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Cycling Road – Tour-Contador shrugs off Armstrong’s tension talk

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Alberto Contador shrugged off Lance Armstrong’s talk of tensions within the Astana team, saying on Monday he would let nothing distract him on his quest for a second Tour de France victory.

Seven-times champion Armstrong recognised on Sunday that having two such strong co-leaders in the Kazakh-funded team was not without its problems, saying: “There have been some tensions within the team.”

Contador, the 2007 champion, is in second place, six seconds adrift of Rinaldo Nocentini and two seconds ahead of Armstrong.

“It does not trouble me at all,” the 26-year-old Contador said at a news conference on Monday, as riders enjoyed a rest day. “It does not affect me. The situation is normal.”  …  Details

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