Perpignan

PERPIGNAN, France - They have excelled as Tour de France teammates, but with only seconds separating them, a rivalry between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong is about to heat up.

PERPIGNAN, France - In less than 48 hours, Lance Armstrong will have answered the last unresolved question about his capacity to win an eighth Tour de France: Can he still climb? The 37-year-old Texan is second overall, but about to face his toughest test in this year's Tour as the grueling three-week race arrives in the Pyrenees mountains.

PERPIGNAN, France - Five years to the day after he put on the yellow jersey, Thomas Voeckler of France claimed his first stage victory in the Tour de France.

PERPIGNAN, France - Five years to the day after he put on the yellow jersey, Thomas Voeckler of France claimed his first stage victory on the Tour de France.