Chris Froome solidified his status as the favorite to win the title this year after ruling Stage 10 of the 2015 Tour De France on Tuesday from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint-Martin.

Facing the first summit finish of the 2015 Tour De France, Froome and Team Sky saved the best for last as they dominated in the final 6.4 kilometers of the race.

Froome showed how strong he is as he pulled away down the stretch, while his Team Sky teammate Richie Porte also launched a major attack in the final meters of the stage to overtake Movistar rider Nairo Quintana, who is one of the favorites to win the 10th stage on Tuesday.

Froome finished the 167-kilometer race in four hours, 22 minutes and seven seconds. He ended up 59 seconds ahead of Porte and one minute, four seconds ahead of Quintana. Another Team Sky rider, Geraint Thomas, ended up sixth after finishing two minutes, and one second behind Froome.

"I'm lost for words," Froome told reporters after the race. "I could not believe it when I asked the guys to push on a bit and we were hearing on the radio about the big names being dropped. It was textbook from the team and I'm just over the moon to finish it off for them."

Below is the list of top 10 finishers on Tuesday.

  1. Chris Froome (Team Sky) 4hrs 22 mins 07secs
  2. Richie Porte (Team Sky) +59 secs
  3. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +1min 04secs
  4. Robert Gesink (LottoNL) +1min 33secs
  5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) +2min 01secs
  6. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) Same time
  7. Adam Yates (Orica) +2min 04secs
  8. Pierre Rolland (Europcar) Same time
  9. Tony Gallopin (Lotto) +2min 22secs
  10. Tejay van Garderen (U.S) BMC Racing +2min 30secs

With the comfortable win, Froome extended his lead in general classification and will still wear the yellow jersey on Wednesday. He was just 12 seconds ahead of Tejay Van Garderen heading into stage 10, but the BMC Racing rider, along with Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali struggled to keep in step after a poor performance on Tuesday.

Below is the list of general classification leaders after 10 stages.

  1. Chris Froome (Team Sky) 35hrs 56mins 09secs
  2. Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) +2mins 52secs
  3. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) +3mins 09secs
  4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) +4mins 01secs
  5. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) +4mins 03secs
  6. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) +4mins 04secs
  7. Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal) +4mins 33secs
  8. Robert Gesink (Lotto-NL) +4mins 35secs
  9. Warren Barguil (Giant) +6mins 12secs
  10. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) +6mins 57secs

The complete classification and standings are available on this link, while video highlights are viewable here.

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