Tour de France: Cédric Vasseur wins stage 10
{{date|July 18, 2007}}__noTOC__
{{Tour de France 2007}}[[Image:Cédric Vasseur.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Cédric Vasseur in 2003. {{Image source|Ralf Seger}}]]
[[w:Cédric Vasseur|Cédric Vasseur]] of [[France]] has won stage 10 of the [[w:2007 Tour de France|2007 Tour de France]]. Vasseur won a five man sprint to the finishline by the slimmest of margins.

"This morning I was on the phone to a friend and he told me, ‘Today is your day!’ And in all honesty I had the same confidence about this long stage. The victory had to be mine," said Vasseur after his victory.

[[w:Michael Rasmussen|Michael Rasmussen]] of [[Denmark]] retains the overall lead, finishing the stage some 10 minutes later with the [[w:peleton|peleton]]. In fact, all of the top ten in the overall, finished with the same time, leaving the standings unchanged from yesterday.

"It was a long, hard day and all the guys are suffering in the heat, that’s quite obvious and 230 kilometers into a headwind takes its toll on everybody. My Rabobank team defended well today and we’ll have to wait and see how we go. There is another two days before we have the big test in the time trial on Saturday and then I’ll start thinking about the Pyrenees," said Michael Rasmussen.

He went on to say that he is now the leader of the [[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]] team: "There’s been a lot said about the situation regarding leadership between myself and Denis Menchov and I think it’s quite clear now that I’m the leader in the team now and I’m here to defend the yellow jersey for as long as possible."

[[w:Patrik Sinkewitz|Patrik Sinkewitz]] of [[Germany]], who has already dropped out of the Tour after a crash, got more bad news when the A sample in a drug test on June 8, came back positve.

==Stage 10 results==

{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Cedric Vasseur|Cedric Vasseur]]'''
|'''[[w:Quick Step-Innergetic|Quick Step-Innergetic]]'''
|align=right|    '''5h 20'24"'''
|-
|2
|[[w:Sandy Casar|Sandy Casar]]
|[[w:Française des Jeux|Française des Jeux]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|3 
|[[w:Michael Albasini|Michael Albasini]]
|[[w:Liquigas|Liquigas]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|4 
|[[w:Patrice Halgand|Patrice Halgand]]
|[[w:Crédit Agricole|Crédit Agricole]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|5
|[[w:Jens Voigt|Jens Voigt]]
|[[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|6
|[[w:Staf Scheirlinckx|Staf Scheirlinckx]]
|[[w:Cofidis|Cofidis]]
|align=right| 36"
|-
|7 
|[[w:Paolo Bossoni|Paolo Bossoni]]
|[[w:Lampre-Fondital|Lampre-Fondital]]
|align=right| s.t."
|- 
|8 
|[[w:Marcus Burghardt|Marcus Burghardt]]
|[[w:T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile Team]]
|align=right| 1'01"
|- 
|9
|[[w:Aleksandr Kuschynski|Aleksandr Kuschynski]]
|[[w:Liquigas|Liquigas]]
|align=right| 2'34"
|-
|10 
|[[w:Juan Antonio Flecha|Juan Antonio Flecha]]
|[[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|}

==[[w:Yellow jersey|General classification]] after stage 10==

{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- bgcolor=yellow
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Michael Rasmussen|Michael Rasmussen]]'''
|'''[[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]'''
|align=right|    '''49h 23' 48"'''
|- 
|2
|[[w:Alejandro Valverde|Alejandro Valverde]]
|[[w:Caisse d'Epargne|Caisse d'Epargne]]
|align=right| +2' 35"
|-
|3 
|[[w:Iban Mayo|Iban Mayo]]
|[[w:Saunier Duval-Prodir|Saunier Duval-Prodir]]
|align=right| +2' 39"
|- 
|4 
|[[w:Cadel Evans|Cadel Evans]]
|[[w:Predictor-Lotto|Predictor-Lotto]]
|align=right| +2' 41"
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|5
|[[w:Alberto Contador|Alberto Contador]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| +3' 08"
|-
|6
|[[w:Christophe Moreau|Christophe Moreau]]
|[[w:AG2R Prévoyance|AG2R Prévoyance]]
|align=right| +3' 18"
|-
|7 
|[[w:Carlos Sastre|Carlos Sastre]]
|[[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]]
|align=right| +3' 39"
|- 
|8 
|[[w:Andreas Klöden|Andreas Klöden]]
|[[w:Astana Team|Astana Team]]
|align=right| +3' 50"
|- 
|9
|[[w:Levi Leipheimer|Levi Leipheimer]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| +3' 53"
|-
|10 
|[[w:Kim Kirchen|Kim Kirchen]]
|[[w:T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile Team]]
|align=right| +5' 06"
|-
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6904387.stm
|title=Wily Vasseur sprints to stage win 
|author=
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 18, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6904079.stm
|title=Stage ten - as it happened
|author=Alex Trickett
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 18, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.letour.fr/2007/TDF/LIVE/us/1000/journal_etape.html
|title=Yes Sir, It’s A French Win For Cedric Vasseur...!
|author=
|pub=Tour de France
|date=July 18, 2007}}
*{{source
|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/07/18/bc.cyc.sinkewitz.doping.ap/
|title=Sinkewitz tests positive for testosterone before Tour
|author=AP
|pub=Sports Illustrated
|date=July 18, 2007
|brokenURL=true
}}

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[[fr:Tour de France cycliste 2007 : 10e étape]]
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Cédric Vasseur in 2003. 
Cédric Vasseur of France has won stage 10 of the 2007 Tour de France. Vasseur won a five man sprint to the finishline by the slimmest of margins.

"This morning I was on the phone to a friend and he told me, ‘Today is your day!’ And in all honesty I had the same confidence about this long stage. The victory had to be mine," said Vasseur after his victory.

Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retains the overall lead, finishing the stage some 10 minutes later with the peleton. In fact, all of the top ten in the overall, finished with the same time, leaving the standings unchanged from yesterday.

"It was a long, hard day and all the guys are suffering in the heat, that’s quite obvious and 230 kilometers into a headwind takes its toll on everybody. My Rabobank team defended well today and we’ll have to wait and see how we go. There is another two days before we have the big test in the time trial on Saturday and then I’ll start thinking about the Pyrenees," said Michael Rasmussen.

He went on to say that he is now the leader of the Rabobank team: "There’s been a lot said about the situation regarding leadership between myself and Denis Menchov and I think it’s quite clear now that I’m the leader in the team now and I’m here to defend the yellow jersey for as long as possible."

Patrik Sinkewitz of Germany, who has already dropped out of the Tour after a crash, got more bad news when the A sample in a drug test on June 8, came back positve.

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