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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 2002
Page
18
Lance Armstrong again defended a four minute 21 second advantage over Joseba Beloki after a 140.43 mile 15th stage won by Santiago Botero. Beloki briefly led late as Armstrong chased to finish just behind his rival in a stage run through the Alps.
Santiago Botero of Colombia completed 140.4 miles from Vaison la Romaine to Les Deux-Alpes in 5 hours 55 minutes 16 seconds to take stage victory. Lance Armstrong maintained the overall lead after finishing ninth, 6 minutes 41 seconds back, with Beloki 4 minutes 21 seconds behind in the general classification. The next stage covers 111.3 miles from Les Deux-Alpes to La Plagne with three brutal climbs, forecast as the race's toughest.
Former 1997 Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich received a six month suspension and a 1400 dollar fine after testing positive for amphetamines in an out of competition test on June 12. The panel cited his lack of intent to enhance performance and noted the ban expires March 24 to reflect the winter offseason. Ullrich admitted taking two pills at a disco the night before the test while denying performance boosting aims.
Michael Andretti is buying Team Green to form Andretti Green Racing with Barry Green as consultant. He weighs a possible switch to the Indy Racing League next season, depending on sponsors, and aims for Indianapolis. Team sponsors Kool and Motorola are not yet secured.
Scott Hoch, critical of St Andrews, finds success at Muirfield with a 69 after a rough 74 start. He rallies to 66 final round, tied for eighth, earning an exemption to next year’s Open at Royal St George. Hoch recalls Walker Cup win and says he hopes to return.
The golfer, after a tough stretch and two runner-up majors to Woods, wins the British Open in a dramatic four-man playoff. He led late at Muirfield, faced a tense finish, then rallied with four pars to seal the title, declaring he is back on track to challenge Woods in majors.
One of Dennis Conner’s five million America's Cup yachts sank about a mile from shore during a training sail off Long Beach California. All crew were rescued and a salvage operation with crane and airbags was readied. Conner was not aboard and helped at the scene.
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