Sastre gets direct apology from Armstrong

Defending Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam)

Defending Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Defending Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre may not be the overwhelming favourite to win this year's event, but he was stung by reports last week that Lance Armstrong had called last year's Tour "sort of a joke" in a new book.

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