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If you’ve been watching the Tour de France, I don’t think it will be a spoiler to let you know that at today’s finish the three men standing on the podium were the ones who’ve been leading for the past week — Contador, Schleck, and Armstrong, in that order: Contador ...
Cycling, France, Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador
The Tour de France is heading into the final stretch, and Lance Armstrong is still within striking distance of the win — but he’ll have to really dig deep to surpass Astana teammate Alberto Contador, who is looking incredibly strong this year, rocketing away from the pack on difficult climbs: ...
Cycling, France, Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador
Today’s stage of the Tour de France started in Barcelona on a beautiful route that finished with one of the first real climbs, and this is where the eventual leaders started to take charge. Fabian Cancellara couldn’t hang with the climbers, and lost the yellow jersey: Feillu wins stage 7, ...
Velonews has a good account of today’s team time trial at the Tour de France, in which Lance Armstrong and his Astana team won the stage and came within a fraction of a second of taking the yellow jersey. If anyone still doubted Lance could make a comeback, he ended ...
The 2009 Tour de France opened today, with a time trial in Monaco. And yes, Lance Armstrong was there, riding with the Astana team — he came in tenth, 40 seconds behind winner Fabian Cancellara. The BBC has a blow by blow account of today’s race here, and a story ...
The French have found a technicality they think will let them keep Lance Armstrong out of the Tour de France this year. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong could soon face disciplinary proceedings from the French anti-doping agency AFLD, following what it says was improper behaviour during an ...
Lance Armstrong has crashed while racing in the Vuelta a Castilla y León in Spain, and may have broken his collarbone—which could put an end to his Tour de France comeback. Lance Armstrong crashed hard in Monday’s opening stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León and was transported ...
The news of Lance Armstrong’s comeback has left the organizers of Le Tour de France bitter, and devoid of joie de vivre: Tour director leaves door open for Armstrong. PARIS - Tour de France organizers are hardly thrilled at the prospect of Lance Armstrong returning for a shot at ...
Out of retirement, Armstrong eyes 8th Tour de France win. (CNN) — Cyclist Lance Armstrong confirmed Tuesday that he will be returning to road racing and will shoot for an eighth win at the Tour de France. “I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise ...
Is the best cyclist of the century going to attempt a comeback? Sources: Lance Armstrong coming back. Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement next year to compete in five road races with the Astana team, according to sources familiar with the developing situation. Armstrong, who turns 37 this ...
Even Lance Armstrong is cheesed off at the New York Times, after one of their patented guilt-by-association smear jobs: Armstrong blasts cycling-EPO report. Lance Armstrong bristled Tuesday at a report that two former teammates admitted using performance-enhancing drugs, calling it “a hatchet job ... to link me to doping through ...
Cycling phenomenon Lance Armstrong has been cleared of all doping charges, and the French national anti-doping laboratory may have violated the law in their quest to smear the American champion. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Dutch investigators cleared Lance Armstrong of doping in the 1999 Tour de France on Wednesday, and ...