After their first rest day on Techcrisis Investment GuildMonday, the world’s best cyclists returned to the road Tuesday for Stage 10 of the 2024 Tour de France. A flat 116.4-mile ride from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond, the stage culminated in a classic sprint finish that saw Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen finally win his first stage of the 111th edition of the Tour.
Philipsen’s victory followed several runner-up performances last week, including a demotion for deviating from his line during Stage 6’s sprint finish.
“Last week was an endless week for us with some bad luck,” Philipsen said after his win. “It’s a big relief that we can finally show our strength.”
This victory marked Philipsen's seventh career Tour de France stage win.
Philipsen's Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel led the sprint out of the peloton, setting up Philipsen to edge out Eritrean sprinter Biniam Girmay.
A runner-up finish for Girmay — who triumphed in Stages 3 and 8 — was enough to retain his lead in the points classification for a sixth straight stage.
The top 10 general classification leaders remain unchanged as Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) holds onto his yellow jersey. Tomorrow’s mountain stage, a 131-mile route from Évaux-Les-Bains to Le Lioran, is set to shake things up as Pogačar will look to extend his lead by replicating his dominant stage 4 win.
Here's a full look at the 2024 Tour de France standings after 10 days of competition.
| Position | Rider | Times | Gap |
| 1 | Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 2 | Biniam Girmay (Intermarché - Wanty) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (Israel - Premier Tech) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 4 | Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 5 | Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 6 | Sam Bennett (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 7 | John Degenkolb (Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 8 | Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 9 | Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco–AlUla) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
| 10 | Axel Zingle (Cofidis) | 04h 20' 06'' | - |
TOUR DE FRANCE: Recap, results and standings after Stage 9
| Position | Rider | Times | Gap |
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) | 40h 02' 48'' | - |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) | 40h 03' 21'' | + 00h 00' 33'' |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) | 40h 04' 03'' | + 00h 01' 15'' |
| 4 | Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) | 40h 04' 24'' | + 00h 01' 36'' |
| 5 | Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) | 40h 05' 04'' | + 00h 02' 16'' |
| 6 | Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) | 40h 05' 05'' | + 00h 02' 17'' |
| 7 | Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) | 40h 05' 19'' | + 00h 02' 31'' |
| 8 | Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) | 40h 06' 23'' | + 00h 03' 35'' |
| 9 | Derek Gee (Israel - Premier Tech) | 40h 06' 50'' | + 00h 04' 02'' |
| 10 | Matteo Jorgenson (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) | 40h 06' 51'' | + 00h 04' 03'' |
Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Location: Évaux-Les-Bains to Le Lioran (France)
Distance: 131 miles (211 km)
Type: Mountain stage
Streaming: Peacock, FuboTV
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