• Keough wins Tour of Utah stage: Jake Keough broke free during a late sprint to win the fourth stage of the Tour of Utah on Friday in Salt Lake City, while fellow American Christian Vande Velde retained the overall lead. Keough finished the 134.3-mile stage in 4 hours 47 minutes, 6 seconds. Italy’s Marco Benfatto was second, and U.S. rider Tyler Farrar finished third. Vandevelde has a 3-second lead over Thomas Danielson. David Zabriskie is third, also three seconds behind. Bend’s Chris Horner finished the stage in 50th place, three seconds behind the leaders; he is eighth in the overall standings, 41 seconds behind. The fifth stage today is a 102-mile leg that begins in Park City and cuts through four counties before finishing at Snowbird Ski Resort just outside Salt Lake City.
• Judge questions USADA, Armstrong lawyers: A federal judge in Austin, Texas, had tough questions for U.S. anti-doping officials in their pursuit of Lance Armstrong, grilling them at length in a hearing Friday. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks wondered whether USADA has given the seven-time Tour de France winner a legitimate chance to defend himself against charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career. But Sparks also asked Armstrong’s attorneys to show why USADA should not have jurisdiction in the case, as they have argued. Armstrong has sued USADA to block its attempt to prove he cheated. Sparks made no ruling and gave lawyers another week to file more legal briefs.
