British Rider Extends Lead In Tour's Difficult Stage 10

Tuesday's stage 10 of the Tour proved to be the most difficult so far, as it entered the high mountains for the first time this year. And Christopher Froome of Great Britain showed he is probably the favorite to win the Yellow jersey. He won stage 10, using the extremely tough final climb (so tough it is not rated) to get more than a two minute lead over all the other contenders. Australian Richie Porte finished second, and Colombian Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas finished third in the stage.

Tomorrow may be even more difficult -- having two category 3 climbs and a category 4 climb leading to a category 1 climb and another very tough unrated climb. It then finishes on a category 3 climb. Stage 11, covering 188 kilometers, will be another day for only the best riders.

Here are the standings after stage 10:

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........2' 52"
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia (Movistar)..........3' 09"
4. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain (Movistar)..........4' 01"
5. Geraint Thomas, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........4' 03"
6. Alberto Contador, Spain (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........4' 04"
7. Tony Gallopin, France (Lotto-Soudal)..........4' 33"
8. Robert Gesink, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........4' 35"
9. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........6' 12"
10. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy (Astana Pro Team)..........6' 57"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........225 pts
2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........222 pts
3. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........172 pts
4. John Degenkolb, Germany (Giant-Alpecin)..........169 pts
5. Bryan Coquard, Francee (Europcar)..........108 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........51 pts
2. Richie Porte, Australia (Team Sky)..........40 pts 
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, Colombia (Movistar)..........32 pts 
4. Robert Gesink, Netherlands (Lotto NL-Jumbo)..........28 pts 
5. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain (Movistar)..........24 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Nairo Alenander Quintano Rojas, Columbia (Movistar)
2. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........3' 03"
3. Romain Bardet, France (AG2R La Mondiale)..........10' 29"

TEAM LEADERS
1. Team Sky (Great Britain) 
2. BMC Racing (United States)..........6' 03"
3. Movistar (Spain)..........6' 19"
4. Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia).........12' 14"
5. Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)..........16' 17"