Cavendish Takes Stage, Contador Wins Second Tour

Mark Cavendish won his sixth stage while Astana’s Alberto Contador won his second Tour de France victory.
Cavendish Takes Stage, Contador Wins Second Tour
Alberto Contador enters the anti-doping control bus after Stage Fifteen of the 2009 Tour de France. Tight anti-doping measures apparently succeeded in keeping the 2009 Tour drug-free. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/yelowvee89262011_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/yelowvee89262011_medium.jpg" alt="Alberto Contador makes the 'V for Victory' sign as he rides towards Paris and the overall win in the 2009 Tour de France. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Alberto Contador makes the 'V for Victory' sign as he rides towards Paris and the overall win in the 2009 Tour de France. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-89862"/></a>
Alberto Contador makes the 'V for Victory' sign as he rides towards Paris and the overall win in the 2009 Tour de France. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/cavwin89262747_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/cavwin89262747_medium.jpg" alt="Mark Cavendish won his sixth stage of the 2009 Tour de France. Green jersey or not, he is the fastest sprinter in the world. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Mark Cavendish won his sixth stage of the 2009 Tour de France. Green jersey or not, he is the fastest sprinter in the world. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-89863"/></a>
Mark Cavendish won his sixth stage of the 2009 Tour de France. Green jersey or not, he is the fastest sprinter in the world. (Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images)
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