Limoges

ISSOUDUN, France - Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy set off in the yellow jersey Tuesday, with Tour de France organizers banning rider earpieces for this stage and forcing cyclists to devise tactics without radio instructions from team cars.

LIMOGES, France - Roberto Nocentini of Italy set off in the yellow jersey Tuesday as cyclists rode without earpieces to prevent easy communication with team cars in the 10th stage of the Tour de France.

LIMOGES, France - Alberto Contador is playing down tensions between him and Lance Armstrong, a rivalry that has left a glaring unresolved issue at the Tour de France: Astana's leadership remains in question while these former champions vie for the yellow jersey.