After the first rest day yesterday, cyclists competing in the 2013 Tour de France are back on their bikes for stage 10 which is live streaming below. Stage 10 is relatively flat when compared with stages eight and nine just before the rest day and the competitors will have to trek 197 kilometers (roughly 122 miles) from the French commune of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois in the Western countryside to Saint-Mallo, the walled port city in the Brittany Region.
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After the first nine stages, the standings are as follows:
| 1. | FROOME C. | SKY | 38h 44′ 00” |
| 2. | VALVERDE A. | MOV | 01′ 25” |
| 3. | MOLLEMA B. | BEL | 01′ 44” |
| 4. | TEN DAM L. | BEL | 01′ 50” |
| 5. | KREUZIGER R. | TST | 01′ 51” |
| 6. | CONTADOR A. | TST | 01′ 51” |
| 7. | QUINTANA ROJAS N. | MOV | 02′ 02” |
| 8. | MARTIN D. | GRS | 02′ 28” |
| 9. | RODRIGUEZ OLIVER J. | KAT | 02′ 31” |
| 10. | COSTA R. | MOV | 02′ 45” |
| 11. | NIEVE ITURRALDE M. | EUS | 02′ 55” |
| 12. | FUGLSANG J. | AST | 03′ 07” |
| 13. | KWIATKOWSKI M. | OPQ | 03′ 25” |
| 14. | PÉRAUD J. | ALM | 03′ 29” |
| 15. | SCHLECK A. | RLT | 04′ 00” |
Stage nine was taken by Ireland native Daniel Martin who rides for the Garmin-Sharp team. The gap between Martin and second place finisher Jakob Fuglsang riding for Astana Pro Team was a formidable 44 seconds.
According to Bleacher Report,
“Even though the final stretch was downhill, Martin and Fuglsang were both peddling as hard as they could to try to gain an outright lead. Neither of the two leaders could break away from the other late, and while Martin was a little behind at the very end, he sprinted past Fuglsang, who couldn’t catch up.”
After today’s stage, the cyclists will compete in an individual time trial tomorrow spanning 33 km (approximately 21 mi) from Avranches in the Basse-Normandie region through Mont Saint-Michel, the iconic and ancient fortified island located just off the coast of Normandy.
The 21st and final stage of the Tour ends in Paris, with the actual date being July 21. Riders will compete for 83 miles from the historic city of Versailles through the streets of Paris. Here, one rider will be presented with the symbolic yellow jersey to sport until next year’s Tour.
Standings via LeTour.com
