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2010 wide open - Armstrong

| Seven-times champion Lance Armstrong admitted next year's Tour de France could offer victory opportunities to a bigger field of rivals after the organisers' unveiled the 2010 route on Wednesday.

No love lost here

(c) AFP The rivalry between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador will be the highlight of TdF 2010.
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