2010 Le Tour de France: Stage 19, Saturday, July 24th: GC!

In GC (General Classification=Overall Leader):
1) CONTADOR 2) SCHLECK 3) *MENCHOV
4) *S. SÁNCHEZ 5) VAN DEN BROECK 6) GESINK
7) *HESJEDAL 8) *RODRIGUEZ OLIVER
9) KREUZIGER 10) HORNER.

*Top 10 changes: Sammy Sánchez lost his GC position and a podium finish to Denis Menchov. Denis, being the stronger rider, slides into 3rd and he will now have his podium finish on Sunday. Sammy drops to 4th which is still a position of pride and success but perhaps one which just may bring the biggest sting because the rider knows that he narrowly missed a podium Tour finish. Especially stingful for Sánchez as he was holding that position for several stages until today's ITT. Other changes, Hesjedal takes over 7th place as Rodriguez Oliver slips to 8th.

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Action resumes on Sunday, July 25, 2010 with Stage 20.
It is dubbed the "grand finale", the final stage of the Tour.
It will begin in beautiful Pauillac towards the
most picturesque city in the world/en le monde, Paris.
It will consist of 102.5 km or 64 miles.
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The 2010 Tour de France marks the 97th edition and runs 21 days starting
Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010.
It will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and covers a total distance of 3,642 km (2,263 miles).