Place: Plateau de Beille

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Dan Martin frustrated on Tour as daring dash so close again

Dan Martin made a brave but ultimately futile bid for a second ever Tour de France stage win yesterday, the Irishman finishing runner-up to Rafal Majka (Tinkoff Saxo) on a gruelling day in the Pyrenees.

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Roche finishes 19th as Schleck edges closer

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Thor thunders to victory again

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Roche rues moving day woes

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No change at the top in France as Roche slips back

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Roche slips a place but still in the hunt

Armstrong claims Tour stage victory

Lance Armstrong outsprinted Ivan Basso to claim a 13th stage triumph in the Pyrenees and remain on course for a record sixth Tour de France victory.

Sat, 17 Jul, 2004

Texan now nicknamed 'the boss' after easy victory

LANCE ARMSTRONG won his fourth Tour de France yesterday and his victory was so commanding that he earned a nickname from the bunch - the boss.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2002

Texan now nicknamed 'the boss' after easy victory

LANCE ARMSTRONG won his fourth Tour de France yesterday and his victory was so commanding that he earned a nickname from the bunch - the boss.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2002

Texan leaves rivals trailing in his wake

ANY DOUBTS over whether Lance Armstrong could win a fourth successive Tour de France were surely left behind for good in the steep hills of the Pyrenees yesterday.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2002