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If Alberto Contador’s yellow jersey is unlikely to be threatened in Thursday’s time trial in Annecy, the battle for the podium places should heat up on the 40.5 kms of the 18th stage held around the town’s lake.
“It’s not a secret that we’re not great time trial specialists. But the time we’re going to lose, maybe we’ll take it back on the Ventoux (the final steep climb of stage 20),†said Frank Schleck after winning Wednesday’s 17th stage in Le Grand Bornand.
The Luxembourg rider and his younger brother Andy are currently third and second overall, 3:25 and 2:26 behind respectively but this unique feat may prove short-lived.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised Lance Armstrong’s new lease on life after watching Wednesday’s 17th stage in the race’s director car.
“Armstrong has won seven Tours and he is coming back at 37 with the state of mind of a young man,†Sarkozy told French TV after the stage. “He is coming back to make a good result, to enjoy it—and to fight for his foundation. And God knows how much we need to fight against cancer. It’s giving hope to all the ill people.â€
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