Ullrich confident he can take Tour

Germany‘s Jan Ullrich is confident he can still win his second Tour de France and deny Lance Armstrong a record-equalling fifth in what is proving one of the closest ever editions of the 100-year-old cycle race.

Ullrich, Armstrong and the other 149 survivors of a peloton that numbered 198 at the start of the race were on Tuesday enjoying their second and final rest day as they were transported to Pau where tomorrow’s final mountain stage gets underway.