First Win For Team Radio Shack

Photo credit © Roberto Bettini

Really surprised today that none of the competitors for the Polka Dot jersey took part in the breakaway.  I would think that a lead in that competition going into the Pyrenees would be a huge advantage.  Looks like Jerome Pineau and Anthony Charteau want to battle it out in the high mountains.
Today was a great day for any break to succeed.  With no real brutal climbs, but enough to keep the sprinters from chasing along with the teams of Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador who will now wait for the Pyrenees. That enabled Team Radio Shack to send Sergio Paulinho in the early break and barely edge out Vasili Kiryienka for the stage victory. Pineau was able to get one point on the first climb and win back the Polka Dot jersey he lost yesterday.
There were no changes with the General Classification leaders.
Prediction for stage 11: Back to the sprinters until Sunday and who else but Mark Cavendish.
Thor Hushovd will still finish near the top and keep the Green jersey,  but look for Robbie McEwen to make some gains on the leader.


Results - Stage 10 

1	Sergio Paulinho (POR) Team Radioshack	5:10:56
2	Vasili Kiryienka (BLR) Caisse d'Epargne
3	Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick Step	0:01:29
4	Pierre Rolland (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
5	Mario Aerts (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:01:33
6	Maxime Bouet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale	0:03:20
7	Nicolas Roche (IRL) AG2R La Mondiale	0:12:58
8	Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne	0:13:57
9	Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team HTC - Columbia	0:14:19
10	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini
11	Thor Hushovd (NOR) Cervelo Test Team
12	Robbie McEwen (AUS) Team Katusha
13	Lloyd Mondory (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale
14	Sébastien Turgot (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
15	Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
16	Sebastian Lang (GER) Omega Pharma-Lotto
17	Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto
18	Kristjan Koren (SLO) Liquigas-Doimo
19	Damien Monier (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
20	Matti Breschel (DEN) Team Saxo Bank

Point Standings (Green Jersey)

1	Thor Hushovd (NOR) Cervelo Test Team	138	pts
2	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini	131
3	Robbie McEwen (AUS) Team Katusha	116
4	Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne	98
5	Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team HTC - Columbia	97
6	Sébastien Turgot (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom	86
7	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Sky Professional Cycling Team	82
8	Geraint Thomas (GBR) Sky Professional Cycling Team	74
9	Gerald Ciolek (GER) Team Milram	71
10	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Quick Step	69