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Lance Armstrong has the strength to win his personal duel with Astana team mate Alberto Contador, another of the race’s main contenders, Andy Schleck said on Monday.

“Armstrong is very, very strong and he’s very lean,” the younger of the Schleck brothers, and best young rider in last year’s Tour, said of the seven-times Tour champion.

“He has the engine to win the Tour. A lot of riders focus more on Contador, but Armstrong has a good card to play.

“If one day he has the chance to take some time, he won’t miss it. And then he will be very hard to catch,” the 24-year-old Luxembourg climber told reporters on the rest day in Limoges.

Schleck, the leader of the Saxo Bank team, was unable to react when Contador attacked on the final climb to Arcalis, in Andorra, on Friday, but he does not believe the 2007 Tour winner has the race wrapped up…  Details

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The 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance limo that was transformed by Universal Studios into the Ecto-1 Ghostbusters car is now being auctioned off on eBay.

glassExplore the underwater world while staying dry with a tour aboard a plexiglass-bottom kayak. This unique sit-on-top vessel, with a viewing window at its bottom, has been used for certain tours off  Oahu since early June.

With participants aboard Peekaboo kayaks (made by Ocean Kayak), the Shaka Kayaks tours provide customers a look at coral reefs, tropical fish and more — even World War II wreckage — below the ocean’s surface. If you’re new to kayaking, don’t worry: The guided two-hour tours begin with a demo on proper techniques, and participants have time to familiarize themselves with kayaking before embarking…  Details

A driver’s first grand prix win is always an uplifting moment but, as the dust settled following Mark Webber’s superb drive to victory at the German Grand Prix, there were further reasons to be delighted about events at the Nurburgring.

The Australian grinned broadly as he proudly displayed his national flag while he indulged in the traditional celebrations with his team in the paddock but even those who may have been smarting over England’s struggles in the first Ashes Test – though they eventually scraped a draw – would surely not begrudge him this long-awaited victory.

Webber is…  Details