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Sunday 19 July 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 7:12 am

Contador leads, Wiggins third

By: admindrupal

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CYCLING: Spaniard Alberto Contador outgunned rival Lance Armstrong on the final climb to Verbier to win stage 15 of the Tour de France and reclaim the yellow jersey.

He now leads seven-time champion Armstrong by 1min 37secs in the overall standings with six stages remaining, while Briton’s Bradley Wiggins, who finished fifth on the stage, has moved up to third, nine seconds further back.

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