Tour De France

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Tour de France leader and eventual winner Floyd Landis wore the yellow jersey during Stage 12 of the race, from Luchon to Carcassonne, France.

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Landis placed third in the Tour's last time trial, taking the yellow jersey from former teammate Oscar Pereiro and securing a 59-second lead over the Spaniard.

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The 30-year-old Landis, pedaling with an injured hip, became the third American -- joining Lance Armstrong and three-time winner Greg LeMond -- to win the Tour.

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Landis (71) ended his nail-biter of a race Sunday without a hitch as he won the Tour de France and kept cycling's most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year.

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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis waves the U.S. flag as he rides down the Champs-Élysées in Paris following the final stage of the 93rd Tour de France on Sunday.

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"I kept fighting, never stopped believing," Landis said shortly after he received the winner's yellow jersey on the podium, joined by his daughter, Ryan.


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