Posted on 07/07/2009 10:21:42 AM PDT by americanophile
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Lance Armstrong surged within a second of the Tour de France lead after his Astana squad won Tuesday's team time trial in a dramatic finish.
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team narrowly kept the yellow jersey lead following the fourth stage, a 24.2-mile ride in and around Montpellier.
Astana needed to beat Saxo Bank by more than 40 seconds for Armstrong to take the yellow jersey. The seven-time champion started the stage in third place, and Astana exactly matched that 40-second deficit. Cancellara's team finished third.
"That's Swiss timing," Cancellara said, laughing. "Time is on my side."
Armstrong credited his teammates but acknowledged he had hoped to move in front.
"This is a little bit of a disappointment," he said. "That's cycling."
The 37-year-old Texan said the many tight turns along the course made for "tricky" riding. Three crashes marred the start of the stage, including one involving Giro d'Italia winner Denis Menchov.
The U.S. team Garmin was second in the stage, 18 seconds after Astana, despite only five of the nine riders being able to keep up the pace.
Armstrong and Cancellara share an overall time of 10 hours, 38 minutes, 7 seconds, although the Swiss rider is technically considered a second ahead.
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Oh my goodness. Are you serious? You mean that he picked his career over his wife and you think that is ok???? No way!!!! Sorry but when he retires from biking his wife would have still been there. Now his kids are raised in a single mother household and he continues to bike. I am sorry but that is not at all a good excuse for breaking your vows. What a shelfish turd. He had plenty of money to support the family for the rest of his life. Sorry just don’t like the guy and now I don’t like him even more...
In other words, her selfishness is okay, but his isn't.
Sorry but when he retires from biking his wife would have still been there.
Only if he retired in 2002, when she made her demand that he quit racing. She made it clear she wasn't going to wait until his career reached its natural end. And if it matters, the gossip in Austin was that she was the one having an affair while he was off in Europe.
Now his kids are raised in a single mother household and he continues to bike.
Oh, give me a break. He's home six months of the year and lives across the street from his ex.
am sorry but that is not at all a good excuse for breaking your vows.
And what's her excuse?
What a shelfish turd.
Kristen? I agree. Oh, you mean Lance.
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