Tour de France Stage Report and Contador Seizes Lead
The Monday stage near the Spanish border featured near two difficult climbs and a top performance by Alberto Contador who moved into the yellow jersey with a 2:07 lead over Cadel Evans. Rasmussen faced expulsion after missing drug tests tied to his whereabouts. The Tour director criticized Rasmussen’s conduct as next stage covers 117.1 miles from Pau to Castelnaudary in southwestern France.
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Rasmussen dumped from Tour as doping scandal rages
Tour leader Rasmussen was expelled amid doping controversy after a negative test but questions linger about his whereabouts. Alberto Contador seized the lead, with Cadel Evans and Levi Leipheimer moving up in the stage 15 drama. Protests and rider discontent underscored cycling's credibility crisis as teams weigh whether others will start.
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Explosions Detected Along Tour Route in Spain
Two small blasts shook the Tour de France path near Belagua Navarra Spain a half mile from the France border with no injuries The Interior Ministry linked the blasts to ETA and said the race continued on its scheduled route after the incident The Basque group has staged synchronized attacks tied to the event to press for independence.
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