2010 Tour De France

Now that the 2010 Tour de France is over, it ends a rather unusual three weeks by their standards. Lance Armstrong and doping were in the background this time, while fights, crashes, and questionable passes helped form the final results.

The final day of the Tour de France usually has no suspense, except in the green jersey race. But the yellow was ceded to Alberto Contador yesterday, as he rides down the Champs-Elysees in triumph for the third time today.

Alberto Contador had victory over Andy Schleck all but secured after Thursday. Today's time trial clinched it, as expected, with Contador building a 39 second lead heading into the final ceremonial ride tomorrow.

The Tour de France has two days left, but many of the results may have been decided. Alberto Contador now has a stranglehold on the yellow jersey, and, although Mark Cavendish won his fourth stage, he could not catch Alessandro Petacchi for the green.

Andy Schleck was the winner at Stage 17 in the Tour de France, but may have also been the loser. Schleck needed to take a sizable lead over Alberto Contador today, but, since he was neck-and-neck with Contador, he may have kept the overall lead for good.

The last off-day of the Tour de France is allowing Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck to rest before their final showdown. Stage 17 tomorrow could be Schleck's last best chance to take the lead back, even with three days left after that.

Lance Armstrong had been a forgotten man in the Tour de France, while Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck battled it out. But Armstrong made a last run at victory in Stage 16, although he finally fell short, while the leaders stayed level.

This was the stage in which Alberto Contador was expected to take the yellow jersey from Andy Schleck. However, although Contador finally took the lead, it was due to a chain mishap on Schleck's bike. Nevertheless, Contador is now eight seconds ahead.

The big showdown between Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador will come at the Pyrenees in two days. Schleck does not need to lose any more of his lead before then. Contador cut 10 seconds from it anyway, and is now 31 seconds from the yellow jersey.

The Tour de France began the second half of the race today, as Stage 11 still had Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador killing time before the Pyrenees. But, Mark Cavendish wasn't resting, as he took his third stage of the year.

After a lot of changes to the leaderboard at the Alps, the Tour de France kept everything the same in Stage 10. Andy Schleck, Alberto Contador and the leaders stayed back today, as the race reached its halfway point.

Lance Armstrong is already out of the Tour de France running, but fellow favorite Alberto Contador nearly has the yellow jersey again. Today, Contador moved up to second place, with Andy Schleck as the latest overall leader.

The Tour de France officially took Lance Armstrong out of contention, after an abysmal Stage 8. Today, Armstrong and the remaining contenders get to rest, as Alberto Contador, Cadel Evans and the field prepare for the next week of action.

Today's critical Stage 8 of a Tour de France was a disaster for Lance Armstrong. Three crashes in the Alps led Armstrong to pretty much concede the race, while Alberto Contador moved up to third, and Cadel Evans took the yellow jersey.

Fabian Cancellara had led for all but one day in the Tour de France, with Sylvain Chavanel leading the other day. In Stage 7, Chavanel retook the lead going into the Alps, as the leaderboard shifted on the day after an ugly fight..

The longest stage of the Tour de France kept things largely the same. Stage 6 had the same results as Stage 5, with Mark Cavendish winning and the overall leaderboard staying intact - although the Alps are now coming soon.

The Tour de France had a few crazy days early on, but, now, there have been two straight stages of relative calm. The leaderboard stayed the same, while Mark Cavendish returned to the podium with his first stage win of the year.

The previous two days at the Tour de France had been wacky, with rain, crashes and bumpy routes. But, today's Stage 4 spring let everyone restore order, as Italy's Alessandro Petacchi won and Fabian Cancellara stayed ahead.

This is an overview of the Tour de France and the upcoming 2010 Tour de France.

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22 teams of 9 cyclists began the 2010 Tour de France on July 3rd in Rotterdam, but 3 weeks, nearly 3500 kilometers, and the pain and persistence demanded along the road came down to 2 men, 39 seconds, and the yellow jersey in this year's "Race of Truth".