Armstrong takes yellow after prologue

Lance Armstrong began his bid for a fourth straight Tour de France title by winning the prologue and taking the leader's yellow jersey.

Lance Armstrong began his bid for a fourth straight Tour de France title by winning the prologue and taking the leader's yellow jersey.

The 30-year-old Texan completed the 4.34-mile individual time-trial in 9 minutes and 8 seconds, beating Laurent Jalabert by nearly two seconds. Raimondas Rumsas of Lithuania was third, three seconds behind Armstrong.

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