Racing | Tour De France | Stage 10

That completes our live coverage of stage 10 - and a long one it was! We'll be back tomorrow at 13:10 local time (12:10 BST) for stage 11 between Marseille and Montpellier. This is a dead flat stage beside the Med, but will it be the sprinters or the breakaway men who prevail?

Just over 10 minutes later, Quick.Step leads out Tom Boonen for 13th in the sprint, just behind Sebastian Chavanel (FDJ). Zabel didn't get too many points there, so Boonen will increase his lead in the green jersey competition.

Provisional results

1 Cédric Vasseur (Fra ¦ Quick Step - Innergetic) 5:20:24
2 Sandy Casar (Fra ¦ Francaise Des Jeux)
3 Michael Albasini (Swi ¦ Liquigas)
4 Patrice Halgand (Fra ¦ Credit Agricole)
5 Jens Voigt (Ger ¦ Team CSC)

General classification after stage 10

1 Michael Rasmussen (Den ¦ Rabobank)
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa ¦ Caisse D'Epargne) 00:02:35
3 Iban Mayo (Spa ¦ Saunier Duval - Prodir) 00:02:39
4 Cadel Evans (Aus ¦ Predictor - Lotto) 00:02:41
5 Alberto Contador (Spa ¦ Discovery Channel Team) 00:03:08

Impressive by Vasseur. 10 years after his last stage win, and the first Frenchman to win a stage in this year's Tour. It's also the third win for Quick.Step. He's hugged by soigneur Dirk Nachtergaele and gets ready for his post-race interviews. This will be popular in L'Equipe tomorrow.

400m, Halgand winds it up, then Vasseur goes at 300. He gets a lead and is challenged by Casar, but holds the younger rider off and wins the stage!!!! That was a close finish. Albasini third, then Halgand and Voigt.

It's Voigt leading Albasini, Casar, Halgand and Vasseur... 500m.

Now it's all tactics as they ride up the finishing straight. One false move, and you've lost.

Voigt slows, waiting for the others to come through as they reach 1km to go.

Vasseur sits at the back, behind the feisty Halgand. Voigt continues to lead.

2km to go and they're on the finishing straight. It's looooong. Voigt leads...