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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 16 > Cavendish wins another stage Armstrong, Contador bide time

Cavendish wins another stage Armstrong, Contador bide time

British sprinter takes fourth win of this Tour; American Tyler Farrar finishes in a close second place

By Jerome Pugmire / The Bulletin
July 16, 2009

SAINT-FARGEAU, France — While Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador put aside their rivalry in Wednesday’s 11th stage of the Tour de France, Tyler Farrar almost became the first American rider to win a stage at this year’s race.

Farrar was within half a bike length....

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