Denis Menchov Takes Third
Cyclist Denis Menchov of Russia battles in the heat on the Revel - Ax 3 Domaines, 14th stage of the Tour De France 2010. (Pacific Coast News)more pics »
Denis Menchov finished in 3rd (Pacific Coast News)Denis Menchov didn't make as many headlines as Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck or Lance Armstrong. But Menchov did ride an amazing 2010 Tour de France and finished on the podium. Menchov took third.Andy Schleck finished second in the 2010 Tour de France. He was 39 seconds behind the yellow jersey. Alberto Contador won the race for his third time.
Schleck won the white jersey. Team Radioshack won the overall team standings. Alessandro Petacchi won the green jersey with 243 points.
The top 20 riders are listed below.
| # | Rider | Bib | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  CONTADOR Alberto | 1 | ASTANA | 91h 58' 48" | |
| 2. |  SCHLECK Andy | 11 | TEAM SAXO BANK | 91h 59' 27" | + 00' 39" |
| 3. |  MENCHOV Denis | 191 | RABOBANK | 92h 00' 49" | + 02' 01" |
| 4. | SANCHEZ Samuel | 181 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 92h 02' 28" | + 03' 40" |
| 5. |  VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen | 101 | OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO | 92h 05' 42" | + 06' 54" |
| 6. |  GESINK Robert | 195 | RABOBANK | 92h 08' 19" | + 09' 31" |
| 7. |  HESJEDAL Ryder | 54 | GARMIN - TRANSITIONS | 92h 09' 03" | + 10' 15" |
| 8. | RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin | 77 | KATUSHA TEAM | 92h 10' 25" | + 11' 37" |
| 9. |  KREUZIGER Roman | 44 | LIQUIGAS-DOIMO | 92h 10' 42" | + 11' 54" |
| 10. |  HORNER Christopher | 23 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 92h 10' 50" | + 12' 02" |
| 11. | SANCHEZ Luis-Leon | 161 | CAISSE D’EPARGNE | 92h 13' 09" | + 14' 21" |
| 12. | PLAZA MOLINA Ruben | 168 | CAISSE D’EPARGNE | 92h 13' 17" | + 14' 29" |
| 13. | LEIPHEIMER Levi | 25 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 92h 13' 28" | + 14' 40" |
| 14. |  KLÖDEN Andréas | 24 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 92h 15' 24" | + 16' 36" |
| 15. |  ROCHE Nicolas | 81 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 92h 15' 47" | + 16' 59" |
| 16. |  VINOKOUROV Alexandre | 9 | ASTANA | 92h 16' 34" | + 17' 46" |
| 17. |  LÖVKVIST Thomas | 37 | SKY PRO CYCLING | 92h 19' 34" | + 20' 46" |
| 18. | DE WEERT Kevin | 133 | QUICK STEP | 92h 20' 42" | + 21' 54" |
| 19. |  GADRET John | 85 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 92h 22' 52" | + 24' 04" |
| 20. | SASTRE Carlos | 91 | CERVELO TEST TEAM | 92h 25' 25" | + 26' 37" |
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