Tour's Stage 10 Is A Day For The Sprinters

By Jobsanger
As expected, the fairly flat course of stage 10 of the Tour de France turned out to be a day for sprinters to battle for the Green Jersey. There was an early breakaway, but the peloton easily reeled them in and set up a sprint to the finish line. The stage was won by Marcel Kittel, the German rider who won the first sprint stage of this year's Tour. The Yellow Jersey standings did not change for the top riders. Here are the top stage 10 finishers and the current standings:
STAGE 10 TOP FINISHERS
1. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano
2. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol
3. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
YELLOW JERSEY (Best Overall Time)
1. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar..........1' 25"
3. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........1' 44"
4. Laurens Ten Dam (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........1' 50"
5. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) Saxo-Tinkoff..........1' 51"
6. Alberto Contador (Spain) Saxo-Tinkoff..........1' 51"
7. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........2' 02"
8. Daniel Martin (Ireland) Garmin-Sharp..........2' 28"
9. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) Katusha..........2' 31"
10. Rui Alberto Costa (Portugal) Movistar..........2' 45"
11. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........2' 55"
12. Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) Astana..........3' 07"
13. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........3' 25"
14 Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........3' 29"
15. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg) Radioshack Leopard..........4' 00"
25. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........11' 15"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)

1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........269 pts
2. Andre Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol..........186 pts
3. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........166 pts
4. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........132 pts
5. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........131 pts
6. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........90 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........49 pts
2. Christopher Froome (Great Britain) Sky Procycling..........33 pts
3. Richie Porte (Australia) Sky Procycling..........28 pts
4. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........26 pts
5. Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........21 pts
6. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar..........20 pts
7. Simon Clarke (Australia) Orica Greenedge..........15 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)

1. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar
2. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step..........1' 23"
3. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........5' 07"
4. Andrew Talansky (United States) Garmin-Sharp..........9' 13"
5. Thibaut Pinot (France) FDJ.FR..........31' 09"
6. Tejay Van Garderen (United States) BMC Racing..........32' 59"

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Movistar (Spain)
2. Saxo-Tinkoff (Denmark)..........4' 11"
3. Belkin Pro Cycling (Netherlands)..........5' 22"
4. AG2R La Mondiale (France)..........8' 07"
5. Radioshack Leopard (Luxembourg)..........14' 07"
6. Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)..........14' 42"
7. Katusha (Russia)..........20' 37"
8. BMC Racing (United States)..........31' 12"
9. Garmin-Sharp (United States)..........32' 10"
10. Europcar (France)..........44' 15"