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Armstrong wins the Tour de France... again!

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The voice of reason
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http://www.velonews.com/live/text/248.html

4:17 p.m. - The officials have ruled that riders' finishing times will be applied on the first lap, given that the roads on the Champs-Élysées are so slick. That means that Armstrong, assuming he makes it to the the Champs-Élysées, will win the 2005 Tour de France on the first lap.

4:25 p.m. - The peloton crosses the finish line and it's official. Because of the rain rule, Armstrong can't lose the 2005 Tour de France... meaning that... [it's over] at least as far as the yellow jersey is concerened.



Never doubted for a second!
 
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binary visions

The voice of reason
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...and the official standings are in.

1. Lance Armstrong (USA), Discovery Channel
2. Ivan Basso (I), CSC, at 4:40
3. Jan Ullrich (G), T-Mobile, at 6:21
4. Francisco Mancebo (Sp), Illes Balears, at 9:59
5. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz), T-Mobile, at 11:01
6. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Gerolsteiner, at 11:21
7. Mickael Rasmussen (Dk), Rabobank, at 11:33
8. Cadel Evans (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto, at 11:55
9. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak, at 12:44
10. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Sp), Phonak, at 16:04
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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Sucks for Leipheimer getting punched out of the top 5 on the last stage. Props to Vino for putting the Attack Mother ****er Attack strategy to good use. Impressive #7 for Lance.
 
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ridetoofast said:
what exactly was wrong with it?
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It's the first time the TDF has let the winner give a speech. I didn't think was that bad, he didn't use words like stratergery, defensify, rebuildification, wor on terra, like some Texans.
 
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