Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage 10 of the Tour de France. The race resumes after the first rest day - spend in Andorra - with this 197km ride out of the Pyrenees, through the Ariege and to the town of Revel. There's one big climb right at the start - the Cat.1 Port d'Envalira - but then we should see things regroup ahead of a bunch sprint finale. Although the Cat.3 Cote de Saint-Ferreol inside the final 10km could act as the ideal spring board for a counter...

IAM Cycling have been helping out Katusha with the chase - they, too, do not have a rider in this 15-man leading break, which is approaching the intermediate sprint...

Cameras caught Mark Cavendish in a bit of a strop earlier in the stage as the gruppetto was fighting back on...

The gap is up to seven minutes now as Katusha give up the ghost. The rain continues although it's not ridiculously heavy, just persistent. With that climb towards the finish, this break could well go the distance. Should be an intriguing couple of hours...

Katusha have not yet given up the chase - the sprinters are back in the peloton and they will be hoping to set up their man Alexander Kristoff for the win. The Norwegian has yet to star in this year's race. The gap is still above six minutes, though.

It was on the outskirts of Tarascon-sur-Ariege when the riders staged a sit-down protest over drug testing ahead of stage 17 of the controversial 1998 Tour, which was eventually (ironically) won by Marco Pantani.

As the riders pass through the pretty town of Tarascon-sur-Ariege (near the fearsome Plateau de Beille climb where Joqauim Rodriguez triumphed last year) the rain starts to fall.

Katusha were leading the chase but it seems like the Russian team are now happy to let Team Sky control things - and because none of the escapees are a threat to Froome, the British team are happy to let this one play out as the gap increases to six minutes.

Great tactics from Dimension Data, thinking on their feet. The presence of both Cummings and Boasson Hagen in the break is a response to Mark Cavendish having been tailed off on the last climb. The team will now have no obligation to chase from the peloton, while Dimension Data have two cards to play should it not come back together - Cummings from distance or Boasson Hagen in a sprint from the break. Also, both riders will look to disrupt Sagan's surge in the intermediate sprint...

Sagan and Dumoulin have been pegged back by the break so we now have 15 riders out ahead with a gap of four minutes on the pack. They are: Mikel Landa (Sky), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R-La Mondiale), Damiano Caruso and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Edvald Boasson Hagen and Stephen Cummings (Dimension Data), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie), Luke Durbridge, Daryl Impey and Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange).

ATTACK: Sagan and Sammy Dumoulin have attacked from the break to open up an advantage. They are being chased down by 13 riders with the peloton now sitting up as Froome and Valverde chat and share a joke on the front. That could well help the gruppetto - which includes the likes of Cavendish, Greipe, Kittel, Kelderman and Rolland - catch up.

Some more riders are chasing down the leaders: Luke Durbridge (Orica) and Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Impey (Orica), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie).

A reminder of those leaders who have 30 seconds on the pack nearing the end of this descent: Mikel Landa (Sky), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2R-La Mondiale), Damiano Caruso (BMC), Stephen Cummings (Dimension Data), Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange). If Twitter and emoijis is your modus operandi, here's it put slightly differently...

Those two groups have come together so we have nine riders on the front of the race with a slender gap of 15 seconds. Mark Cavendish was one of the riders dropped on the climb and he's currently riding in the gruppetto chasing back on the pack. Dutchman Wilco Kelderman is there as well as Pierre Rolland. With Andre Greipel and Marcel Kittel also dropped, there's extra motivation for that man Peter Sagan, who is one of the nine leaders.

A sixth rider has withdrawn from the Tour: Sebastian Langeveld (Cannondale-Drapac). Having gone seven stages without any withdrawals the field is now down to 192.

Five riders are chasing the leading quartet: Mikel Landa (Sky), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R), Damiano Caruso (BMC), Steve Cummings (Dimension Data). They are about 20 seconds back and 10 seconds ahead of the yellow jersey pack.

Costa is joined by Sagan and Nibali on the descent - two riders who know a few things about riding downhill fast. Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange) also manages to bridge across. They have 50 seconds on the peloton.

After a sunny start in Andorra it's really misty and cloudy now as the riders start the descent into the gloom and back into France and the town of Ax-les-Thermes.

Costa, the Portuguese former world champion, goes over the top of the Port d'Envalira to net the Souvenir Henri Desgrange and take the 10pts for the KOM competition. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) is second ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida), They pass over 32 seconds down. Then it's Steve Cummings (Dimension Data) and Jon Izagirre (Movistar) who mop up the remaining points a few seconds later and just ahead of the pack. Dumoulin, Sunday's stage 9 winner, moves onto 58 points in the KOM standings, while Costa, second on Sunday, is up to 50pts. So no change at the top with Pinot leading Majka by 80pts to 77pts.

Other big names who have been dropped are Tony Gallopin and Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Mathias Frank (IAM), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data).

Rui Costa of Lampre-Merida - second on Sunday - attacks to build up a gap of 30 seconds over the slimming pack.

Right, back in the house after that live Tour Facebook chat. PInot, Sagan, Majka and Nibali were part of a large 25-man group off the front but it was reeled in. Meanwhile scores of riders were tailed off the back of the peloton, including Pierre Rolland - so impressive in the opening week until he crashed on the descent of the Peyresourde on Saturday.