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bnbypJc/"> STAGE 9</a> (Virenque/Voeckler Celebrate Bastille Day)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qOU=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 8</a> (Hushovd Claims Stage; Voeckler Retains Yellow)<br /=
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<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qOV=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 7</a> (Pozzato In Sprint, Voeckler In Yellow)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qOW=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 6</a> (Boonen Leads Group, Voeckler In Jersey)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qOX=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 5</a> (O'Grady For Stage; Voeckler In Jersey)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qOY=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 4</a> (Postal Takes TTT; Armstrong In Yellow)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qOZ=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 3</a> (McEwen Gives Aussies Fourth Yellow)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qO0=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 2</a> (McEwen Wins; Hushovd Claims Yellow)<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qO1=
bnbypJc/"> STAGE 1</a> (Kirispuu Claims Sprint; Cancellara Retains Jersey)<=
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<b>PUBLISHER'S GREETING</b><br />
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Finally, warm weather has returned to France, just in time for the "real" T=
our to begin. While still mild compared to the 2003 conditions, the nine ca=
tegorized climbs of the 10th stage provided a good preamble to the predicte=
d warm stages ahead in the Pyrenees and the Alps.<br />
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Following the 11th stage from Saint Flour to Figeac, the event's two Pyrene=
es stages will occur Saturday and Sunday with mountaintop finishes in La Mo=
ngie and Plateau de Beille.<br />
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And it's about time. Many long-time Tour observers have commented that wait=
ing until the race's second half is too long before the climbing begins in =
earnest.<br />
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NEW FEATURE<br />
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<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacr0waa8qO4=
bnbypJc/">VIRENQUE/VOECKLER CELEBRATE BASTILLE DAY</a><br />
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<b>TOUR NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES</b><br />
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Not since Bernard Hinault's final win in 1985 has the race's host country c=
rowned a titlist. But Richard Virenque and Thomas Voeckler provided a nice =
Bastille Day celebration for France, respectively winning the 10th stage an=
d retaining the overall title . . . <br />
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Virenque claimed his seventh career Tour stage win, riding more than the fi=
nal 40 miles in a solo breakaway. Voeckler, meanwhile, kept the jersey for =
the sixth straight day. He faltered twice during climbs, but his team suppo=
rt brought him back to the main group. He placed fifth in the stage, one pl=
ace ahead of Lance Armstrong . . . <br />
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Tyler Hamilton lost his "best friend" on Wednesday. Hamilton's wife, Haven,=
 reported that the couple's dog, Tugboat, had to be put down in France. The=
 golden retriever was the omnipresent companion of the couple while in the =
U.S. and in Europe . . . <br />
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Hamilton also lost seven seconds in the 10th stage when he was unable to fi=
nish with the first group of 14 riders who finished 5:19 behind Virenque . =
. . <br />
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Christian Vande Velde, the Lemont, Ill., rider who was a late selection for=
 the Liberty Sequros squad, had his worst day of the race. He finished in a=
 large group 24:24 behind the winner and fell to 109th in the remaining fie=
ld of 169 @ 34:08 . . .<br />
<br />
Levi Leipheimer, the Rabobank rider from Santa Rosa, Calif., has been selec=
ted to replace Lance Armstrong on the U.S. team participating next month in=
 the Summer Olympics. Armstrong said early in the Tour he had decided not t=
o participate in favor of spending more time with his three children . . . =
