Lance Armstrong is an obsession in his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. Nowhere outside of France will you find more people avidly watching and discussing the Tour de France than in Austin. Austin is just that kind of place. Lance is a hometown hero, with a whole city behind him.
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In what other city in the world will you find hundreds, make that thousands, of people, in coffee shops, restaurants, clubs and bars all across town talking heatedly and waving their hands as they discuss Lance Armstrong, his Spanish Nemesis Alberto Contador, and all manner of things French and two-wheeled? None. Austin is it, the Lance Armstrong/Tour de France Capital of the World, and the natural and indubitable home of the Lance Report
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The Lance Report for July 15th, Eleventh Stage of the 2010 Tour de France
Today was the 11th stage of the Tour de France.
Andy Schleck kept the yellow jersey for a third straight day, while Alberto Contador was just 41 seconds back. His fellow Spaniard, Samuel Sanchez, is 2:45 behind in third.
Seven-time Tour champ Lance Armstrong, who has taken himself out of contention for the title and is assisting his team, dropped back again. He finished in 114th place for the stage, 29 seconds back, and is 17:51 behind Schleck in 32nd place overall.
Friday's stage is more bumpy, with decent climbs during the 130.8-milea from Bourg-de-Peage to Mende in southeastern France.
For more on today's stage of the Tour de France 2010 see this link.
Please note that this will be the final Lance Report.
Clayton Browne - Clayton Browne has a BA and an MS in Anthropology, and has been writing professionally since 1994. He worked for many years in both ...
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