Lance leaves rivals in his wake

The only two of [Lance Armstrong]'s rivals to limit their losses were the Kazakh Alexandr Vinokourov, who was 51sec slower than the Texan, and Armstrong's fellow American Floyd Landis, who was 1min slower. [Ivan Basso], the Italian who finished third last year, is already 1min 24sec behind...

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Published inThe Observer (London)
Main Author WILLIAM FOTHERINGHAM ILE DE NOIRMOUTIER
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 03.07.2005
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Armstrong, Lance
Basso, Ivan
Ullrich, Jan
Zabriskie, David
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Summary:The only two of [Lance Armstrong]'s rivals to limit their losses were the Kazakh Alexandr Vinokourov, who was 51sec slower than the Texan, and Armstrong's fellow American Floyd Landis, who was 1min slower. [Ivan Basso], the Italian who finished third last year, is already 1min 24sec behind, while last year's runner-up Andreas Kloden lost a massive 1min 59sec. 'What Lance has done today is incredible,' said his manager, Johan Bruyneel. 'He has taken a lot of time out of all the favourites.' [David Zabriskie]'s yellow jersey also had a little of Armstrong in it, as, like the bulk of the US cyclists in this Tour, he used to race as Armstrong's team-mate before striking out on his own to win a time-trial stage in this year's Tour of Italy. 'I didn't think I would beat Lance today, but it feels really good,' said Zabriskie.
ISSN:0029-7712