Friday, April 23, 2004
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Cycling: Armstrong Wins Two Stages of Tour de Georgia
VOA Sports
Five-time reigning Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has won the first and second portions of a two-stage race, improving 22 spots in the overall standings and moving into fourth place in the Tour de Georgia.
The crowd cheered Thursday as he won the 126-kilometer leg from Carrollton to Rome in 2:41:42 hours. But Armstrong still trails overall event leader Ivan Dominguez of Cuba by sixth-tenths of a second. Dominguez placed second for the third straight stage.
Armstrong also took the 30-kilometer time trial, beating German Jens Voigt by 22 seconds. The next stage Friday is a 224-kilometer ride from Dalton to Dahlonega. The tour ends Sunday just outside Atlanta.
Cycling: Armstrong Wins Two Stages of Tour de Georgia
VOA Sports
Five-time reigning Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has won the first and second portions of a two-stage race, improving 22 spots in the overall standings and moving into fourth place in the Tour de Georgia.
The crowd cheered Thursday as he won the 126-kilometer leg from Carrollton to Rome in 2:41:42 hours. But Armstrong still trails overall event leader Ivan Dominguez of Cuba by sixth-tenths of a second. Dominguez placed second for the third straight stage.
Armstrong also took the 30-kilometer time trial, beating German Jens Voigt by 22 seconds. The next stage Friday is a 224-kilometer ride from Dalton to Dahlonega. The tour ends Sunday just outside Atlanta.
