Armstrong Maintains Lead Through Stage 13
Leaders Stay In Peleton, Prep For Mountains
Friday, July 15, 2005
MONTPELLIER, France -- Lance Armstrong retained his overall lead in the Tour de France's flat, fast 13th stage across southern France.
Australian Robbie McEwen, who captured his third stage victory of this year's tour, edged out archrival Stuart O'Grady in a mad sprint at the end to earn the win with a time of 3:43.14. Americans Fred Rodriguez and Guito Trenti finished third and fourth, respectively.Six-time defending champion Lance Armstrong finished as part of the pack and maintained his overall lead of 38 seconds over Denmark's Michael Rasmussen. Frenchman Christophe Moreau remains in third overall, but trails Armstrong by 2 minutes and 34 seconds.Spain's Alejandro Valverde, who had been fifth overall, dropped out of the race midway through the 13th stage because of an inflamed left knee. The Tour goes back to the mountains as the riders head to the Pyrenees on Saturday.
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Previous Stories:
- July 15, 2005: Frenchman Takes Tour Stage 12 On Bastille Day
- July 13, 2005: Vinokourov Wins 11th Stage As Armstrong Keeps Yellow
- July 13, 2005: Armstrong Wins Back Yellow In Stunning Climb
- July 11, 2005: Tour Riders Take Day Off After Bruising Mountain Stage
- July 10, 2005: Armstrong Relinquishes Yellow Jersey
- July 10, 2005: Armstrong Boosts Lead In Rain-Soaked 8th Stage
- July 7, 2005: Italian Wins 6th Stage Of Tour; Armstrong Still Leads
- July 6, 2005: McEwen Wins Stage 5; Armstrong Retains Lead
- July 5, 2005: Armstrong Takes Tour Lead; Zabriskie Crashes
- July 5, 2005: Lance Armstrong Still 2nd In Tour De France
- July 3, 2005: Sprinters Rule Tour; Armstrong Holds No. 2 Spot
- July 2, 2005: Armstrong Impressive; Zabriskie Wins First Stage
- July 2, 2005: Armstrong Readies For Final Tour De France
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