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Article: ARMSTRONG WAITING TO POUNCE.(SPORTS)

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July 10, 2002
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Byline: Keith Richburg The Washington Post

PARIS -- There have been three stages and the yellow leader's jersey twice has changed hands. There has been excitement with some last-minute sprinting duels. But so far, the Tour de France's overall favorite and three-time defending champion, Lance Armstrong, has yet to make his move.

Armstrong ended Tuesday's stage, at Reims in Northeastern France, comfortably in fifth place overall. And Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service team is content to protect him by riding near the front of the pack.

That could change soon. Today the Tour moves through France's picturesque champagne region, starting in Epernay, ...

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