VILLARD-DE-LANS: Lance Armstrong retook the overall lead in the Tour de France yesterday, closing in on a record sixth title with an emphatic sprint finish on the first Alpine stage.
Armstrong out-sprinted Italian Ivan Basso, his last real challenger after two weeks of punishing racing, and Jan Ullrich, 1997 Tour champion, to take his second stage victory of this Tour and the 18th of his illustrious career.
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