Tour news round-up: Contador v Cancellara; O'Grady's comeback

Seven-time Tour de France winner and Kazakh cycling team Astana (AST)'s rider Lance Armstrong of the United States (R) waves to the public with teammate 2007 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain during the official presentation of his cycling team on July 2, 2009 in the principalty of Monaco (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images) Yellow jersey favourite Alberto Contador could strike a first psychological blow to his Tour de France rivals when he lines up for the first stage, a 15.5km time trial, tomorrow. However the Spaniard is up against the might and determination of Swiss Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara, who has vowed to do everything he can to stop Contador from claiming the Tour's first big prize. Cancellara normally excels in longer time trials but, as shown over the past few years, there seems no end to... [read full story]                    

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