A jubilant Alberto Contador claimed his second Tour de France yellow jersey in Paris on Sunday, as thousands of onlookers gathered on the Champs Elysees to catch a glimpse of the champions.

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Levi Leipheimer Withdrawals From Tour de France

Friday, July 17th, 2009

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American rider Levi Leipheimer, who is on the Astana team, withdrew from the Tour de France on Friday morning after breaking his wrist.

He was preparing for surgery.  Doctors will insert a screw in his wrist to stabilize it.

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Leipheimer who is Lance Armstrong’s teammate posted a message on Twitter which said:  “I can’t describe how disappointed I am,” he wrote on his page before Stage 13, a 124-mile, or 200-kilometer stage, that ended in the town of Colmar, not far from the Germany border. “Good luck to all my friends in the race and most of all my brothers on Team Astana.”

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♦Posted by:  Marcus O Justin (Sports Writer)

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Anna Hansen girlfriend of cyclist Lance Armstrong’s girlfriend has given birth.  Max Armstrong weighed in at 7 pounds and 5 ounces and is 21 inches long

Armstrong made the  announcement  via Twitter: “Wassup, world?  My name is Max Armstrong and I just arrived. My Mommy is healthy and so am I!”

That was the baby’s first tweet!

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