Strava shows just how tough stage 10 of the Tour de France really was

The numbers show how Ineos put the hammer down in the closing kilometres to distance a number of GC rivals

Ineos leading the peloton at the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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With the first rest day of the Tour de France 2019 moved forward to a day later from its usual Monday slot, the peloton may have expected a slow day culminating in a bunch sprint after an eventful week of racing.

However, when the crosswinds hit the race was on, with EF Education First pushing the self-destruct button as Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) and Team Ineos took over and put the hammer down and created splits in the bunch, distancing a number of their rivals.

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