So the biggest race is over for another year. Congratulations to Alberto Contador on winning yellow and to Schleck for winning best young rider and running Contador so close - not forgetting Petacchi and Charteau who won the green and polka dot jerseys respectively.
Here are a selection of our 2010 Tour de France highlights.
The Epic Battle
Forget your sprint finishes, the Schleck-Contador fight up the Tourmalet immersed in cloud will be one of this year's most inconic moments.……..which brings us to the most controversial moment of this year's Tour. With just 20km to go on Stage 15, Schleck attacked but as he did so, his chain slipped and Contador surged past him, despite the unwritten rule of not attacking during a rival's mechancial failure. He gained 39 seconds. How many seconds did Contador win the Tour by? 39 seconds.
The Redemption
A dreadful start by Cav might have ruined his chances to win green, but he got back on track to win 5 stages this year. His final sprint up the Champs Elysees was like a bullet leaving a gun. Just as the cameras focussed on Petacchi and Hushovd, a speeding Brit overtook from nowehere.....The unusual face of this year's Tour
and finally, a Tour de France goodbye to the legend that is 7 times winner Lance Armstrong.
