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Source: rootv World Headlines The Tour de France 2007 champion, Alberto Contador, played down any rivalry with seven time Tour winner Lance Armstrong who joins the Spaniard on the Astana team. Contador told journalists that he welcomed Armstrong's participation and said he was motiva...

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By Gene Bisbee The 25-year-old from Wenatchee, Washington, scored more points than any other US cyclist on the UCI's individual world rankings. Topping the virtual podium were Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde and Samuel Sanchez, all from Spain.

By editor PARIS, Oct 15, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong tried to conceal it, but a wry smile gave away just how high his rivalry with yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador may soar on their anticipated duel at the Tour de France in 2010. “It’s good for cycling,” added the American.

By cpelkey Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador played down the threat of a doping probe that was launched a day before the presentation of next year's race. Paris prosecutors on Tuesday revealed they had launched an investigation after the discovery of suspicious medical equipment...

By Aishwarya Bhatt Paris, Oct 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation and inquiry to examine used syringes found in medical waste containers during the Tour de France race. The eventual tour winner Alberto Contador and third-place Lance Armstrong rode with Tea...

By editor PARIS, Oct 5, 2009 (AFP) – The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and third placed Lance Armstrong were given an easy ride during dope tests at the 2009 event, two leading French newspapers said Monday. They quoted a report by the French anti-doping agency AFLD accusing [......

By cpelkey The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and third placed Lance Armstrong were given an easy ride during dope tests at the 2009 event, two leading French newspapers said Monday. Both Le Monde and Le Figaro published stories on Monday quoting a report by the French anti-dop...

By editor The cycling future of the Astana team, whose star rider is Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, could be in doubt, UCI chief Pat McQuaid said Saturday. The Kazakh-backed team have had a torrid year prior to Contador’s Tour de France triumph in July.

Among the unique equations of the 2009 Tour de France was the participation of four previous titlists, Lance Armstrong, Oscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and ...

BBC Sport recorded his ninth triumph in the Tour de France by guiding Alberto Contador to his second victory. The man who won the seven others, Lance Armstrong, ... Kazak cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov to continue comebackThe Canadian Press Cycling Weekly -Examiner.com -Telegraph.co.uk

There were times when Andy Schleck [who finished second behind Alberto Contador, and just ahead of Lance Armstrong and Wiggins] was attacking and it was ... How does Wiggins compare to the British Tour greats?Cycling Weekly all 4 news articles »

From the moment Lance Armstrong announced he was returning to cycling and rejoining forces with Johan Bruyneel and thus riding for Astana this year, ... Lance Armstrong: Tour de France 'Messiah' - Le Figaro, FranceThe Moderate Voice

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relatively civil during the Tour de France but now that the race is over, it seems the gloves are off between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, ... and more »

By GD The 2009 Tour de France got over this Sunday, July 26, but it seems that the controversies surrounding it are far from getting settled down. This year’s winner, Alberto Contador has made it crystal clear post Tour that he and fellow Astana teammate Lance Armstrong don’t see eye to eye. In fac...

By Joshua Holmes Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, of Spain, showed a rather ugly and arrogant side on Monday when he made comments about his dislike for American and 7-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong. “My relationship with Lance is zero,” Contador said at a news conference, one day after winnin...

By By REUTERS Alberto Contador vented at a news conference Monday about his testy relationship with Lance Armstrong, saying his relationship with Armstrong “is zero.”

By By JULIET MACUR Alberto Contador of Spain won the Tour de France for a second time, and Lance Armstrong joined him on the podium after finishing third in a comeback.

TODAY PARIS — Lance Armstrong's four children gathered at the base of the Tour de France podium Sunday while the crowd cheered winner Alberto Contador. ... Lance Armstrong a favorite for 2010 Tour de FranceLos Angeles Times Lance Armstrong Happy With Comeback RideESPN

When the race ended Sunday, with Alberto Contador of Spain taking home his second yellow jersey and seven-time champion Lance Armstrong in an impressive ... Le Tour de France: over, and now what?Examiner.com French anti-doping agency to retest 2008 Tour de France samples ...Gaea Times

By IANS Paris, July 26 (DPA) Alberto Contador won the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, the second Tour title of his career, outsprinting Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck and seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong. The 26-year-old Contador’s margin over the 24-year-old Schleck was 4 minutes 11 seconds...

