Armstrong moves to 2nd place as Astana wins Tour time trial; Cancellara narrowly keeps lead

September 24th, 2009 Cancellara wins 3rd world time trial titleMENDRISIO, Switzerland — Fabian Cancellara dominated his rivals and won the time trial Thursday at the road world championships. The Olympic champion from Switzerland beat his 65 opponents by 1 minute, 27 seconds and delighted fans on the Swiss-Italian border.

August 29th, 2009 Cancellara wins Vuelta's first stageASSEN, Netherlands — Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland has won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta, a 3-mile time trial on the Assen Moto GP circuit in Netherlands. The Olympic time trial champion clocked 5 minutes, 20 seconds on Saturday to edge Tom Boonen of Belgium by 9 seconds.

July 23rd, 2009 Contador wins time trial; Armstrong in 3rd placeANNECY, France — Alberto Contador has won the final time trial in the Tour de France, and Lance Armstrong moved up a spot to third place overall. Contador now looks all but assured of his second Tour victory after increasing his overall lead in Thursday's 18th stage.

July 23rd, 2009 Contador wins time trial; Armstrong moves to 3rdANNECY, France — Alberto Contador all but assured his second Tour de France victory Thursday, winning the race's final time trial while Lance Armstrong struggled with fatigue but moved up one spot to third place. Contador, Armstrong's Astana teammate and the 2007 Tour champion, increased his overall lead in the 18th stage in which cyclists rode against the clock on the 25-mile course in and around Annecy.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong back into contention at the TourLA GRANDE-MOTTE, France — Lance Armstrong showed that experience still counts at the Tour de France. The 37-year old American rider he surged to the front to take the right breakaway during Monday's third stage while Alberto Contador and the other favorites were trapped in the peloton.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong within second of yellow jersey at TourMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong surged within a second of the Tour de France lead after his Astana squad won Tuesday's team time trial in a dramatic finish. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team narrowly kept the yellow jersey lead following the fourth stage, a 24.2-mile ride in and around Montpellier.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong moves into contention at Tour de FranceLA GRANDE-MOTTE, France — Lance Armstrong showed that experience still counts at the Tour de France. The 37-year old American rider surged to the front to take the right breakaway during Monday's third stage while Alberto Contador and the other favorites were trapped in the peloton.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong now 2nd as Astana wins Tour time trialMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong has moved into second place at the Tour de France, a split second behind overall leader Fabian Cancellara. Armstrong's Astana team won the team time trial Tuesday on a sunny, 24.2-mile course in and around Montpellier.

July 7th, 2009 Menchov crashes during Tour team time-trial MONTPELLIER, France — Giro d'Italia winner Denis Menchov of Russia crashed during Tuesday's fourth stage of the Tour de France but got back on his bike without any serious injuries. Menchov was behind a Rabobank teammate when he misjudged a left turn and skidded into the barriers shortly after the start of the 24.2-mile team time-trial in and around Montpellier.

July 7th, 2009 Armstrong within a second of yellow jersey at TourMONTPELLIER, France — Lance Armstrong surged within a second of the Tour de France lead after his Astana squad won Tuesday's team time trial in a dramatic finish. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara of the Saxo Bank team narrowly kept the yellow jersey lead following the fourth stage, a 24.2-mile ride in and around Montpellier.

July 6th, 2009 Armstrong jumps from 10th to 3rd at Tour de FranceLA GRANDE-MOTTE, France — Lance Armstrong jumped from 10th to third place at the Tour de France on Monday, positioning himself for a shot at the yellow jersey after evading trouble on a windy ride along the Mediterranean. Britain's Mark Cavendish won his second straight stage.

July 5th, 2009 Cancellara in yellow for Tour's 2nd stageMONACO — Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland was wearing the race leader's yellow jersey as 180 cyclists rode in the second stage of the Tour de France. Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, prerace favorite Alberto Contador and other possible title contenders are likely to ride conservatively Sunday in the 116.2-mile stage from Monaco to Brignoles.

July 4th, 2009 Cancellara wins first Tour de France stageMONACO — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, then was upstaged by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Cancellara finished the 9.6-mile time trial in 19 minutes, 32 seconds, beating 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador by 18 seconds to capture the yellow jersey.

July 4th, 2009 Armstrong takes early lead in Tour's first stageMONACO — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has taken the early lead in the first-stage individual time trial of the Tour de France. The 37-year-old Texan began his comeback in the Tour by clocking 20 minutes, 12.36 seconds in the 9.6-mile stage along winding and hilly roads in the Mediterranean principality on Saturday.

June 21st, 2009 Fabian Cancellara wins Tour of SwitzerlandBERN, Switzerland — Fabian Cancellara has won the Tour of Switzerland after a convincing victory in the race's final stage. Cancellara beat Tony Martin of Germany in Sunday's 24-mile time trial to become the first Swiss rider since Alex Zuelle in 2002 to win the race.