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Apr 30, 2024 · 2007 winner Alberto Contador won the race by a margin of 4′11″, having won both a mountain and time trial stage. His Astana team also took the team classification. [4] and supplied the initial third-place finisher, Lance Armstrong .
- 4–26 July 2009
- 21
- 3,459.5 km (2,150 mi)
- 85h 48' 35"
Apr 30, 2024 · The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. This Tour featured 22 cycling teams. Eighteen of the teams invited to the Tour were a part of the UCI ProTour, the other four teams were Professional Continental teams.
May 1, 2024 · Between 2007 and 2011 he won six consecutive Grand Tours that he entered. This included winning the 2010 Tour de France with Astana, although it later emerged that he had tested positive for clenbuterol during the race.
- Alberto Contador Velasco
- 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
- El Pistolero
- 6 December 1982 (age 40), Pinto, Madrid, Spain
May 3, 2024 · In 2010 Contador defended his Tour title as he bested Schleck by 39 seconds. In September 2010 it was revealed that Contador had tested positive for a banned substance during the final rest day of the previous July’s Tour, which he claimed was the result of having ingested contaminated meat.
3 days ago · Four riders have won five Tours each: Jacques Anquetil of France (1957 and 1961–64), Eddy Merckx of Belgium (1969–72 and 1974), Bernard Hinault of France (1978–79, 1981–82, and 1985), and Miguel Indurain of Spain (1991–95).
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May 1, 2024 · Answer: Alessandro Petacchi. Alessandro Petacchi won his first green jersey at the Tour de France in 2010. By winning the green jersey at the 2010 Tour de France he became the fourth rider to win all three points classifications in the three separate Grand Tours. Petacchi won by 11 points over Mark Cavendish.
Apr 25, 2024 · Lance Armstrong, American cyclist, who was the only rider to win seven Tour de France titles (1999–2005) but who was later stripped of all his titles after an investigation revealed that he was the key figure in a wide-ranging doping conspiracy while he compiled his Tour victories. Learn more about his life and career.
