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Sylvain Chavanel

Quick Step cyclist

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Crashes aid win by a flash-from-the-past at Tour de France; Stage 1

Three crashes in Brussels, including a road-choking pileup, cleared the way for a victory by Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi in Stage 1 of the Tour de France on Sunday.

The finish of the 138-mile stage that started in Rotterdam was more like an episode of Survivor than a competitive bike race. Most of the sprint contenders had been on the ground by the time Petacchi crossed the line for his 164th career victory — his first at the Tour de France since 2003.

The crashes didn't affect the overall standings from Saturday's prologue as they occurred in the protected zone in final kilometers; everyone in the peloton will receive the same time ….

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Alessandro Petacchi

Lampre sprinter

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Cancellara wins Tour de France prologue; Armstrong finishes in 4th

Australia's Tony Martin led the 2010 Tour de France prologue for most of Saturday until Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, left, scorched the 5.5-mile course through Rotterdam.

Lance Armstrong, riding in his last Tour de France, finished in 4th place overall, beating rival Alberto Contador by 5 seconds, who now sits in 6th place.

Garmin-Transitions's Tyler Farrar of Wenatchee, Washington, finished in 7th place, a surprisingly high finish for a sprint specialist. Another US cyclist, Levi Leipheimer on Santa Rosa, California, finished in 8th place.

While the prologue does little more than present the cyclists to the fans ….

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Fabian Cancellara

Team Saxo Bank

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Landis making headlines with doping allegations

Disgraced pro cyclist Floyd Landis is making some bombshell disclosures regarding doping in the peloton, especially during his time with the US Postal Service team.

Landis rode alongside Lance Armstrong on that team for several years. During this year's Tour of California, Landis disclosed that the use of performance-enhancing drugs and illegal techniques were prevalent during that time. Landis is reiterating those assertions in “Blood Brothers,” a Wall Street Journal article published Saturday, the first day of the 2010 Tour de France.

Armstrong says the WSJ article is “full of false accusations” at LanceArmstrong.com.

Among the latest allegations ….

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Poll results: Lance Armstrong favored for Tour de France

Biking Bis blog readers are favoring Lance Armstrong to win his 8th Tour de France victory this year.

Respondents to the poll “Who will win the 2010 Tour de France” gave Armstrong 36% of the vote. Last year's winner, Alberto Contador, received 31% of the vote.

While cycling pundits are saying this Tour de France is going to be a showdown between Armstrong and Contador, most are touting the Spaniard as the eventual winner. The 97th Tour de France starts this morning with a prologue in Rotterdam and ends in Paris on July 25.

Andy Schleck, the second-place finisher in last year Tour …

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Lance Armstrong – Radio Shack

Mugshot for Tour de France

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Alberto Contador – Astana

Tour de France mugshot

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Lance Armstrong

Tour de France mug shot

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