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Contador takes over Tour lead after 17th stage
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13:29, July 27, 2007
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Spaniard Alberto Contador officially took the overall lead of the Tour de
France after Thursday's 17th stage, which started without previous yellow
jersey holder Michael Rasmussen and the Cofidis team.
Rasmussen was sacked by his Rabobank team, who said he had lied about his
training whereabouts, and was not at the start of the stage.
In line with race regulations, no one wore the yellow jersey during the
188.5-km stage won by Italian Daniele Bennati.
Contador, the Paris-Nice winner, finished in the bunch and has a lead of
one minute and 53 seconds over Australian Cadel Evans, who is unlikely to
close the gap in Saturday's decisive time trial from Cognac to Angouleme.
"I am happy. I feel good, there are three days remaining. I would have
preferred to take the yellow jersey in yesterday's stage but there are
particular circumstances," Discovery Rider Contador said.
Rasmussen had led the race since taking the eighth stage and had also won
on Wednesday. His Rabobank team decided to continue in the Tour although
Russian Denis Menchov quit halfway through the stage from Pau to
Castelsarrasin.
Lampre rider Benatti outsprinted German Markus Fothen of the Gerolsteiner
team to win on Thursday and Swiss Martin Elminger came home third for the
AG2r team.
Source: Xinhua
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