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/ 27 July 2009

Tour chief hails clean race, but says war not over

Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme was understandably cautious after celebrating a scandal-free 96th edition on Sunday.

By Justin Davis
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/ 26 July 2009

Contador takes over on Armstrong’s return

Alberto Contador emerged as the new cycling boss on Sunday when the Spaniard wrapped up his second Tour de France title.

By Julien Pretot
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/ 26 July 2009

Contador to lead Champs-Élysées parade

Only a harsh twist of fate can prevent Alberto Contador from playing the leading role in the Champs-Élysées parade.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 July 2009

Mount Ventoux looms at Tour climax

After three weeks and thousands of kilometres of riding, it all comes down to this: A soaring bald mountain in Provence.

By Jamey Keaten
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/ 20 July 2009

Contador the target as yellow jersey battle sizzles

Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck is unequivocal about the only way to beat yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on the Tour de France, and that is to attack.

By Justin Davis
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/ 20 July 2009

Armstrong finds his master

When Alberto Contador launched his bold attack in the final ascent, it was reminiscent of Lance Armstrong’s golden years.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 July 2009

Armstrong puts pressure on Contador

Lance Armstrong continued playing mind games with his rival Alberto Contador on Sunday, hinting that he might be the strongest rider on the Tour.

By Samuel Petrequin
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/ 11 July 2009

Contador shows strength in the mountains

Lance Armstrong was right when he predicted that Alberto Contador, his greatest rival on this year’s Tour de France, would attack in the mountains.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2009

Media circus no problem for Armstrong

Lance Armstrong insists the gathering media storm around his efforts to claim an unprecedented eighth Tour de France victory is no distraction.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2009

Battle for yellow jersey moves up a gear

Australian Michael Rogers will head into the sixth stage of the Tour de France expecting the battle for the yellow jersey to soon move up a gear.

By Justin Davis
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/ 8 July 2009

Armstrong misses out on Tour lead by a whisker

Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong missed out on taking the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey by a fraction of a second on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 July 2009

Evans drops to eighth as Armstrong strikes

Cadel Evans endured a test of his yellow jersey credentials on the third stage of the Tour de France which put Lance Armstrong in the limelight.

By Justin Davis and Ryland James
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/ 6 July 2009

Armstrong battles heat as Cavendish claims second stage

Lance Armstrong could not tell right away how much weight he burnt off in the second stage of the Tour de France, won by Mark Cavendish.

By Samuel Petrequin

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