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49-642: It is located in the French-Swiss Chablais historical area, south-southeast of Évian-les-Bains and just west of Champéry in Valais . As of 2020, it had a population of 2,690. The town of Morzine is situated in the French Alps ' Vallée d'Aulps (Aulps Valley), which stretches from Morzine to La Vernaz in the northwest. A traditional market town in the heart of the Portes du Soleil , Morzine

98-434: A contender for overall victory, and Alessandro Petacchi . The riders in the peloton chose to wait for the fallen riders. However, on the cobbles of Stage 3, Cancellara retook the overall lead as Chavanel struggled. Fränk Schleck had to retire from the race, having sustained a collarbone fracture on a crash which delayed many of the riders in the peloton, including Contador and Armstrong who were hopeful of finishing high in

147-685: A doping test. After a series of events, the CAS finally decided in February 2012 that Contador would lose his results from 2010, declaring Andy Schleck the new winner. Schleck also won the young riders' competition for the third time running. France's Anthony Charteau won the polkadot jersey as the King of the Mountains whilst the Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi won the green jersey for victory in

196-399: A list of cyclists and an index that indicated the suspicion for doping use. There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2010 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification , which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage. There were no time bonuses given at the end of stages for this edition of

245-411: A yellow jersey. The second classification was the points classification . Riders received points for finishing in the highest positions in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type. The leader was identified by a green jersey. The third classification was the mountains classification . Most stages of

294-597: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2010 Tour de France The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours . It started on 3 July with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam , the first start in the Netherlands since 1996 . The race visited three countries: the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and finished on 25 July on

343-498: Is also a small amount of Northshore available in the Chatel Bike Park area. Morzine is also within easy reach of other resorts including Avoriaz , Morgins , Châtel and Les Gets . The resorts of Pila , Verbier and Les Arcs lie within easy reach by car thus giving access to several places to ride. A single lift pass can be purchased to cover the whole of the Portes du Soleil area and costs much less than during

392-509: Is currently divided into three territories, the Chablais savoyard , the Chablais valaisan , and the Chablais vaudois , and is now split across two countries: France (department of Haute-Savoie ) and Switzerland (cantons of Valais and Vaud ). The Chablais Alps is a mountain range situated between the two countries, but the Chablais region itself also includes a large portion of

441-527: Is dominated by chalets spread across a river gorge, bordered by partially wooded slopes allowing skiing in poor weather conditions. Situated at an altitude of about 1,000 m, it is one of the most northerly of the French Alpine resorts, weatherwise benefiting from the Mont Blanc microclimate. The locality enjoys panoramic mountain views and modern ski facilities, as well as hotels and restaurants in

490-503: Is no rail service directly to Morzine the two closest stations are at Thonon-les-Bains and Cluses , and from these stations local buses are available to the town. Chablais Chablais ( French: [ʃablɛ] ; Savoyard : Chablès ; Italian : Chiablese ) was a province of the Duchy of Savoy . Its capital was Thonon-les-Bains . Chablais was elevated to a duchy in 1311 by Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor . This region

539-539: The 2006 Tour de France ended in Morzine, where Floyd Landis did the impossible and gutted out one of the most memorable stage wins in Tour history during the height of the 1992–2012 doping-era. The town was also the starting point for Stage 18. In the 2010 Tour de France Morzine was the finishing location for stage 8. Morzine again featured in the 2016 Tour de France as the finish for stage 20 – Megève to Morzine. On

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588-531: The Champs-Élysées in Paris. The total length was 3,642 kilometres (2,263 mi) including 60.9 kilometres (37.8 mi) in time-trials. Following an opening prologue time trial, the first three stages passed through the Netherlands and Belgium on routes designed to replicate some features of the spring classic cycle races . This included seven cobblestone sectors totaling 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi),

637-601: The King of the Mountains competition from fellow Frenchman Jérôme Pineau . The 17th stage was considered this Tour's queen stage . The first-category Col de Marie-Blanque and Col du Soulor climbs preceded a grueling summit finish atop of the Hors Catégorie Col de Tourmalet , the second ascent of the Tourmalet of this year's Tour. The stage turned into a battle between Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador . The tour's top two riders separated themselves from

