Tour de France: Sorry, Lance. You might be a legend, but you can’t wear that kit
Lance Armstrong wanted to end his Tour de France career on a winning note. Instead, his chances of victory long since gone, he was denied even the dignified exit he must have hoped for yesterday when, as the final stage of his final Tour was getting under way, officials told him and his team-mates to stop riding and change their kit.
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Tour de France: Manxman linked to Sky as poor debut forces rethink
Prior to their first ever Tour de France, the Team Sky principal, Dave Brailsford, argued that rather than gun for a particular result, the “only aim is to do as well as possible, whether it’s third or 10th in Paris we’ll have to settle for that. Bradley [Wiggins] can only do his best, and that might be good enough to win the Tour.”
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Tour de France: Contador crowned again
Tour de France: Contador crowned again By Jamey Keaten The Associated Press Updated Jul 25, 2010 11:28PM MDT Paris • Alberto Contador stood atop the podium at the Tour de France on Sunday for the third time in four years, struggling to rein in his emotions as Spain’s national anthem echoed across the wide boulevard of the Champs-Elysees. Off to one side, Lance Armstrong applauded and then …
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