In part 5 of the Tour the France 2010, 3 stages are covered:
• Stage 12: 16 July -Bourg-de-Péage to Mende – 210.5 km (131 mi) – Medium mountain stage
• Stage 13: 17 July – Rodez to Revel – 196 km (122 mi) – Flat stage
• Stage 14: 18 July – Revel to Ax 3 Domaines – 184.5 km (115 mi) – Mountain stage
Enjoy these awesome stages, hit the like button if you like the videos and don’t forget to smile 🙂
The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. It started on 3 July with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996. The race visited three countries: the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and finished on 25 July on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
The total length was 3,642 kilometres (2,263 mi) including 60.9 kilometres (37.8 mi) in time-trials. Following an opening prologue time trial, the first three stages passed through the Netherlands and Belgium on routes designed to replicate some features of the spring classic cycle races. This included seven cobblestone sectors totaling 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi), the longest distance of cobblestones in the Tour since 1983, on stage 3.[3] There were six mountain stages, three of them with mountaintop finishes, and two medium mountain stages. In the 100th anniversary year of their first inclusion on the Tour, the emphasis was on the Pyrenees, with two ascents of the Col du Tourmalet.
The Tour was initially won by Alberto Contador, who was later revealed to have failed a doping test. After a series of events, the CAS finally decided in February 2012 that Contador lost his results from 2010, declaring Andy Schleck the new winner. Schleck also won the young riders’ competition for the third time running. France’s Anthony Charteau won the polkadot jersey as the King of the Mountains whilst the Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi won the green jersey for victory in the points classification.
The official Tour presentation was held on 14 October 2009. It was the third consecutive Grand Tour to begin in the Netherlands, as the 2009 Vuelta a España began in Assen, and the 2010 Giro d’Italia in Amsterdam.
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YES FINALLY. I can begin my indoor training again. Thanks so much Mr. Even! Do you have future years as well?
I love EPO!
2:51:55….motor in number 91's bike
In this tour both the first and third overall placed riders were disqualified for doping violations. Of course the second placed rider was likely just as dirty. But he did not stay around long, having a top run from 2009-2011.
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