But then the most enduring image from this year’s Tour de France, that of Alberto Contador riding clear of the Luxemburger as he stood on a French mountainside struggling to fix his bike, came back to haunt him.
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Alberto Contador will be crowned Tour winner today after his “mistake” left his Luxemburgian rival chasing 39 seconds
For a moment yesterday, as he sped along the banks of the Garonne river, Andy Schleck could smell victory.
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