The Tour de France

(Reuters) – France’s Christophe Riblon captured Stage 14 of the 2010 Tour de France, but Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck was able to stay with defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain as cycling’s most prestigious event reached the Pyrenees.
Riblon finished the 184.5-kilometer trek from Revel to Ax 3 Domaines in a time of four hours, 52 minutes and 42 seconds to claim his first career stage win.
Stage 14 Results
1 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - 4:52:42
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank - 0:00:54
3 Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank - 0:01:08
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
9 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini - 0:01:49
10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
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