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In Pictures: Cycling in stages: Tour de France 2011
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Tour de France 101: Americans to watch
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In Pictures: Scenes from the 2010 Tour de France
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Tour de France winner: Cadel Evans's often-sullen ride to historic victory
Cadel Evans's victory marks the first time an Australian has won the Tour. Until now, Evans, a runner-up in 2007 and 2008, was known as one of the Tour's prickliest riders.
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Battle for Tour de France victory down to 57 seconds
Andy Schleck, the runner-up from the past two years, is leading the overall standings. But Australian Cadel Evans could overtake him before Sunday's finale in Paris.
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'Clean' team winning Tour de France by nearly 12 minutes
Garmin-Cervélo, a US squad seeking to transform cycling with a zero-tolerance policy on doping, defied skeptics with an impressive performance in the Alps – including today's Alpe d'Huez climb.
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Tour de France celebrates 100 years in the Alps with highest-ever finish
The French Alps have always been the holy grail of cycling. But this year the quest is even tougher: Tour de France cyclists will set a new record for the highest finish.
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A day off at the Tour de France: Not exactly restful
Tour de France cyclists still head out for a ride and juggle press conferences and massages. Back in the day, riders had 14 days off and some even swam in the Mediterranean.
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Tour de France: Sprinters move aside, it's time for the mountain stages
Two-time defending champion Alberto Contador is once again the favorite as the Tour de France heads into the Pyrénéan climbs this week and next week’s Alpine stages.
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In Pictures: Cycling in stages: Tour de France 2011
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Tour de France 101: Americans to watch
Seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong isn't riding this year, but there are plenty of other fast Americans in the race. Here are six of them, with their team affiliations:
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Tour de France kicks off: Who to watch
Alberto Contador, coming off two consecutive wins, is the clear favorite. But he's stuck in a legal battle over allegations of doping that could nullify any titles he wins this year.
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Tour de France 2010 delivers drama – without the doping
After a lackluster 2009 edition, this year's Tour de France was filled with action, from the cementing of Contador and Schleck's rivalry to Armstrong's bumpy exit from the sport he dominated in unprecedented fashion.
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Contador's Tour de France win caps off banner summer of sports for Spain
Alberto Contador's Tour de France win – with only a 39-second lead over rival Andy Schleck, who finished second – is the latest triumph in an amazing summer of sports for Spain.
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Tour de France Stage 9 whittles contenders down to Schleck, Contador
After Stage 8 of the Tour de France took Lance Armstrong out of the race, two other possible contenders – Cadel Evans and Carlos Sastre – lost critical time. Now it's a race between defending champion Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck.
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In Pictures: Scenes from the 2010 Tour de France
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Lance Armstrong, beaten, resigned to Tour de France defeat
Lance Armstrong conceded that his ambitions of an eighth Tour title were at a premature end.
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Lance Armstrong after Tour de France Stage 8: 'My tour's finished'
American cyclist Lance Armstrong got caught up in three crashes and finished Tour de France's Stage 8 13 minutes and 26 seconds behind new race leader Cadel Evans of Team BMC.
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Tour de France Stage 5: Cavendish redeemed; Lance Armstrong still 18th
British cyclist Mark Cavendish won Stage 5 – his first stage win – of this year's Tour de France after a bumpy start to the 2010 season. Lance Armstrong stands 18th, two minutes and 30 seconds behind the leader after 613 miles of racing.
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