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Contador Wins 3rd Tour

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:06:12 CDT

He may have clinched yesterday, but Alberto Contador crossed over the finish line today, winning his third Tour de France and heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finished the race for the last time. Mark Cavendish of Britain led a sprint to win...

Contador Takes Tour de France

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:50:54 CDT

Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for a second time today, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. Mark Cavendish of Britain became the first rider to win six Tour stages in a sprint, collecting his sixth stage win after the 101....

Armstrong Lives Strong for Kazakhstan?

Kevin Spak — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:50:42 CDT

Lance Armstrong’s return to cycling is great and all, but it’s a bit of a buzzkill to see him wearing the blue-and-yellow Astana Cycling Team shirt, writes David Roth of The New Republic . Armstrong’s basically made himself a rolling advertisement for the oppressive government of Kazakhstan, and in the process...

Rivalry Grows Between Armstrong, Teammate

Jason Farago — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:22:02 CDT

Lance Armstrong is in third place going into the 10th stage of the Tour de France today—eight seconds behind the leader, and just two seconds behind Astana teammate Alberto Contador. The two cyclists have faced endless questions about a rift, reports the BBC, and it's unclear who will lead...

Armstrong Plays Second Fiddle to Teammate

Harry Kimball — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:21:02 CDT

Lance Armstrong suffered a late setback today as a teammate made a last-minute push in the seventh stage of the Tour de France, the New York Times reports. Armstrong's Astana teammate Alfredo Contador didn't win the longest stage of the Tour—Brice Feillu did—and Rinaldo Nocentini still holds the...

Team's Strong Showing Puts Armstrong in 2nd Place

Matt Cantor — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:01:20 CDT

Lance Armstrong missed taking the yellow jersey by two-tenths of a second today as his Astana team hammered its rival in the Tour de France’s fourth-stage time trial, AFP reports. Though Astana beat Saxo Bank by 40 seconds, Fabian Cancellara held onto the lead. “It’s a little bit of a...