686-458: The Polka dot jersey . In September 2010, Contador revealed that a urine sample he had given on 21 July, a rest day in the 2010 Tour de France, had contained traces of clenbuterol . He has stated, due to the number of other tests he passed and that only a tiny amount of the substance was detected in the one he failed, that food contamination was to blame. The UCI issued a statement reporting that

735-564: The Portes du Soleil ski area, which includes both French and Swiss villages. Since 2013, the town has hosted the Morzine Harley Days, a major motorcycle and music rally sponsored by Harley-Davidson and organized by its Harley Owners Group . The event reportedly drew 20,000 vehicles and 60,000 fans in 2019. The closest airport to Morzine is Geneva Cointrin International Airport , Switzerland. Although there

784-649: The Vaud Alps and the Rhône Valley from Saint-Maurice, Switzerland , to Lake Geneva . The Swiss section of Chablais is served by the Transports Publics du Chablais (TPC) with buses and narrow gauge railways operating out of Aigle and Bex to service the communities in the region. Chablais is also a wine appellation (AOC) associated with the Chablais vaudois. The sub-appellations, Villeneuve, Yvorne, Aigle, Ollon-Vaud and Bex, are all situated in

833-563: The points classification . Twenty-two teams with a total of nine riders accepted invitations to participate in the 2010 Tour de France. Sixteen of the teams were covered by a September 2008 agreement with the Union Cycliste Internationale , including two no longer part of the UCI ProTour . Six other teams, including the four ProTour teams not guaranteed a place, accepted their invitations. The teams entering

882-672: The 11 and 12 July 2022, the tour visited Morzine again, when it hosted the second rest day of the tour and the start of stage 10 . Morzine is home to the annual French Mountain Villages Football Tournament (Tournoi des Montagnes) where the best junior teams compete for a much coveted trophy each June. The town is home to the Morzine-Avoriaz Penguins , an ice hockey team which reached the Ligue Magnus final in 2006, but nowadays plays in

931-425: The 2009 and 2010 Tours de France occurring naturally is less than one in a million". On 10 July 2014, a UCI press release detailing various athlete sanctions specified that Menchov had been banned (for a period of two years) until 9 April 2015 due to adverse biological passport findings. Due to this, he has been disqualified from the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Tours de France. In May 2011, newspaper l'Equipe published

980-475: The 2010 Tour—originally 23rd; 22nd at the time of its stripping—was also stripped. In January 2013, Armstrong admitted to doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey . Although he admitted to have doped in his seven wins, he denied doping in the 2009 and 2010 Tours. Regardless, Armstrong was stripped of his finishes in those two Tours as well, because his blood values indicated that he doped. USADA 's report stated that "The likelihood of Armstrong's blood values from

1029-506: The Cistercians' successful expansion and management of their mountain land. The granges supplied the monastery's food, clothing, utensils and building materials. The granges were manned by lay-brothers, who cultivated the lands and reared livestock. From the 18th to the early 20th century, the exploitation of slate quarries was an important economic activity of Morzine, before winter tourism took over around in 1930. Between 1857 and 1870,

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1078-492: The Polka-dot Jersey, as the Tour completed its final categorised climbs. On stage 18 Petacchi took the green jersey from Hushovd for the final time. The points classification was hotly contested between these two riders and the jersey changed hands a half dozen times between them throughout the race. Stage 19 was the final time trial. It was widely expected that Contador would increase his lead over Schleck, who in

1127-505: The Prologue. On Stage 7 Chavanel again raced away from the field to take his second stage win and maillot jaune of the 2010 edition of the race, whilst Andy Schleck took the young riders' classification lead from Thomas. Evans took the yellow jersey from Chavanel the following day on Stage 8, and in turn lost the lead to Schleck on Stage 9 following a rest day. In Stage 11, Petacchi took the green jersey from Hushovd; Mark Cavendish won

1176-421: The Tour. If a crash had happened within the final 3 km (1.9 mi) of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred. The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour. The rider leading the classification wore

