It's the moment I've been waiting for all year

Andre Greipel finally put paid to years of playing second fiddle to Mark Cavendish when he beat the British sprinter to claim his maiden stage win on the Tour de France Tuesday. Frenchman Thomas Voeckler, of Europcar, retained the race leader's yellow jersey by 1min 49sec on Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez as the peloton moved out the Massif Central on the 158km 10th stage between Aurillac and Carmaux 

It was one of the few remaining sprint finishes remaining, and Greipel took full advantage of Cavendish losing his formidable sprint 'train' in the final kilometres. As the finish line came into view HTC-Highroad sprinter Cavendish emerged from the wheel of Liquigas sprinter Daniel Oss to attack on his own. Greipel, however, had been keeping a close eye on his rival and immediately pulled out to the side, gritted his teeth and drove hard for the line where he beat the Isle of Man rider by a wheel length.

"It's the moment I've been waiting for all year. I've worked really hard, and I want to say thanks to everyone who has