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More misery for Menchov

| Russia's Denis Menchov saw his yellow jersey hopes all but evaporate in the rain of Barcelona where he ended the sixth stage of the Tour de France nearly five minutes in arrears.
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At last, victory for Hushovd

(c) AFP | Thor Hushovd finally ended his frustrating wait for victory on this year's Tour de France.
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    (c) AFP | Lance Armstrong admitted feeling the fear on Thursday's rain-hit sixth stage of the TdF.
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    The contenders

    From Alberto Contador to the returning Lance Armstrong, we take a look at all the contenders.

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    Take a look over all 20 teams, and their likely ambitions, in the 2009 Tour de France.

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    The 21 stages of the 2009 Tour de France total an approximate distance of 3459.5km.

    The climbs

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    A list of legends

    Lance Armstrong returns to the tour he has long dominated. We list all the winners of Le Tour.

    The jerseys

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