By Gene Bisbee Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong protected their first and third places in the Tour de France on Saturday by repelling attacks by Andy and Frank Schleck on the barren slopes of Mont Ventoux. After the race, Armstrong told Versus that he was pleased with his efforts:

By Gene Bisbee Although the top 8 overall remained in order behind yellow jersey Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong gained 4 seconds in his overall third position by staying with the lead group as a split developed further back to the others in the peloton.

By Gene Bisbee Andy and Frank Schleck catapulted themselves into second and third places behind Alberto Contador on Stage 17 of the Tour de France on Wednesday as Lance Armstrong dropped from second to fourth place. On the eve of announcing a new team that he'll lead, Armstrong was put in the unusual posi...

The gropu with Alberto Contador of Spain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, and American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, ...

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By Gene Bisbee The Schleck brothers tried a one-two punch to knock Alberto Contador out of the yellow jersey on Tuesday as Stage 16 of the Tour de France continued through the Alps. The effort didn't phase the Spanish cyclist on Team Astana, but it briefly put Lance Armstrong on the mat. He valiantly battle...

Times Online Lance Armstrong & the Tour de France of Ski: Stage 16, Great St ... After the second (and last) off-day of the 2009 Tour de France, Lance Armstrong and tour leader Alberto Contador hop back on the saddle for Stage 16. ... Write Lance Armstrong off at your perilTimes Online

was in the main group of riders with Astana teammates Alberto Contador and seven-time champion Lance Armstrong. Armstrong, who returned to cycling after ... Tour de France 2009 Stage 13 results: Lance Armstrong still close ...JOCKlife Sports

By Gene Bisbee Leipheimer was sitting in 4th place in the overall battle for the yellow jersey, 39 seconds behind the leader. I'm sure he'll be sorely missed by teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, who sit in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Denmark’s Nicki Sorensen has won the 12th stage of the Tour de France, with Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador and overall leader Rinaldo Nocentini among those in the chasing pack.

1427: The yellow jersey of Rinaldo Nocentini is safely in the peloton, as is Alberto Contador and (post-toilet break) Lance Armstrong. ... 96th Tour de France - Stage 12 ReportDaily Peloton Nicki Sorensen wins stage 12CCTV Toronto Sun -Mirror.co.uk -BBC Sport

By By JULIET MACUR Lance Armstrong with his teammate Alberto Contador, right, during the eighth stage Saturday.

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By By JULIET MACUR “If Alberto is better,” Lance Armstrong, right, said earlier this week of his Astana teammate, Alberto Contador, “I will ride for him.”

By Gene Bisbee Chris Horner writing about his disappointment in not being chosen to ride alongside Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer in the 2009 Tour de France. A native of Bend, Oregon, Horner's Freewheeling column appears in the Oregonian.

 CO By Andrew Hood Fifteen riders are vying for nine spots on the Astana tour squad, which will be anchored by returning seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong and 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador. Also all but assured of spots are Tour podium finishers ...

The cold truth is, Lance Armstrong isn't the best rider on his Astana team right now. That distinction belongs to a 26-year-old Spaniard named Alberto Contador, who has already won all three of cycling's grand tours, and who might just drop the Texan ...

Lance Armstrong to be “just another member of the team” and “our relationship is correct and normal” Contador has downplayed his chances for the Dauphine Libere, saying that he is using the race as preparation for the Tour de France and that he has ...

 OH Just before the Tour de France, the biggest sporting event of the year, companies have the unique possibility to link their name to cycling and to jump into the middle of the season with Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and many ...

By IANS Sydney, May 6 (DPA) Twice runner-up Cadel Evans doubts seven-time winner Lance Armstrong will be on the starting line for July’s Tour de France. Evans told The Australian newspaper Tuesday that Armstrong’s Spanish teammate, 2007 winner Alberto Contador, would be the favourite and Ast...

 MO Then, they added the team with the defending Tour de France champion, Cervelo, and announced the return of Liquigas. A couple weeks later, they added Astana, the team of Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer. Last month, the organizers ...

 UK In fact, almost all the overall contenders of the Tour de France will be there, with only some very top names like Alberto Contador (Astana), former Fleche Wallonne winner Lance Armstrong (Astana) and Carlos Sastre (Cervélo) missing from the running. ...

Evansville Courier & Press, IN Lance Armstrong will race against the past two Tour de France winners when the five-day Vuelta of Castilla and Leon begins today. The seven-time Tour champion will line up against Spanish cyclists Carlos Sastre (2008) and Alberto Contador (2007) for ...

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador signs for new Astana team  France - Oct 23, 2007 Bruyneel, who also coached Lance Armstrong to seven straight Tour titles from 1999-2005, had said he was retiring last month after Discovery Channel failed ...