Greipel emancipated.

Andre Greipel won the 10th stage of Tour de France.

 

Taking advantage of the undermining of Philippe Gilbert, Andre Greipel won the sprint the 10th stage of the Tour de France Carmaux, ahead of Mark Cavendish. Thomas Voeckler, even offensive, retains his yellow jersey.

 

It was day of recovery on Tuesday on the Tour de France . Before climbing in the Pyrenees two days, the platoon was entitled to a fitness smoothly between Aurillac and Carmaux (158 km). Or so we thought. Philippe Gilbert was not quite agree. The Green Jersey had seen in recent days, at Super-Besse and Saint-Flour, that no one could resist him in the ribs. Unfortunately for him, the escapees had gone after, depriving him of a new stage victory. So when he saw the coast of Mirandol-Bourgougnac, 15 km from the finish, he dynamited the bunch. His goal: to eliminate the sprinters of the final explanation. In its wheel, the Belgian champion took her Tony Martin, Tony Gallopin, Dries Devenyns ... and Thomas Voeckler .

Greipel emancipated:

Very attentive, the yellow jersey saw here why not get an opportunity to the success that had eluded him in Saint-Flour. Except that the greatest disagreement existed, leaving Gilbert from alone in an impossible effort, which failed to 4 kilometers from the finish. But his work did not remain vain. Of course, Mark Cavendish was there to fight the sprint. The only difference is that the British did not have his train to propel it. Only the sprinter from the Isle of Man was to blow the victory by Andre Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto), teammate Philippe Gilbert and former pilot fish ... Mark Cavendish . A team victory almost at the symbolic significance for the German, who has long suffered from its location in the shadow of its rival. The emancipation of the property. It earned him his first stage victory on the Tour. French side, again , Romain Feillu did well (fifth) but there is still no stage victory on the clock.   

Voeckler , the perfect day :
So you understand, Thomas Voeckler has retained his yellow jersey on Tuesday. The day went like a dream for the team Europcar. First, the break of day, among which are five French (Di Gregorio, Minard, Vichot, El Fares, Delaplace Marcato), did not contain dangerous person in general. On the other hand, the sprinters teams quickly revealed their intentions. Just over an hour of racing was covered, that HTC-Highroad and Lampre and Sky had taken over from the French training, not allowing more than 4 minutes ahead of the fugitives. In short, the men of Jean-René Bernaudeau have hardly had anything to do. They can expect the same scenario Wednesday between Blaye-les-Mines and Lavaur, the last stage of respite before Pyrenees.

Classement de la 10e étape:
1. Greipel (Garlic, Omega Pharma-Lotto) 3h31'21''
2. Cavendish (GB -HTC Highroad ) mt
3. Rojas (Spain, Movistar) mt
4. Hushovd (Nor, Garmin-BRAIN) mt
5. Feillu (Fra, Vacansoleil) mt
Classement général:
1. Voeckler (Fra, Europcar) 42h06'32''
2. Sanchez (Spain, Rabobank) à 1'49''
3. Evans (Aus, BMC) à 2'26''
4. F. Schleck (Lux Leopard-Trek) à 2'29''
5. A. Schleck (Lux Leopard-Trek) à 2'37''

The 10th stage in pictures: