...France -- There's a giant obstacle - the Alps - in Lance Armstrong's road to victory...physically and mentally for three days in the Alps. They include what promises to be an epic...should be easy prey for Armstrong in the Alps. Armstrong, who was 39th, and Voeckler...
...Lance Armstrong arrived at the foot of the Alps, where he began to take command in winning...Armstrong will attempt to conquer the French Alps and the Pyrenees. The grueling stretches...to this town at the base of the French Alps. Etxebarria and McGee broke from the main...
...lead in the Tour de France by winning a time trial high in the Alps. The five-time champion finished the 9.6-mile climb through...which he reclaimed by winning Tuesday's first stage in the Alps, Armstrong was relentless. Despite the steep climb, he rode...
...the top Tour de France contenders with the race heading to the Alps for its first serious climbing.The seven-time Tour champion...he'll need to excel in the mountains. The stages in the Alps on Sunday and Tuesday are important, but four leg-straining...
LES COMBES, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI flew to the Italian Alps on Monday for a summer vacation in the same spot favored by his predecessor, John Paul II. After landing in the northern Italian...
...menacingly close stone cliff. Suddenly, the rock face dropped away, and the chopper perched lightly on a snowy peak in the Italian Alps. "Go!" the guide Gianni screamed over the din, and our dazed group of six flopped out the door into white, blinding wind...
PARIS -- Lance Armstrong will defend his title at the Criterium du Dauphine Libere race in the French Alps in June as he prepares for a bid at a record-tying fifth straight Tour de France title. The seven-stage race begins June 8...
...his response ? by winning the 10th stage.An in-your-face, trash-talking atmosphere dominated as riders entered the Alps on Wednesday with Bradley Wiggins retaining the yellow jersey by squashing attacks by rivals ? one of whom complained that...
...balcony of Switzerland. But Ticino offers a huge variety of landscapes and vegetation: from glaciers to palm trees, from the Alps to the lakes and soft hills. "We have the quality, precision, cleanliness, order and stability of Switzerland with the Latin...
...Tour, and this is his first yellow jersey. "It's a dream come true," he said. The stage was the last of three in the Alps. Riders will face a time trial Saturday that's likely to determine the winner. Two mostly flat stages in the meantime aren't...
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