GAP, France (AP) — Sergio Paulinho of Portugal gave Team RadioShack its first success of the Tour de France by winning yesterday’s 10th stage in a two-man sprint among breakaway riders as the race left the Alps.

Andy Schleck of Luxembourg retained the yellow jersey. He finished in the main pack more than 14 minutes back, alongside his biggest rivals for the title when the race ends July 25 in Paris.

It was 25-year-old Schleck’s first day in yellow, and he said he noticed greater fan support on the side of the roads of southeastern France during his ride in the coveted shirt.

Paulinho edged out Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus over the sun-baked 179-kilometer (111-mile) trek from Chambery to Gap featuring a single category 1 climb — the Laffrey pass.

Paulinho pointed skyward then sucked his thumb in honor of his eight-month-old daughter after beating Kiryienka by less than a half-wheel’s length at the finish. They both clocked 5 hours, 10 minutes, 56 seconds. Belgium’s Dries Devenyns was third, 1 minute, 29 seconds back.

It was Paulinho’s first individual stage win at the Tour, although he was part of the Astana squad — including Lance Armstrong and 2009 Tour winner Alberto Contador — that won the team time-trial last year.

Armstrong brought Paulinho and several other former Astana teammates to the RadioShack team, which was formed around the seven-time champion last year.

Armstrong fell out of contention in the Alps on Sunday after getting tangled up in three crashes and losing crucial minutes against the main race contenders. The team is now banking on the podium hopes of Levi Leipheimer, who is sixth overall.

The 30-year-old Paulinho and Kiryienka, of Caisse d’Epargne, were part of a six-man breakaway group made up only of riders far back in the overall standings. The pack finished 14:19 behind the Portuguese winner.

The top overall standings didn’t change. Schleck leads Contador, who is second, by 41 seconds, while Samuel Sanchez of Spain trails in third, 2:45 back. Leipheimer is 3:59 behind.