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Paris Stage 21: Deja-vu. Tour de Lance. An American in Paris. Texas, Paris. Armstrongest. Encore, encore. The Postman always wins twice. The metaphors abound as history repeats itself Sunday as Lance Armstrong, only the second American ever to win the event, completes the 2000 Tour's final stage in Paris and rides home with his second consecutive Tour de France title.
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 Ullrich congrats Armstrong Stage 20  |
 Erik Zabel finally wins in Stage 20 |
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Belfort west to Troyes Stage 20: Erik Zabel of Germany outpedaled a field of fellow sprinters to win the penultimate stage, a contest otherwise low on drama or tension because of the unassailable lead held by defending champion Lance Armstrong. With his arms raised in jubilation, Zabel crossed the finish line mere milliseconds ahead of more than a dozen pursuers. To Zabel's left, Robbie McEwen of Australia hung his head in exhaustion, while to his right Jeroen Blijlevens of Holland banged his fist angrily against his handlebars.
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 Individual TT Stage 19 |
 Lance Armstrong wins Stage 19 |
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Mulhouse, France Stage 19: Lance Armstrong won the individual time trial Friday for his first stage victory in this Tour de France. He was 25 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, Jan Ullrich of Germany. Christophe Moreau of France was third. With a lead of 6 minutes, 2 seconds on Ullrich, Armstrong looks virtually unbeatable with just two days to go before the Tour finishes in Paris on Sunday.
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 Le Peleton en route to Germany Stage 18 |
 Salvatore Commesso wins Stage 18 |
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Lausanne, Switzerland, to Freiburg, Germany Stage 18: The peleton took it easy on Thursday, as Italian Salvatore Commesso won Stage 18. He outdueled Alexandre Vinokourov in a dramatic sprint finish and a whopping 15 minute cushion on the peleton. Meanwhile, Armstrong maintained his five-minute, 37-second lead over second-placed Jan Ullrich of Germany.
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 Triple Dekker wins Stage 17 |
 Le Peleton enters Switzerland Stage 17 |
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Evian-les-Bains, France, to Lausanne, Switzerland Stage 17: Marco Pantani and Alex Zulle dropped out of le Tour. Erik Dekker of the Netherlands held off the a furious field sprint finish to capture the 17th stage. The 96 mile race ended in the headquarters city of the International Olympic Committee. With only four more days of racing, Armstrong stayed in the pack of his closest rivals. Jan Ullrich of Germany's Deutsche Telekom remained in second place, still 5 minutes, 37 seconds behind the Texan.
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 Richard Virenque wins Stage 16 |
 Armstrong & Virenque climb col de la Columbiere
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| Courchevel to Morzine Stage 16: Second-placed Jan Ullrich showed Tuesday that he isn't quite ready to put up a white flag. While Frenchman Richard Virenque won Stage 16, Ullrich finished second and picked up nearly two minutes on first-placed Armstrong. The 28-year-old Texan, who finished eighth in the stage, now leads the race by 5:37 with only five days to go. Check out the PLAY-BY-PLAY. | |
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| Etape 21 Results | ||||
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| Place | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stefano Zanini | Italy | Mapei | 3:12:36 seconds |
| 2 | Erik Zabel | Germany | Deutsche Telekom | same time |
| 3 | Romans Vainsteins | Latvia | Vini Caldirola | same time |
| 4 | Fred Rodriguez | United States | Mapei | same time |
| 5 | Max van Heeswijk | Netherlands | Mapei | same time |
| 6 | Emmanuel Magnien | France | Francaise Des Jeux | same time |
| 7 | Francois Simon | France | Bonjour | same time |
| 8 | Robbie McEwen | Australia | Farm Frites | same time |
| 9 | Salvatore Commesso | Italy | Saeco | same time |
| 10 | Arvis Piziks | Lithuania | Memory Card | same time |
| 11 | Magnus Backstedt | Sweden | Credit Agricole | same time |
| 12 | Orlando Rodrigues | Portugal | Banesto | same time |
| 13 | Markus Zberg | Switzerland | Rabobank | same time |
| 14 | Sebastien Hinault | France | Credit Agricole | same time |
| 15 | Gian Matteo Fagnini | Italy | Deutsche Telekom | same time |
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| 16 | Slava Ekimov | Russia | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 26 | George Hincapie | United States | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 31 | Cedric Vasseur | France | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 44 | Frankie Andreu | United States | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 53 | Bobby Julich | United States | Credit Agricole | same time |
| 76 | Lance Armstrong | United States | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 77 | Tyler Hamilton | United States | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 89 | Kevin Livingston | United States | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 91 | Benoit Joachim | Luxembourg | U.S. Postal | same time |
| 118 | Steffen Kjaergaard | Norway | U.S. Postal | same time |
| Final GC Classement | ||||
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| Place | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lance Armstrong | United States | U.S. Postal | 92:33:8 seconds |
| 2 | Jan Ullrich | Germany | Deutsche Telekom | 6:02 seconds behind |
| 3 | Joseba Beloki | Spain | Festina | 10:04 behind |
| 4 | Christophe Moreau | France | Festina | 10:34 |
| 5 | Roberto Heras | Spain | Kelme | 11:50 |
| 6 | Richard Virenque | France | Polti | 13:26 |
| 7 | Santiago Botero | Colombia | Kelme | 14:18 |
| 8 | Fernando Escartin | Spain | Kelme | 17:21 |
| 9 | Francisco Mancebo | Spain | Banesto | 18:09 |
| 10 | Daniele Nardello | Italy | Mapei | 18:25 |
| 11 | Manuel Beltran | Spain | Mapei | 21:11 |
| 12 | Pascal Herve | France | Polti | 23:13 |
| 13 | Javier Otxoa | Spain | Kelme | 25:00 |
| 14 | Felix Garcia Casas | Spain | Festina | 32:04 |
| 15 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Kazakstan | Deutsche Telekom | 32:26 |
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