The 2010 season for the Vacansoleil cycling team began in January with the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise.
The team's biggest acquisitions for the 2010 season are Feillu brothers, both of them minor stars from a recent Tour de France while riding for Agritubel.
[1] Westra figured into the morning's breakaway, along with Jussi Veikkanen and Julien El Fares, and nearly managed to stay away, being caught with only a few kilometers left in the race's final climb.
A selection was made among the 85-strong peloton that had caught Westra and Veikkanen, with six, including Hoogerland, contesting an uphill sprint finish.
The first stage ended in a mass sprint, won by Božič after the team overpowered Française des Jeux' leadout train.