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Alberto Contador Locks Up Tour de France Title in Next-to-Last Stage

PAUILLAC, France (AP) -- Wiping away tears, Alberto Contador is ready for the champagne to flow. After three daunting weeks of crashes, biting cold, fog and searing heat, he is set to become the Tour de France champion again. The Spaniard all but captured his third title in four years Saturday by holding off a full-bore...

No Etiquette Breach for New King of Tour

PARIS -- One day, his billowing resume is being celebrated by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. The next, he is taking pictures on the podium with Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise, who are using the face of the Tour de France to help promote their critically savaged movie. "Of course, I've seen a lot of your films, but...

Andy Schleck Takes Stage 17; Alberto Contador Nears Tour de France Crown

COL DU TOURMALET, France (AP) -- Andy Schleck won the most prestigious stage of this year's Tour de France, while defending champion Alberto Contador finished second Thursday to virtually guarantee a third title. Schleck knew he needed to pick up time on Contador in the 17th stage, and tried to break away with six miles...

Tour de France Leader Alberto Contador Apologizes to Rival Andy Scheck

MADRID (AP) -- Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has apologized for the way he took over the lead in the Tour de France from rival Andy Schleck. During Monday's stage, Schleck's chain came off and Contador kept riding, rather than waiting in accordance with race etiquette. In a video posted on YouTube, Contador said:...

Top 4 Reasons Why Alberto Contador Will Win the 2010 Tour de France

(July 19) -- Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador surged into the lead position of the Tour de France today, passing Andy Schleck of Luxembourg via an opportunistic, controversial move, after the latter's chain ripped off and he had to stop to repair it. Traditional cycling custom frowns upon such behavior -- exploiting an...

Andy Schleck News From the Web

05/25/12 Schleck to receive 2010 TdF yellow jersey Source: BRW. - Australia Andy Schleck will receive the winner's yellow jersey for the 2010 Tour de France in a ceremony in the Luxembourg town of Mondorf next Tuesday, it was confirmed on Friday.
05/10/12 Local sports digest: San Jose State wins opener of WAC... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA Earlier in the day, Pridmore was named a first-team All-WAC honoree.
05/09/12 Amgen Tour: Team Radioshack has new leader Source: Cupertino Courier - Cupertino CA Defending champion Chris Horner will lead Team Radioshack when the Amgen Tour of California begins Sunday in Santa Rosa. It comes to the Bay Area on Monday and Tuesday.
05/04/12 Cycling: Latecomer Schleck finds Giro course to his... Source: The Independent - London - UK Schleck, who finished third in the 2011 Tour de France â a place behind younger brother Andy â will lead Radioshack during the three-week race, which starts in Denmark on Saturday after replacing the injured Jakob Fuglsang in the team.
05/02/12 NewsWire: Schleck gets his yellow; professional... Source: VeloNews Andy Schleck wil be officially presented with the overall winner's yellow jersey from the 2010 Tour, after Contador lost the title for doping.