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Contador Set to Win Tour de France

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Third title for Spanish cyclist in four years.

Spaniard Alberto Contador is all but certain to win his third Tour de France title in four years Sunday, having held on to the lead in the penultimate stage of the race Saturday. Contador, 27, had tears in his eyes as he addressed the crowd with his trademark finger-gun gesture and slipped on the yellow jersey. The 20th and final stage, a 63.7-mile stretch from Longjumeau to Paris’ Champs-Elysees, is traditionally ceremonial, making any attacks unlikely.

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