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by Justin Davis Alberto Contador virtually secured his second Tour de France crown after the race's 20th and penultimate stage won by his fellow Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate on Saturday. On the third and final summit of the race the 2007 champion proved imperial as his main rival Andy Schleck, of Saxo Bank, launched a series of attacks with his brother Frank on the 21.1km climb to the … [Read more...]
by Ryland James AUBENAS, France, July 24, 2009 (AFP) - Second-placed Andy Schleck says only a disaster on Mount Ventoux for yellow yersey holder Alberto Contador will give him any chance of winning the Tour de France. With just two stages left, 24-year-old Schleck is 4min 11sec behind Contador with his teammate Lance Armstrong in third and determined to finish second behind … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, Oct 22, 2008 (AFP) - Besieged by several high-profile doping cases in recent weeks, the embattled organisers of the Tour de France finally got a chance to look forward Wednesday after unveiling next year's race route. And, Tour chief Christian Prudhomme played his ace card in style by replacing the penultimate stage's traditional second time trial of the … [Read more...]