Tour de France

Mon., July 19, 2010

Stage: Riders went on a 114.7-mile trek from Revel to the ski resort of Ax-3 Domaines that included a major climb and an uphill finish.

Winner: Christophe Riblon of France took a solo victory after dropping all the members of his breakaway group. He finished in 4 hours, 52 minutes, 42 seconds — 54 seconds ahead of Denis Menchov of Russia and Samuel Sanchez of Spain.

Yellow Jersey: Andy Schleck of Luxembourg kept the overall lead, finishing alongside his closest rival, defending champion Alberto Contador. The Spaniard remained 31 seconds behind, with Sanchez 2 minutes further back.

Next stage: The 116.5-mile ride from Pamiers to Bagneres-de-Luchon takes riders over the major climb of Port de Bales and then descends, to finish on the flat. It is the second of four stages in the Pyrenees.

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