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Article: LANDIS' TOUR DE FRANCE WIN GIVES U.S. 8 STRAIGHT TITLES.(Sports)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- July 24, 2006
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Byline: Sebastian Rotella Los Angeles Times
PARIS -- Floyd Landis sped down a sun-baked Boulevard Champs-Elysees to victory Sunday in the Tour de France, extending to eight years the U.S. domination of the venerable race after seven consecutive triumphs by Lance Armstrong.
Landis, a whip-thin 30-year-old, beamed and waved from the winner's podium. He was joined by Oscar Pereiro of Spain, the second-place finisher, and German Andreas Kloden, who came in third.
Earlier Sunday, during the final 100-mile ride from Sceaux-Antony to the Arche de Triomphe in the heart of the capital, Landis permitted himself a sip of champagne passed to him from the ...