 2019. The 217.5-kilometer flat stage led from Saint-Flour to Albi . The stage start was at 12:10 p.m. in the Allée Georges Pompidou , the sharp start was at 12:22 p.m. east of Saint-Georges .

Race course

After several attacks, a six-person breakaway group finally formed: Tony Gallopin , Michael Schär , Natnael Berhane , Anthony Turgis , Mads Würtz Schmidt and Odd Christian Eiking . The peloton let them go, but the gap never exceeded the three-minute mark. A good 65 kilometers before the finish, the lead of the leading group fell under a minute.

On the last ascent of the stage (Côte de La Malric) , about 55 kilometers from the finish, the leading group accelerated their pace and was able to gain a two-minute lead again. The peloton then decided to react, favored by the prevailing wind conditions - about 38 kilometers from the finish, the Deceuninck-Quick-Step team , supported by Team Ineos , Team Astana and EF Education First , initiated a tightening of the pace. Several favorites for the yellow jersey such as Jakob Fuglsang , Giulio Ciccone , Richie Porte , Rigoberto Urán , Dylan Groenewegen and Thibaut Pinot lost contact with the peloton due to several winds . George Bennett , who had finished fourth in the overall standings to date, now belonged to a second group of pursuers. The field was split into several chase groups.

25 kilometers from the finish, the original escapees were overtaken by the first chasing group. Team Sunweb and Team Ineos in particular now dictated the pace of the final kilometers of the stage and led a group of around 40 drivers. The first chasing field of Pinot, Fuglsang, Porte and Uran was able to briefly reduce the gap to around 15 seconds, but the large leading group tightened the pace again and the gap increased again to over a minute. In the leading group, Mikel Landa fell around 19 kilometers from the finish and had to line up behind the first group of chases.

Ten kilometers from the finish, the leading group was 50 seconds ahead of the first chasing group, 1:30 minutes before the second chasing group around Landa and Ciccone and about 3 minutes before the third chasing group around Bennett. In the sprinter duel, Belgian Wout Van Aert won the stage in a photo finish, Elia Viviani came second and Caleb Ewan came third. The first chasing group crossed the finish line 1:40 minutes behind, the second chasing group 2:09 minutes behind. Julian Alaphilippe kept his yellow jersey and increased his lead, while Giulio Ciccone had to hand over the white jersey to Colombian Egan Bernal . The Movistar team took the lead in the team classification . Natnael Berhane was named the most combative driver of the stage.

The first day of rest followed in Albi.

Time bonus

Time bonus at the stage destination
driver	Time bonus
Wout Van Aert (TJV)	10 seconds
Elia Viviani (DQT)	6 seconds
Caleb Ewan (LTS)	4 seconds

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in La Primaube after 128.5 km at 678  m
1.		Odd Christian Eiking (WGG)	20 pts.
2.		Anthony Turgis (TDE)	17 pts.
3.		Mads Würtz Schmidt (TKA)	15 pts.
4th		Tony Gallopin (ALM)	13 pts.
5.		Michael Schär (CCC)	11 pts.
6th		Natnael Berhane (COF)	10 pts.
7th		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	9 pts.
8th.		Peter Sagan (BOH)	8 pts.
9.		Daniel Oss (BOH)	7 pts.
10.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	6 pts.
11.		Marcus Burghardt (BOH)	5 pts.
12.		Michael Matthews (SUN)	4 pts.
13.		Maxime Monfort (LTS)	3 pts.
14th		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	2 pts.
15th		Matej Mohorič (TBM)	1 point

Stage goal in Albi after 217.5 km at 178  m
1.		Wout Van Aert (TJV)	30 pts.
2.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	25 pts.
3.		Caleb Ewan (LTS)	22 pts.
4th		Michael Matthews (SUN)	19 pts.
5.		Peter Sagan (BOH)	17 pts.
6th		Jasper Philipsen (UAD)	15 pts.
7th		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	13 pts.
8th.		Matteo Trentin (MTS)	11 pts.
9.		Oliver Naesen (ALM)	9 pts.
10.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	7 pts.
11.		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	6 pts.
12.		Geraint Thomas (INS)	5 pts.
13.		Mads Würtz Schmidt (TKA)	4 pts.
14th		Egan Bernal (INS)	3 pts.
15th		Maximiliano Richeze (DQT)	2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Côte de Mallet Category 4 after 22 km over 907  m 2.2 km at 5.2%
1.		Natnael Berhane (COF)	1 point

Côte de Chaudes-Aigues Category 3 after 40.5 km at 974  m 3.0 km at 6.6%
1.		Natnael Berhane (COF)	2 pts.
2.		Odd Christian Eiking (WGG)	1 point

Côte d'Espalion Category 3 after 95.5 km over 603  m 5.2 km at 4.9%
1.		Natnael Berhane (COF)	2 pts.
2.		Odd Christian Eiking (WGG)	1 point

Côte de La Malric Category 3 after 164.5 km over 492  m 3.6 km at 4.7%
1.		Natnael Berhane (COF)	2 pts.
2.		Odd Christian Eiking (WGG)	1 point

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Van Aert dupes the sprinters and celebrates Tour debut victory. In: radsport-news.com. July 15, 2019, accessed July 16, 2019 . 

Web links

• 10th stage of the Tour de France 2019 on letour.fr
• Race course of the 10th stage on letour.fr (see dispatches)
• Tour de France 2019/10. Stage in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Tour de France: Summary - Stage 10 - Tour de France 2019 on YouTube (Length: 4:38 min).
• Press kit and final result of the 10th stage provided by tissottiming.com (PDF; 2.9 MB)