<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Tour de France</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><description>Tour de France</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Falters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7508-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7508-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Armstrong finishes ninth in Thursday's time trial at the Tour de Georgia, nearly two minutes behind the winner, Floyd Landis of the U.S.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last Ride for Armstrong]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63296-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63296-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong, the only cyclist to win the Tour de France six times, says he will retire after this year's race to spend more time with his children.]]></description><author> Thomas Heath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming Tour de France Could Be Armstrong's Swan Song]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34173-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34173-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[      Lance Armstrong  is considering retiring after he tries for a record seventh straight Tour de France victory this July.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assistant Files Papers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17505-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17505-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A former personal assistant to Lance Armstrong  files court papers alleging that he discovered a banned substance in Armstrong's apartment early last year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA['Live Strong' Tour Pedals Onto the Mall]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20762-2004Oct9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20762-2004Oct9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong hopped on a bike for a fundraising ride into Washington, the final leg of a cross-country tour.]]></description><author> Susan Kinzie</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton to Keep Gold]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44600-2004Sep23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44600-2004Sep23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tyler Hamilton will keep his Olympic cycling gold medal because a backup drug test was inconclusive, the IOC said Thursday.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton Is Suspended]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42883-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42883-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton was suspended from his professional team Wednesday and put on notice that his contract would be invalidated if he is found guilty of the drug charges against him.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton Fails Drug Tests]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38201-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38201-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton could lose his Olympic gold medal and be banned from his sport because of two positive drug tests this summer.]]></description><author> Amy Shipley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Writes French History]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13001-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13001-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cancer survivor Lance Armstrong rides into history Sunday by winning the Tour de France for a record sixth time in six dominating years.]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Six Wins, the Plate Might Just Be Full]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13996-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13996-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It was midnight in France on the night before Lance Armstrong entered Paris, about to become the six-time champion of the Tour de France, and he was content.]]></description><author> Sally Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[League of His Own]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14082-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14082-2004Jul25.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Lance Armstrong stepped onto the podium in Paris to claim his sixth straight Tour de France victory Sunday, he entered rarefied air.]]></description><author> Thomas Heath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong All Set for 6]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11345-2004Jul24.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11345-2004Jul24.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong caps his most dominant Tour de France with a crushing win in the final time trial Saturday, all but guaranteeing him a place in history as the first six-time winner of the 101-year-old race.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Race Against Time]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24291-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24291-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong knows what stands between him and a record sixth Tour de France title: three weeks of pain and pitfalls.]]></description><author> Keith Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood, Sweat and Gears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24590-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24590-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Riding in the Tour de France is at once very simple and richly metaphoric, where men are called to venture into open country and prove themselves against their rivals and against their own weaknesses.]]></description><author> Sarah Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Closing In]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8680-2004Jul23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8680-2004Jul23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong avoids mishaps Friday as his cruises toward a record sixth consecutive Tour de France title.]]></description><author> John Leicester</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprinting to the Finish]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5721-2004Jul22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5721-2004Jul22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With an amazing final burst of speed, Lance Armstrong wins the 17th stage of the Tour de France as he marches toward a record sixth title in a row.]]></description><author> John Leicester</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Pulls Away]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2331-2004Jul21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2331-2004Jul21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong seizes complete control of the Tour de France on Wednesday, winning the 9.6-mile individual time trial by 61 seconds over Germany's Jan Ullrich.]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Takes Lead]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63760-2004Jul20.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63760-2004Jul20.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong retakes the overall lead in the Tour de France, outsprinting his top two challengers to win the first stage in the Alps.]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Attacks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57506-2004Jul17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57506-2004Jul17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong overpowers his rivals in the 13th stage Saturday, and is now only 22 seconds behind overall leader Thomas Voeckler.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Climbs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54805-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54805-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/tourdefrance</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:05:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong makes up ground in the Pyrenees during Friday's 12th stage, moving into second place overall and cutting almost half the time off Thomas Voeckler's lead.]]></description><author> Keith B. Richburg</author></item></channel></rss>