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We may never know whether Alberto Contador is a cheater or just the victim of bad beef. But one thing is for certain: There's little chance the outcome of this complex case will give us any closure. Ford »

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Looking back at 2011 Tour of 'firsts'

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2011 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGES -- 2,132 MILES

Date/Stage Location Distance
7/2 (1) Passage du Gois to
Mont des Alouettes		 118.9 mi.
Winner: Gilbert; Yellow: Gilbert | Story »
7/3 (2) Les Essarts (TTT) 14.3
Winner: Garmin-Cervelo; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/4 (3) Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon 123
Winner: Farrar; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/5 (4) Lorient to Mur-de-Bretagne 107.1
Winner: Evans; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/6 (5) Carhaix to Cap Frehel 102.2
Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/7 (6) Dinan to Lisieux 140.7
Winner: Boasson Hagen; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/8 (7) Le Mans to Chateauroux 135.4
Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/9 (8) Aigurande to
Super-Besse Sancy		 117.4
Winner: Costa; Yellow: Hushovd | Story »
7/10 (9) Issoire to St. Flour 129.2
Winner: Sanchez; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/11 Rest day --
7/12 (10) Aurillac to Carmaux 98.1
Winner: Greipel; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/13 (11) Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur 97.8
Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/14 (12) Cugnaux to Luz-Ardiden 131.1
Winner: Sanchez; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/15 (13) Pau to Lourdes 94.7
Winner: Hushovd; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/16 (14) Saint-Gaudens to
Plateau de Beille		 104.7
Winner: Vanendert; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/17 (15) Limoux to Montpellier 119.9
Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/18 Rest day --
7/19 (16) Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Gap 100.9
Winner: Hushovd; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/20 (17) Gap to Pinerolo (Italy) 118.9
Winner: Boasson Hagen; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/21 (18) Pinerolo to Galibier
(Serre-Chevalier)		 124.5
Winner: A. Schleck; Yellow: Voeckler | Story »
7/22 (19) Modane to L'Alpe d'Huez 68
Winner: Rolland; Yellow: A.Schleck | Story »
7/23 (20) Grenoble (TT) 26.4
Winner: T. Martin; Yellow: Evans | Story »
7/24 (21) Creteil to Paris 59
Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Evans | Story »

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