Tour de France starts in Monaco

By JAMEY KEATEN, The Associated Press American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, listens to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, as he warms up prior to taking the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles) with start and finish in Moncao, Saturday July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours) - AP MONACO — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong began his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday by briefly taking the lead in the first-stage time trial in Monaco. The 37-year-old Texan set off 18th among the 180 riders who were rolling down the start ramp one-by-one in the race against the clock. Armstrong took an early lead with a time of 20 minutes, 13 seconds for the 9.6-mile ride along winding and hilly roads in the... [read full story]                    

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