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7.26: Tour de France- Contador wins, Lance 3rd

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Stayed 41 is now in the books have for the sixth time the pitcher's tour. Mark Cavendish finds himself the winner. Hello everybody along with Bob -- I'm Craig -- wrapping up the whole 2009. Tour -- -- much like the Eiffel Tower dominates the skyline of Paris. Mark Cavendish dominated this. -- this year mark Cavendish is the fastest man in this by agrees perhaps the world's fastest man on two wheels. Nobody could touch him in the sprint when he launched along with his teammate mark wrench off. Not only did Cavendish win the stage but they got the lead outs so perfectly that is only -- man that second on the stage. When they get it right no looking come around Cavendish and that was the case I've ever seen a sprint won by so many bike length he saved a lot for the end and he's at all -- -- it way out there on the road it was beautiful. Dominance -- -- for Columbia HTC. Let's now look at our Hampton hotels overall result the final standings. From this year's tour content -- yellows we set the first time young Andy -- finds himself on the podium and Bob let's continue to talk a great job of Lance Armstrong. Lance Armstrong finds himself third overall for years out it was for a 37 years of -- he's the greatest man to ever participate in this fight brief. People say any -- -- -- cyclist of all time but that man Lance Armstrong and third did the best ever participating teams. America's -- -- -- did a great job with Bradley Wiggins and Christian can't develop in the top ten cranky and trailer at the end of the day. Spoke with -- mark Cavendish. Mark congratulations six stage who has yet the Tour de France you said the -- -- number one goal to win here -- shots that they I was winning today's all important Horry. Everything has written a road team the crux of the fittest -- chances -- I'm in the accident. On the biggest victories this critical gap at bat. It's not on that podium seeded view it it makes it all the while I was amazed -- and something might lead -- man to death sentence you know. Comment -- -- -- who are so -- a favorite to territory that. Let's wait and a sack and his it team country trying to -- you guys do dominate the spreads the last fifty meters your come into the line what was going through your head when you knew you had it I couldn't see anybody coming out aside so. I just wanted to. And taught responsibly and ardent thanks not I wanted -- women's -- celebrated -- -- to -- -- -- it. I was gonna win don't have a level -- centimeter of bile and off the column I was gonna win and that the -- that was it costs an artist that's what happens in the -- August jump in the distance -- -- -- Execute will be here a big celebration at the line but tonight I'm sure a bigger celebration for you congratulations and there. I think it's safe to say mark Cavendish invent things to -- nine wins in two years in the tour the sky is truly the limit.

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  1. Lance Armstrong1:05, 1:06, 1:16
  2. Eiffel Tower0:16
  3. France1:33
  4. Paris0:18
  5. Hampton0:53
  6. Columbia0:50
  7. critical gap1:45
  8. world's fastest0:24
  9. death sentence1:52
Sun, 26 Jul 2009|

Lance Armstrong completed his comeback by finishing in 3rd place in the 2009 Tour de France.

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