Hinault wins Tour of Spain stage

MADRID. Frenchman Sebastien Hinault of Credit Agricole won the tenth stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday, a 151. 3 km ride from Sabinanigo to Zaragoza

Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the overall lead after Hinault pulled out the stage win ahead of compatriot Lloyd Mondory and Belgian Greg van Avermaet, who had taken the previous day's honours

Spanish triple world champion Oscar Freire came in fourth

Milram's Slovakian rider Matej Jurco led a long escape which fizzled out less than 10 kilometres from the line

Italian Filippo Pozzato, who won the golden jersey, tried to snatch it at the sprinters' expense one kilometre out but was quickly reined in.