UAE Team emirates in dordogne after first rest day

After an exciting first part of Le Tour, stage ten began and ended in the Dordogne region of France, with the General Classification standings broadly the same as stage nine. UAE Team Emirates’ Louis Meintjes retained 11th place in the overall GC whilst second in the Youth Classification. The stage was won by a sprint to the line by Marcel Kittel (Quick – Step Floors) with Chris Froome (Team Sky) retaining the Yellow Jersey.

Following their first rest day UAE Team Emirates will now tackle the last of the flat stages before the peloton reaches Paris. Stage 11 is best suited for sprinters and those looking to gain seconds on rival contenders. The 203.5km flat between Eymet and Pau will likely see aggressive attacks from the off and we could be in store for a thrilling sprint finish.

Stage ten results

1 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 4:01:00

2 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo

3 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo

19 Ben Swift (GBr) UAE Team Emirates

General Classification results after stage ten

1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 42:27:29

2 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team +18’’

3 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale +51’’

11 Louis Meintjes (RSA) UAE Team Emirates +5’