1225-611: The commune received national attention for an unusually high number of women claiming to be possessed . In 2015 only a few quarries were still being exploited. Morzine has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ) closely bordering on a subarctic climate ( Dfc ). Morzine also hosts summer activities such as mountain biking , golfing , walking and caving . The resort also boasts an Olympic sized swimming pool. Local trails are generally single track and with varying levels of difficulty available from steep, rooty and technical to fast open downhill tracks. There

1274-576: The concentration was 50 picograms per millilitre, and that this was 1/40 the minimum standards of detection capability required by WADA , and that further scientific investigation would be required. In late January 2011, the Spanish Cycling Federation proposed a one-year ban, but it subsequently accepted Contador's appeal and cleared him of all charges. The UCI and the World Anti-Doping Agency each referred

1323-448: The country's minor leagues. The intermediate terrain makes the area well suited to beginners and less-seasoned skiers and snowboarders, which has led to the resort being especially popular with families. However more challenging slopes can be found at nearby Avoriaz . Morzine is closely linked to its neighbours Avoriaz and Les Gets in that they function as linked skiing centres during the winter season. The two resorts are included in

1372-454: The course Contador extended his advantage, gaining an additional twenty-five seconds on his rival for an overall gain of thirty-one seconds for the stage. Fabian Cancellara, the Olympic and World Time Trial Champion, won the stage by seventeen seconds over runner-up Tony Martin . In addition Denis Menchov was able to overtake Samuel Sánchez for third place overall, while Ryder Hesjedal

1421-683: The decision independently to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in March 2011, but Contador remained free to ride until their ruling was made. The hearing was delayed until after the 2011 Tour de France at Contador's request and then deferred to November 2011. On 6 February 2012, the CAS stripped Contador of the 2010 title, making Andy Schleck the winner. Armstrong was stripped of all his professional results from August 1998 to August 2012, including his seven Tour titles on 22 October 2012. Armstrong's finish in

1470-517: The district of Aigle. The district is mostly known for the white wines it produces using the Chasselas grape, referred to locally as Fendant. 46°22′N 6°29′E  /  46.36°N 6.49°E  / 46.36; 6.49 This article related to geography of France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Valais location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Vaud location article

1519-500: The field on the final climb. Schleck launched numerous attacks upon Contador in the final 15 kilometres, but was unable to separate from him. Contador coolly stayed on Schleck's wheel, and attacked as well once, but was pulled back by Schleck. Schleck went on to take the stage over Contador, who seemed happy to follow Schleck across the line while holding a seemingly unassailable lead in the GC. Meanwhile, Anthony Charteau confirmed his hold on

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1568-648: The final stage. The winner wore a red number bib the following stage. At the conclusion of the Tour, Sylvain Chavanel was given the overall super-combativity award. There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5000, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange , given in honour of Tour founder and first race director Henri Desgrange , and the Souvenir Jacques Goddet , given in honour of the second director Jacques Goddet , both to

1617-481: The general classification. A number of their rivals, including Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans and Ryder Hesjedal , were ahead of the crash and so were able to gain a time advantage. Green jersey contender Thor Hushovd won the stage and took the lead in the Points classification as Geraint Thomas , who was riding in his second Tour, finished 2nd and took the white jersey from Tony Martin , who had been wearing it since

1666-408: The incident. Although he was criticised by Sean Kelly and a number of riders both past and current, he also found support from the likes of Bernard Hinault , Miguel Induráin , Eddy Merckx and Laurent Jalabert . Cervélo team owner Gerard Vroomen commented: "Contador just gained a great chance to win, but he lost the chance to win greatly." This same stage saw Anthony Charteau take the lead in

1715-520: The longest distance of cobblestones in the Tour since 1983, on stage 3. There were six mountain stages, three of them with mountaintop finishes, and two medium mountain stages. In the 100th anniversary year of their first inclusion on the Tour, the emphasis was on the Pyrenees , with two ascents of the Col du Tourmalet . The Tour was initially won by Alberto Contador , who was later revealed to have failed

1764-415: The opening prologue in Rotterdam . The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,115 m (6,939 ft) at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet mountain pass on stage 17. The race started in Rotterdam with a 9 km prologue won by Fabian Cancellara . Sylvain Chavanel claimed the lead from Cancellara on Stage 2, after a massive crash which involved many riders, most notably Andy Schleck ,

