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2009 TOUR DE FRANCE
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From the return of Lance Armstrong to the multiple stage victories of British rider Mark Cavendish, relive all the highlights of the 96th Tour de France, won this year by Spain's Alberto Contador.
Spain's Alberto Contador (Astana) won his second Tour de France title on Sunday July 26, building on his 2007 victory. He beat Luxembourg's Andy Schleck into second place and teammate Lance Armstrong into third. Britain's Mark Cavendish came in first in the symbolic 21st and final stage on Paris's Champs Elysées.

  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Spain's Juan Manuel Garate wins prestigious Ventoux stage
    Rabobank climber Juan Manuel Garate won the Tour de France 20th and most prestigious stage at the top of Mount Ventoux. Contador is now a step away from winning his second Tour. Armstrong keeps his third place in the standings.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Lance Armstrong to ride in 2010, for better or for worse
    The seven-time Tour de France winner says he will be participating in the gruelling cycling race in 2010. The news, according to sports journalist Pierre Ballester, is testimony to the growing role of sports business in cycling.
  • CYCLING
    Spain's Alberto Contador wins second Tour de France title
    There were no surprises on Sunday as Spain's Alberto Contador was crowned champion of the Tour de France for the second time, after the traditional grand finale on the French capital's Champs Elysees.
  • FOLLOW THE TOUR DE FRANCE LIVE
    From July 4 to 26, follow our minute-by-minute coverage of the 21 stages and find out all about the runners, the teams, and the standings.

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  • CYCLING
    Spain's Alberto Contador wins second Tour de France title
    There were no surprises on Sunday as Spain's Alberto Contador was crowned champion of the Tour de France for the second time, after the traditional grand finale on the French capital's Champs Elysees.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Alberto Contador set to take Paris finale
    Spain's Alberto Contador looks set to beat rivals Andy Schleck and Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France's grand finale down the French capital's Champs Elysées, marking the end of the 96th Tour de France.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Lance Armstrong to ride in 2010, for better or for worse
    The seven-time Tour de France winner says he will be participating in the gruelling cycling race in 2010. The news, according to sports journalist Pierre Ballester, is testimony to the growing role of sports business in cycling.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Why Lance Armstrong is plagued by doubt
    Lance Armstrong has never overtly admitted, but often hinted, that his next ambition was to win an eighth yellow jersey on the Tour de France. But after Alberto Contador’s decisive win at the 15th stage, the Texan may have to revise his ambitions.
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    First ever victory for Danish cyclist Sorensen
    Nicki Sorensen won his first ever tour victory in the 12th stage of this year's race. The 34-year-old Dane beat Laurent Lefevre and Franco Pellizotti at the finish line in Vittel. Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini keeps the leader's yellow jersey.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Cavendish’s colourful language infuriates ‘Frenchies’
    Briton Mark Cavendish blasted his way through four stages of the 2009 Tour de France, impressing French cycling enthusiasts. But his alleged French-bashing could turn fans and spectators against him.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Cavendish wins stage 11, matches British record
    Unstoppable British sprinter Mark Cavendish recovered the green jersey after grabbing his fourth victory in this year's Tour de France. The 24-year-old Isle of Man rider has now matched Barry Hoban's British record of eight victories in the Tour.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    UCI chief refutes claim of anti-doping 'indulgence'
    The head of the International Cycling Union (UCI), Pat McQuaid, has challenged a claim reportedly made by the head of France's anti-doping agency that the UCI's drug testers were "indulgent" towards certain riders on the Tour de France.
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    Britain's Cavendish dashes French hopes on Bastille Day
    British sprinter Mark Cavendish claimed his third victory in this year's edition of the Tour de France as he powered ahead of his rivals in the final stretch of the 10th stage between Limoges and Issoudun to win on France's national day.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    A third victory for France as Fedrigo wins ninth stage
    Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom) has won the 160 km ninth stage of the Tour de France, from St Gaudens to Tarbes. After Voeckler and Feillu, the 30-year-old is the third Frenchman to win a stage this year.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    Sanchez wins eighth stage, Nocentini remains leader
    Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) won the eighth stage of the Tour de France between Andorra and St Girons. Italian rider Rinaldo Nocentini retained the yellow jersey he earned in the previous stage.
  • CYCLING
    Swiss Fabian Cancellara wins Tour de France opening stage
    Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara won the opening time trial stage of the Tour de France to take the leader's yellow jersey. Former seven-time champion Lance Armstrong failed to make a winning return and finished 10th.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE 2009
    Lance Armstrong is back in the saddle
    Lance Armstrong, a 37-year-old survivor of testicular cancer is back. His goal is not to win an eighth Tour de France, but to spread global awareness of cancer and rejecting suggestions that he uses illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
  • CYCLING
    Boonen gets Tour de France reprieve
    Belgian cycling champion Tom Boonen will be allowed to compete in the Tour de France despite testing positive for cocaine in April, after a shock eleventh hour decision by the French Olympic committee.
  • CYCLING
    Tour de France sets off from Monaco
    The 96th edition of the Tour de France sets off from Monaco on Saturday with 189 riders ready to tackle 15.5 kilometres of steep slopes with narrow curves and technical downhills. Contador and Cancellara are favourite for this first time-trial.
  • TOUR DE FRANCE
    'One Tour too many' for Lance Armstrong?
    In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, journalist and author Pierre Ballester discusses the controversial comeback of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
  • 2009 TOUR DE FRANCE
    Marc Madiot: French cycling isn’t 'doing that badly'
    Marc Madiot, sports director of the ‘Francaise des Jeux’ (French national lottery) team hopes for a stage victory in the Tour de France 2009. A Tour veteran since 1982, initially as a rider, he’s positive about the future of French cycling.
  • 2009 TOUR DE FRANCE
    Who’s hot?
    Just days ahead of the first stage of the 2009 Tour in Monaco, FRANCE 24 reviews the main contenders in this year’s edition.
  • CYCLING
    French judge 'cannot' rule on Boonen Tour ban
    A French judge has said she cannot rule on the case of former world champion Tom Boonen, who is fighting to overturn a decision by Tour de France organisers to ban him from this year's race after he twice tested positive for cocaine.
  • CYCLING
    Italy ban forces Valverde out of Tour de France
    Spain's Alejandro Valverde will be taking no part in this year's Tour de France because of a two-year ban from competing on Italian roads, his Caisse d'Epargne team has announced. The 2009 Tour will be passing through Italy on July 21.
  • CYCLING
    Armstrong wins Nevada City Classic, two weeks before Tour de France
    Lance Armstrong won the one-day Nevada City Classic race on Sunday, his first success since his comeback in January. The former seven-time Tour de France champion will participate in the next Tour de France, which starts July 4 in Monaco.
  • CYCLING
    Boonen and Quick Step to contest Tour ban
    Tom Boonen and his team have decided to contest a decision by Tour de France organisers to ban the Belgian cyclist from this year's race after he twice tested positive for cocaine.
  • CYCLING
    Australia's McEwen may miss Tour de France for injury
    Three-time green jersey winner on the Tour de France, Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen (photo centre) could miss out on the 2009 race. The Katusha rider has undergone surgery on a fractured tibis after a heavy fall during the Tour of Belgium.
  • CYCLING - TOUR OF ITALY
    Cavendish pulls out of Giro to focus on Tour de France
    Mark Cavendish, who won three stages of this year's Tour of Italy, has pulled out of the competition to prepare for the upcoming Tour de France, according to his team Columbia.

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