Schleck scales heights as ‘Tour over’ for sorry Armstrong after crashes

THE first Alpine stage of the 2010 Tour de France witnessed the fall of a legend as Lance Armstrong declared: “My Tour’s finished”.

Armstrong capitulated on the 189-kilometre eighth stage from Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz, finishing 11 minutes 45 seconds behind winner Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank).

Australian Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) finished in a group 10 seconds behind to become the first world champion to take the Tour race leader’s yellow jersey since Greg LeMond in 1990 but Armstrong saw his dreams of winning another title fall into oblivion.