1813-406: The outcome of a tie. The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys. In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship". No combativity awards were given for the time trials and

1862-402: The past had struggled in this discipline, but the initial going surprised all as Schleck set a high pace that Contador had difficulty matching. By the first time check Schleck had picked up six seconds, cutting Contador's overall lead to just two seconds on the road. By the second time check Contador had recovered his losses and extended his lead over Schleck by six seconds. Over the final third of

1911-413: The podium at the end of the stage. Contador said that he did not know that Schleck had technical trouble, and that he had already launched an attack by then, but review of the race shows that he was chasing an attack by Schleck, that he nearly struck Schleck as he moved past him, and that he looked back repeatedly on the climb while Schleck struggled to close down the gap. Hours later, he apologised for

1960-402: The race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category and hors catégorie , with the more difficult climbs rated lower. The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots . The final individual classification was the young rider classification . This

2009-613: The race were: Qualified teams Invited teams †: Teams not part of the ProTour. Before the start of the race, Contador was the overall race favourite. Among the other favourites were Andy Schleck , Cadel Evans , and Lance Armstrong . The US media, led by the US Tour broadcaster Versus , pitched the race as a showdown between Contador and Armstrong, both multi-tour champions going in. It has been since pointed out, however, that Armstrong's chances were perhaps exaggerated prior to

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2058-735: The race; the two had already met that year in a two-day race in March at the Critérium International and Contador had finished four minutes ahead of Armstrong. The official Tour presentation was held on 14 October 2009. It was the third consecutive Grand Tour to begin in the Netherlands, as the 2009 Vuelta a España began in Assen , and the 2010 Giro d'Italia in Amsterdam. The race consisted of nine flat stages, six mountain stages (three summit finishes), four medium mountain stages, and two individual time trials , one of them being

2107-409: The stage, but his leadout rider, Mark Renshaw , was disqualified from the Tour after headbutting Julian Dean while leading out his teammate. On Stage 15 Schleck was race leader and pressing the pace over the day's final climb of Port de Bales when he threw his chain . Contador and Denis Menchov immediately moved to the front and attacked, pressing the advantage over the crest of the climb and all

2156-460: The town itself. The ski resort of Avoriaz is located on the territory of the commune. In 1181, Morzine ( Latin : Morgenes , or "border area") was a grange of Aulps Abbey , a Cistercian monastery 7 km away. In the Middle Ages, granges were agricultural centres from which the monks exploited their landscape and co-ordinated farming and industrial work. The grange was fundamental to

2205-409: The way back down into Bagneres-de-Luchon. They were aided by Sammy Sanchez and two others making a group of five riders, all looking to gain time. Schleck chased hard, but had no other riders to help bridge the gap. By stage's end, he had lost the yellow jersey and 39 seconds to Contador. Contador, who now had an eight-second lead in the race, met with a mixed reception as he received the yellow jersey on

2254-498: The winter months. Morzine has hosted Tour de France stage finishes on several occasions, thanks in part to the proximity of the notoriously steep Col de Joux-Plane climb. Morzine was the finale of the first mountain stage in the 2003 Tour de France . Stage seven's yellow jersey (for the leader of the general classification ) and polka dot jersey (for the leader of the mountains classification ) were awarded to Richard Virenque of France's Quick-Step–Davitamon team. Stage 17 of

2303-500: Was able to move in front of Joaquim Rodríguez for the seventh place slot in the GC. Contador's first-place lead increased to 39 seconds, essentially guaranteeing him the victory. The final stage was won by Cavendish, who became the first winner of consecutive Champs-Élysées stages . The Manx sprinter won five stages, more than any other rider in 2010 Tour, taking his career tally to 15 stage wins . Original tour winner Alberto Contador finished surrounded by his Astana teammates. This

2352-459: Was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1985. The leader wore a white jersey. The final classification was a team classification . This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined

2401-510: Was his third Tour de France in three consecutive entries, after having won it in 2007 and 2009 . Schleck finished in second place for the second year in a row (later to receive the victory after Contador's positive test and subsequent ban) and Menchov completed the podium in third place. Petacchi won the Green jersey . His second-place finish in the final stage gave him enough points to finish just above Cavendish and Hushovd. France's Charteau won

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