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Tour De France 2005 opened yesterday with all eyes on six-time champion Lance
Armstrong. The 92nd Tour de France will take 3 weeks, and close on July 24th.
21 teams of 9 riders each participate in the Tour, with a total of 189 competitors.
Americans seems to dominate the Tour from A to Z: favorites are Armstrong (of
course) and 26 year old David Zabriskie from Salt Lake City. The first stage
of the Tour ended with 4 American riders in the top 6.
Top 5 riders of the first stage are:
1. Dave Zabriskie (USA - CSC) 19km in 20’51"
2. Lance Armstrong (USA - DSC) at 2"
3. Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ - TMO) at 53"
4. George Hincapie (USA - DSC) at 56"
5. Laszlo Bodrogi (HUN - C.A) at 59"
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