Pau – Col du Tourmalet (174 km)
Chateau de Pau, Béarn-Basque Country - Picture:Panoramio
Pau is a city in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department which was fortified in the 11th century and originally protected by a palissade, or`pau’ in ‘Oc’, the old regional language of the Languedoc. The Château de Pau was the birthplace of Henri IV, King of France and the Navarre.
Stage Winners:
(Italics: British riders placed in top 10 – other jersey colours indicated)
Stage 17 Winner - Andy Schleck
Mark Cavendish - Green 3rd
Geraint Thomas - White 10th
Stage 16 Winner - Pierrick Fédrigo
Mark Cavendish - Green 3rd
Geraint Thomas - White 9th
Team Sky 10th
Stage 15 Winner - Thomas Voeckler
Mark Cavendish - Green 3rd
Team Sky 10th
Stage 14 Winner - Christophe Riblon
Mark Cavendish - Green 3rd
Geraint Thomas - White 8th
Stage 13 Winner - Alexander Vinokourov - 2nd Mark Cavendish - also Green 3rd
Geraint Thomas - White 8th
Team Sky 9th
Stage 12 Winner - Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver
Mark Cavendish - also Green 4th
Geraint Thomas - White 9th & Green 10th
Team Sky 9th
Stage 11 Winner - Mark Cavendish - also Green 4th
Geraint Thomas - White 9th & Green 10th
Team Sky 9th
Stage 10 Winner - Sérgio Paulinho
Mark Cavendish - 9th, Green 5th
Geraint Thomas - White 9th & Green 8th
Team Sky 9th
Stage 9 Winner - Sandy Casar
Mark Cavendish - Green 5th
Geraint Thomas - White 10th & Green 8th
Team Sky 8th
Stage 8 Winner - Andy Schleck
Mark Cavendish - Green 5th
Stage 7 Winner - Sylvain Chavanel
Mark Cavendish - Green 5th
Geraint Thomas - White 6th & Green 8th
Team Sky 4th
Stage 6 Winner – Mark Cavendish - also Green 5th
Geraint Thomas - Overall 2nd, White 1st & Green 8th
Team Sky 3rd
Stage 5 Winner – Mark Cavendish - also Green 9th
Geraint Thomas - Overall 2nd, White 1st & Green 6th
Team Sky 3rd
Stage 4 Winner - Alessandro Petacchi
Geraint Thomas - Overall 2nd, White 1st & Green 4th
Team Sky 3rd
Stage 3 Winner - Thor Hushovd
Geraint Thomas - Overall 2nd, White 1st & Green 2nd
Bradley Wiggins – Overall 8th
Steven Cummings - Polka Dot 2nd
Team Sky - 2nd
Stage 2 Winner - Sylvain Chavanel
David Millar Overall 4th
Geraint Thomas Overall 6th, White 2nd, Green 9th
Team Sky - 5th
Stage 1 Winner – Alessandro Petacchi
David Millar 3rd
Geraint Thomas 5th, White 2nd, Green 9th
Prologue Winner – Fabian Cancellara
Bradley Wiggins Overall & Green 3rd
Geraint Thomas Overall & Green 5th, White 2nd
Team Sky - 4th
