The year before, in payback for helping Hinault win his fifth Tour, the Frenchman promised to help LeMond the following year.
But Hinault launched repeated attacks against LeMond during the race.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "Two years after nearly dying in a turkey hunting accident in California, LeMond produced a stunning victory that has been talked about ever since.
In the final stage of the race, a 15-mile individual time trial, LeMond erased a 50-second deficit against leader Laurent Fignon, winning by a scant eight seconds.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "Despite failing to win any stages, LeMond proved that his victory the previous year was no fluke with his third time atop the podium.
Riding for Z Clothing, LeMond beat Claudio Chiappucci of Italy by 2 minutes, 16 seconds and Erik Breukink of The Netherlands by 2:29.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "After winning the prologue time trial to capture the yellow jersey on the first day of the Tour, Armstrong and USPS give up the lead but remain near the front, which proves crucial when a big crash on the Passage du Gois causeway takes nearly half of the potential winners out of contention.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "Armstrong again destroys the competition in the Alps. Trailing leader Alberto Elli by nearly six minutes, Armstrong attacks ferociously on the final climb of the Hautacam and destroys the world's top riders -- including Marco Pantani, Jan Ullrich and Jacques Virenque -- to secure the yellow jersey with a lead of more than four minutes.
Armstrong puts the finishing touches on the victory by winning the stage 19 time trial by 25 seconds over Ullrich.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "On the Alpe d'Huez, trailing the leaders by several minutes, Armstrong and teammate Chechu Rubiera launch an attack.
Armstrong turns his head and gives what has been called \"the look\", then buries the competition with an assault on the mountain to win the stage and set the tone for the rest of the race.
He wins the stage 12 mountain time trial, and later wins the Pla d'Adet stage to increase his lead by four minutes.
Armstrong polishes off the win by taking the individual time trial in stage 18.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "Armstrong wins his fourth straight Tour, thanks to excellent USPS teamwork in the Pyrenees. He wins stage 11 to La Mongie, then stage 12 to Plateau de Beille with another dominating ride, with teammate Roberto Heras leading the attack in the final miles.
Armstrong leads by 2 minutes, 28 seconds, and seven stages later seals the victory, beating Joseba Beloki by 2:11 in a time trial.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "Armstrong captures his fifth straight Tour, but it's his most difficult of all. His margin is only 61 seconds, after winning the previous four by an average of more than six minutes.
Armstrong survives a fierce challenge from old rival Jan Ullrich, and is plagued by a series of mishaps, including a race-blocking protest, an accident he barely avoids, a stomach flu and an enormous pileup.
Armstrong also crashed when his handlebars got caught on a plastic bag carried by a spectator. Iban Mayo, rigth, also falls while Jan Ullrich avoids trouble.
Armstrong got back up from the crash and went on to win the 15th stage.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "In their final year, Lance Armstrong and his U.S. Postal Service teammates deliver their most dominant peformance, culminating in Armstrong's record sixth victory by more than six minutes.
Armstrong won three stages in the Alps, an individual time trial and the team time trial.
";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "Armstrong's 7th straight victory was his most methodical, lacking a stage victory until the second-to-last day in the individual time trial when he beat longtime rival Jan Ullrich by 23 seconds.
Armstrong finished ahead of Italy's Ivan Basso by 4:40, the second-smallest margin of any of Armstrong's seven victories.";
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spt_UStourvictories[i-1].body = "The eighth straight victory by an American cyclist at the Tour was one of the most roller-coaster affairs ever.
Landis vaulted into second place after the individual time trial in stage 7, and later took the yellow jersey in the first mountaintop finish, at the Pla-de-Beret above the Spanish town of Vielha, in stage 11.
The day before, Landis had revealed that he had been riding with an arthritic hip and would need to be replaced following the Tour.
Landis lost the leader's yellow jersey by choice in stage 13, then regained it on the notorious L'Alpe d'Huez in stage 15.
Then came two amazing days. On stage 16, Landis wilted over three climbs in the Alps. He dropped from first place to 11th, and was a seemingly insurmountable 8 minutes, 8 seconds off the lead.
The following day, Landis delivered what many Tour observers will be talking about for years. Landis broke away from the pack early and never let up, making up 7:38 of his 8:08 deficit and moving into third place. In fact, at one point, he was projected to take the lead.
Two days later, in stage 19's individual time trial, Landis finished third but passed the two men ahead of him in the overall standings, Oscar Pereiro and Carlos Sastre, to take the lead ahead of the ceremonial ride into Paris.
But shortly after the race, it was determined that Landis had tested positive for a high level of testosterone, and runnerup Oscar Pereira was awarded the victory.
Landis has appealed the Tour's decision to the Court for the Arbitration of Sport and awaits a final ruling.";
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