Stage win consolidates Armstrong lead

Lance Armstrong gave another demonstration of his total superiority over the Tour de France by sprinting to his fourth stage win of this year’s event.

Stage win consolidates Armstrong lead

Lance Armstrong gave another demonstration of his total superiority over the Tour de France by sprinting to his fourth stage win of this year’s event.

With his record sixth overall victory all but sewn-up, the US Postal rider was in the leading quintet coming into the final kilometre of the 17th stage and did not need to finish first.

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