A good battle!
Whilst not approaching 1989 levels of drama (what could really?) it was great to see two riders battling out the overall up until the last few stages. Bring on next year we say.

Cobbles in the Tour.
Possibly contentious, if Mark Cavendish had fallen and broken a collarbone we'd probably be putting this in the '5 things we weren't so keen on about the Tour De France' section. As it turned out though, lots of drama and it all looked great on the TV. Not sure Franck Schleck would agree though!

Cavendish Stage wins.
5 cracking sprint wins after we had him down as leaving by the first Saturday. Surely Cav's on the road to achieving a 'best sprinter of all time' label?

Jeremy Hunt riding the Tour.
Occasionally seen on the front working for Hushovd, after the Banesto debut you wouldn't have thought that it would be 2010 before Jeremy's Tour debut would you?

The green jersey battle.
The Maillot Vert is consistently proving to be the hard fought competition of the Tour. After last years Cavendish vs Hushovd head to head it was great to watch this year's three way battle including Pettachi. You have to love Hushovd's gritty fighting style that contrasts brilliantly with Cavendish's 'If you can't win, it ain't worth it' philosophy and Pettachi's classic sprinter style. Long may that continue.

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