Tour de France 2010: Twists and turns of the first two weeks

Prologue Rotterdam to Rotterdam Fabian Cancellara wins, holding off the British challenge of David Millar (third) and Geraint Thomas (fifth). The Swiss rider, who finishes the 8.9km in 10min, makes the most of clearing conditions Stage winner F Cancellara Yellow jersey F Cancellara Stage 1 Rotterdam to Brussels The Italian Alessandro Petacchi wins a stage marred by a series of crashes in the final 3,000m. Mark Cavendish is involved in an incident 500m from the finish to take him out of contention Stage winner A Petacchi Yellow jersey A Petacchi Stage 2 Brussels to Spa The Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel leads an eight-man breakaway to the finish from 10km and they finish 3min 56sec clear of the pack, who are unable to respond in wet conditions Stage winner S Chavanel, right Yellow jersey S Chavanel Stage 3 Wanze to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut Thor Hushovd outsprints Geraint Thomas to claim victory. Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong lose time on the controversial – and tricky – cobbled sections Stage winner T Hushovd Yellow jersey F Cancellara Stage 4 Cambrai to Reims Mark Cavendish fails to stop Petacchi claiming another stage win. He fades when well placed and throws his bike down, before storming into the team bus with his green jersey hopes diminishing Stage winner A Petacchi Yellow jersey F Cancellara Stage 5 Epernay to Montargis Cavendish bounces back to claim his first stage win and tears flow as he stands on the podium. The 25-year-old is still 52 points behind Hushovd, who finishes fifth in the stage Stage winner M Cavendish, left Yellow jersey F Cancellara Stage 6 Montargis to Gueugnon Cavendish wins again, triumphing in the Tour's longest stage (227.5km). Geraint Thomas closes the gap on leader Cancellara to 20 seconds as the Tour moves into the mountains Stage winner M Cavendish Yellow jersey F Cancellara Stage 7 Tournus to Station des Rousses Chavanel reclaims yellow on the first Alpine stage, winning by 57sec and dashing the hopes of Thomas, who came close to becoming only the fifth Briton to seize the leader's jersey Stage winner S Chavanel Yellow jersey S Chavanel Stage 8 Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz Andy Schleck edges out Samuel Sánchez and Cadel Evans takes yellow, but Lance Armstrong, left, says his hopes of a record eighth Tour win are 'finished' after two falls in a day‑long struggle Stage winner A Schleck Yellow jersey C Evans Stage 9 Morzine-Avoriaz to St-Jean-de-Maurienne Evans drops out after 160km with a fractured elbow to leave his victory hopes in tatters. Sandy Casar wins the stage but seventh place is enough for Schleck to take Evans's jersey Stage winner S Casar Yellow jersey A Schleck Stage 10 Chambéry to Gap On Bastille Day Portugal's Sérgio Paulinho spoils the home party by winning. Refuelling is brought forward from 50km to 25km because of the heat which tops 40C in the afternoon Stage winner S Paulinho Yellow jersey A Schleck Stage 11 Sisteron to Bourg-lès-Valence Cavendish's late sprint to victory is overshadowed by Columbia team-mate Mark Renshaw's headbutt of Garmin's Julian Dean in the final kilometre. Renshaw, left, is thrown out Stage winner M Cavendish Yellow jersey A Schleck Stage 12 Bourg-de-Péage to Mende Defending champion Alberto Contador gains 10sec on Schleck in their battle at top of overall standings. Contador is second on the day his Spanish compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez sprints away Stage winner J Rodríguez Yellow jersey A Schleck