Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado of Agritubel won the Tour de France's 10th stage after 190.5km of racing in Pau on Wednesday.

Agritubel's team rider Juan Miguel Mercado of Spain celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to win the 10th stage of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race between Cambo-Les-Bains and Pau, July 12, 2006. [Reuters]

Frenchman Cyril Dessel took the race leader's yellow jersey from Ukrainian Serhiy Honchar, who was with the rest of the peloton at nearly ten minutes adrift.