▁the ▁descent ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁stage , ▁with ▁only ▁Vladimir ▁E f im kin ▁moving ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁on ▁the ▁descent , ▁to ▁claim ▁second ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 1 0 ▁▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁P au ▁to ▁Haut ac am , ▁ 1 5 6   km ▁ ▁This ▁stage ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁L ' É ta pe ▁du ▁Tour ▁run ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 6 ▁July ▁when ▁nearly ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁amateur ▁and ▁club ▁cycl ists ▁rac ed ▁over ▁the ▁route , ▁with ▁Laurent ▁Four ▁coming ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁fast est ▁time ▁of ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁ 3 8 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁this ▁short , ▁inten se ▁stage ▁is ▁the ▁H ors ▁C ateg orie ▁clim b ▁over ▁the ▁Col ▁du ▁Tour ma let ▁at ▁ 2 1 1 5 ▁m , ▁with ▁the ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁ski - station ▁at ▁Haut ac am . ▁The ▁final ▁clim b ▁is ▁ 1 4 . 4   km , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁gradient ▁of ▁ 7 . 2 %, ▁with ▁the ▁ste ep est ▁section ▁at ▁ 1 0 %. ▁ ▁Tw enty - four ▁rid ers ▁representing ▁sevent een ▁teams ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁almost ▁immediately . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁were ▁three ▁rid ers ▁each ▁for ▁Ger ol ste iner ▁and ▁Bou yg ues ▁T élé com ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁green