World cyclist nears finish line
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A cyclist hoping to become the fastest person to bike around the world enters the final stages of his challenge.
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With his record six victories, Lance  Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any  course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits  his rivals rather than the American.
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Stage 3 : Waregem (Belgium) to Compiegne (France), 146.9 miles. Stage winner : Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland), CSC, in 6 hours 36 minutes 15 seconds. How he did it : Cancellara said he was surprised to see the riders at the front of the peloton looking disorganized as the final sprint set up. He seized the opportunity and held off onrushers ...
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Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara wears the leaderâs yellow jersey into the final sprint stage of the first week of the Tour de France as riders tackle the 120-mile trek from Villers-Cotterets to Joigny today.
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Six-times Tour de France winner Lance  Armstrong confirmed on Wednesday that he would take part in  this year's race.
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Sport: Tour de France: Britain's Bradley Wiggins led stage six for most of the way before Tom Boonen won a dramatic sprint.
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Lance Armstrong will ride in this year's Tour de France and seek a seventh straight win.
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A Scottish man has become the fastest to cycle around the world, completing the trip in 195 days and six hours
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Michael Rasmussen retained the yellow jersey Thursday and Robert Hunter of South Africa sprinted at the end of the 113.4-mile route to Montpellier for the stage victory.
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CALGARY -- Kananaskis Country will take on a Tour de France feel tomorrow as its perennial champion Lance Armstrong leads a swarm of cyclists through the Rockies.
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The overall Tour de France leader bagged another stage victory and held the yellow jersey thanks to a lightning-fast attack that he mounted in the final half-mile.
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The Viry technical director is aiming for perfect reliability through to the final race of the year. Beginning this weekend in Monza.
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Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has already shown he can dominate the world of cycling. Now the cancer survivor is setting his sights on the world of charitable giving.
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Overall leader: Michael Rasmussen (Denmark), Rabobank, by 43 seconds over Linus Gerdemann (Germany), T-Mobile. Inside the peloton: Team CSC veteran Jens Voigt of Germany, on the Tour's first long time trial Saturday: "It's only important for 25 riders. For me, it's 'ride as slow as I can and still make the time cut.' It's half of a rest day." His ...
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AMERICAN legend Lance Armstrong looks set to shelve plans to try to win a seventh successive Tour de France. The 33-year-old told L&#39;Equipe newspaper yesterday he had other ambitions in the sport before he
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American cycling legend Lance Armstrong may shelve plans to attempt to win a seventh successive Tour de France. The 33 year-old Texan said he had other targets to achieve in the sport before he retired, and
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Six-times Tour de France champion Lance  Armstrong has strongly hinted he could miss the world's leading  cycling race next year to concentrate on other goals.