Lance Armstrong almost certainly won't be beating Alberto Contador for the yellow jersey. He still has a chance to finally best another old rival, though, in Saturday's penultimate stage of the Tour de France: the daunting Mont Ventoux. The 37-year old Armstrong has met his match on the three-week race this year in Astana teammate Contador.

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Mont Ventoux, thetoughest climb in the Tour de France, is unlikely to costAlberto Contador the lead on Saturday but it could decide thepodium places.
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After three weeks and thousands of miles of riding, it all comes down to this: a soaring bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost. The fabled and dreaded Mont Ventoux on Saturday provides a dramatic climax to Lance Armstrong's comeback Tour — and teammate Alberto Contador is expected to keep the yellow jersey.

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Leader Alberto Contador should be the happiest man in the field, but team politics and doping insinuations have made his Tour bittersweet.
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A brief look at Friday's 19th stage of the Tour de France: Stage: A 110.6-mile ride from Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas. Winner: Mark Cavendish of Britain, who claimed his fifth stage victory this year in a sprint finish ahead of Thor Hushovd of Norway and Gerald Ciolek of Germany. Cavendish, who won his ninth career stage, became the first rider since Lance Armstrong in 2004 to win five stages in…
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Mark Cavendish, whobecame the most successful Briton to take part in the Tour deFrance on Friday, described his 19th stage victory as the peakof his career.
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Alberto Contador stayed in command with two days of racing left at the Tour de France while teammate Lance Armstrong remained in third place. Mark Cavendish of Britain captured Friday's 19th stage in a sprint finish, his fifth stage victory in this Tour. Cavendish edged Thor Hushovd of Norway and Gerald Ciolek of Germany on the relatively flat, 111-mile ride from Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas.

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Briton Mark Cavendishwon the 19th stage of the Tour de France, a 178-km ride fromBourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas on Friday.
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Lance Armstrong canexpect some help from Astana team mate Alberto Contador inSaturday’s penultimate Tour de France stage, as long as theSpaniard has already made sure of overall victory.
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* Cavendish wins ninth career stage on Tour
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