Alberto Contador (Astana) attacked but couldn't get a gap
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Alberto Contador (Astana) accelerates out of a turn in the Tour prologue.
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Alberto Contador (Astana) on the stage to Morzine-Avoriaz
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Defending Tour champ Alberto Contador is interviewed after the stage.
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Alberto Contador (Astana) checks his hand after the crash in Brussels
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Alberto Contador and Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
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Alberto Contador (astana) on the start ramp
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Alberto Contador (Astana) rolls out of the start
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Alberto Contador leads the Astana squad to be presented.
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Defending champion Alberto Contador (Astana) knuckled down to limit his losses in the overall.
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Anyone seen Vino? Alberto Contador (Astana) was a winner of sorts, only losing time to Cadel Evans, Andy Schleck and his teammate.
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Alexandre Vinokourov escorted Astana teammate Alberto Contador over much of the course, but did press ahead at the end.
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Defending Tour champion Alberto Contador (Astana) tackles the final section of cobbles at Haveluy/
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Alberto Contador looking pensive on his flag.
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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) marks Alberto Contador (Astana) closely. The shadow boxing ends tomorrow.
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Alberto Contador (Astana) had a calm day.
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Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) attacks Alberto Contador (Astana)
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Defending Tour champion Alberto Contador leads Andy Schleck up the decisive Col de la Madeleine.
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Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and defending Tour champion Alberto Contador (Astana) put on an impressive display of climbing.
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Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador share a word
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Alberto Contador (Astana)
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Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador chat during the race
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Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and Alberto Contador (Astana) almost came to a standstill as Menchov and Sanchez attacked ahead.
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Schleck and Contador cross the line together
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Alberto Contador (Astana) checks his radio on the start line
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Astana received a nice drawing of Alberto Contador this morning
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Alberto Contador hugs Vinokourov
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Tour champion Alberto Contador relishes his victory.
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Alberto Contador can't wait to don the yellow jersey for the final time this Tour.
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Alberto Contador was easy to spot in his yellow kit.
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Alberto Contador triumphed in a difficult Tour de France.
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The Tour's final podium in Paris: (l-r): Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Alberto Contador (Astana) and Denis Menchov (Rabobank).
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Alberto Contador (Astana), flanked by Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
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Alberto Contador (Astana) is embraced by Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)
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Alberto Contador (Astana) on the road to Paris
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An ecstatic Alberto Contador (Astana) has won his third Tour de France.
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Alberto Contador (Astana) in action on the streets of Paris.
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A drained Contador at the finish
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Alberto Contador was down on Schleck at the first time check
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Tour champion Alberto Contador (Astana) shakes hands with runner-up Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank).
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Alberto Contador (Astana) attacked Andy Schleck inside of 4km to the finish.
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Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador embrace after riding to a stalemate on the Tourmalet.
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Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and Alberto Contador (Astana) were locked in a head-to-head duel on the Tourmalet.
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Alberto Contador is looking to stamp his authority on the Tour de France for a third time in 2010. The Spanish rider is keen to do his talking on the road once more against former teammate Lance Armstrong, after a war of words erupted between the pair at the end of last season.
Contador has claimed the last two Tours he’s started and with Armstrong now on a rival team and in his last year as a professional, he would like nothing more than to deny the Radioshack rider an eighth title.
It won’t be easy for Contador however, as the race features a tough route and there’s more than Armstrong to worry about in the general classification standings.