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<b>POSTCARD FROM LE TOUR</b><br />
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Will return 7/15.<br />
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<b>AMERICANS IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE</b><br />
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Individual Stage Results<br />
Stage 10, Limoges-Saint Flour, 237.5 kilometers<br />
6. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas (USPS) @ 5:19<br />
17. Levi Leipheimer, Santa Rosa, Calif., (Rabobank), s.t.<br />
18. Bobby Julich, Reno, Nev. (CSC) @ 5:26<br />
26. Tyler Hamilton, Marblehead, Mass., (Phonak), s.t.<br />
65. George Hincapie, Greenville, S.C., (USPS) @ 6:00<br />
66. Floyd Landis, San Diego, Calif. (USPS), s.t.<br />
139. Christian Vande Velde, Lemont, Ill., (Liberty Seguros) @ 24:24<br />
General Classification<br />
6. Armstrong @ 9:35<br />
11. Hamilton @ 10:18<br />
15. Hincapie @ 10:27<br />
18. Julich @ 10:42<br />
19. Leipheimer @ 10:43<br />
21. Landis @ 10:53<br />
109. Vande Velde @ 34:08<br />
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<b>2004 TOUR DE FRANCE FEATURES</b><br />
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bnbypJc/"><br />
FLOYD LANDIS FEATURE</a><br />
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LANCE DECIDES TOUR NO LONGER A PRIORITY</a><br />
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<b>2004 TOUR DE FRANCE SCHEDULE/RESULTS</b><br />
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Prologue - July 3: Prologue Liege ITT, 6 km<br />
Stage winner: Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo), Italy, 6 minutes, 30 secon=
ds. General classification: Cancellara<br />
Stage 1 - July 4: Li=E8ge-Charleroi, 195 km<br />
Stage winner: Jaan Kirispuu (AG2R), Estonia, 4 hours, 40 minutes and 29 sec=
onds. General classification: Cancellara.<br />
Stage 2 - July 5: Charleroi-Namur, 197 km<br />
Stage winner: Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo), Australia, 4 hours, 18 minutes, 3=
9 seconds. General classification: Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole), Norway.<=
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Stage 3 - July 6: Waterloo - Wasquehal, 210 km<br />
Stage winner: Jean-Patrick Nazon (AG2R Prevoyance), France, 4:36:45. Genera=
l classification: Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo), Australia.<br />
Stage 4 - July 7: Cambrai - Arras TTT, 64.5 km<br />
Stage winner: U.S. Postal Service, 1:12:03. General classification: Lance A=
rmstrong (USPS), Austin,Texas.<br />
Stage 5 - July 8: Amiens - Chartres, 200.5 km<br />
Stage winner: Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis), Australia, 5:05:58. General classif=
ication: Thomas Voeckler (Broiches La Boulangere), France.<br />
Stage 6 - July 9: Bonneval - Angers, 196 km<br />
Stage winner: Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Davitamon), Belgium, 4:41:41. General =
classification: Voeckler<br />
Stage 7 - July 10: Chateaubriant - Saint Brieuc, 204.5 km<br />
Stage winner: Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo), Italy, 4:31:34. General clas=
sification: Voeckler<br />
Stage 8 - July 11: Lamballe - Quimper, 168 km<br />
Stage winner: Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole), Norway, 3:54:22. General clas=
sification: Voeckler<br />
July 12: Rest Day: Transfer to Limoges<br />
Stage 9 - July 13: St. Leonard de Noblat - Gu=E9ret, 160.5 km<br />
Stage winner: Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo), Australia, 3:32:55. General class=
ification: Voeckler.<br />
Stage 10 - July 14: Limoges - St. Flour, 237 km<br />
Stage winner: Richard Virenque (Quick-Step-Davitamon), France, 6:00:24. Gen=
eral classification: Voeckler<br />
Stage 11 - July 15: St. Flour - Figeac, 164 km<br />
Stage 12 - July 16: Castelsarrasin - La Mongie, 197.5 km<br />
Stage 13 - July 17: Lannemezan - Plateau de Beille, 205.5 km<br />
Stage 14 - July 18: Carcassonne - Nimes, 200 km<br />
July 19 - Rest Day: Transfer to Nimes<br />
Stage 15 - July 20: Valreas - Villard-de-Lans, 180.5 km<br />
Stage 16 - July 21: Bourg d'Oisans - L'Alpe d'Huez, ITT, 15.5 km<br />
Stage 17 - July 22: Bourg d'Oisans - Le Grand Bornand, 204.5 km<br />
Stage 18 - July 23: Annemasse - Lons le Saulnier, 166.5 km<br />
Stage 19 - July 24: Besancon - Besancon ITT, 55 km<br />
Stage 20 - July 25: Montreau - Paris-Champs-Elysees, 163 km<br />
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