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Final General Classification
| 1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 91:58:48 | |
| 2 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:39 | |
| 3 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 0:02:01 |
Congratulations to:
Alberto Contador - Overall General Classification Winner (Yellow)
Alessandro Petacchi - Overall Points Classification Winner (Green)
Anthony Charteau - Overall Mountain Classification Winner (Polka Dot)
Andy Schleck - Best Young Rider (White)
Overall, an exciting 93rd edition of the Tour de France to watch. Next year should be even better with some big changes to happen in the peloton. If you missed my 2010 free agency post read it here. I wish Schleck would've came through in the ITT, but he actually lost time to Contador. Some people might put an asterisk next to Contador's name for not following tradition when Schleck had a mechanical. But when you have Menchov and Sanchez right behind you (position 3 and 4 overall, respectively) looking to take advantage you better get yours, because they will definitely get theres.
I'm looking for Andy Schleck to win big next year. I'm certain if his brother, Frank Schleck, didn't abandon the race due to a broken collarbone the person riding into Paris wearing yellow would've been different.