Tour de France

Tour de France

20th Stage

Stage: The 20th stage was a largely ceremonial 63.7-mile ride from Longjumeau to the Champs-Elysees in Paris

Winner: Mark Cavendish of Britain who easily gained his fifth stage win of this year’s race — the 15th in his career — in a sprint ahead of Alessandro Petacchi of Italy and Julian Dean of New Zealand.

Yellow Jersey: Alberto Contador of Spain won his third Tour by keeping the yellow jersey. He finished ahead of Andy Schleck of Luxembourg for the second straight year. Schleck trailed the Spaniard by 39 seconds while Denis Menchov of Russia finished third overall, 2:01 back.

Quote of the Day: “I need a cold beer” — Lance Armstrong, when asked about what was his first thought after crossing the finish line. Armstrong, who was competing in his last Tour, finished 23rd, 39:20 back.

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