NOIRMOUTIER-EN-L'ILE, France (AP) -- Lance Armstrong had an impressive start to his final Tour de France, finishing second Saturday in the opening stage.
Armstrong, bidding for his seventh straight Tour victory before he retires, was 2 seconds behind fellow American David Zabriskie on the 11.8-mile course in Western France. The 26-year-old Zabriskie posted the fastest time trial in Tour history, clocking 20 minutes, 51 seconds, to take the yellow jersey as overall leader.
Though Armstrong didn't win, he opened up important time gaps over his major rivals -- including 1997 winner Jan Ullrich.
http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-tourdefrance&prov=ap&type=lgnsLance's foot popped out of his pedal--why does that make me feel better? ;)
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