Armstrong takes 10th stage

Stage Ten: Aix-les-Bains to Alpe d'Huez

Stage 10 took the peloton into the mountains from Aix-les-Bains to Alpe d'Huez

Lance Armstrong broke away in the final 10 kilometres on the difficult final ascent of the Alpe d'Huez

The American overtook long-time stage leader Laurent Roux about seven kilometres from the finish to win the stage

Germany's Jan Ullrich finished second in the stage nearly two minutes behind Armstrong

Despite being pipped by Armstrong for the stage Laurent Roux did get the best climber's polka-dotted jersey

Francois Simon is the race leader 11.54 minutes ahead of the field, but Britain's David Millar pulled out