TOUR DE FRANCE 12th stage

Stage: Gaillac to Cap' Decouverte. A crucial 29-mile individual time trial with riders racing against the clock.
Winner: Jan Ullrich of Germany in 58 minutes, 32 seconds. Ullrich, the Tour's 1997 winner, closed within 34 seconds of overall leader Lance Armstrong.
How Others Fared: Armstrong, in his favorite discipline, finished second; Kazakhstan rider Alexandre Vinokourov was third; American Tyler Hamilton, competing with a broken collarbone, finished fifth; Spain's Iban Mayo was 12th.
Yellow Jersey: Armstrong retains overall lead of 34 seconds over Ullrich.
Quote of the Day: "I felt like I was pedaling backward." -- Armstrong, detailing how difficult he found the exhausting time trial.
Next Stage: Today's 13th stage has the riders returning to the mountains, with a 122.45-mile run through the Pyrenees from Toulouse to Ax 3 Domaines. The stage features a climb of 6,603 feet, called Port de Pailheres.
-- Associated Press