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Tour de France 4: Astana win team time trial

US cycling team Garmin-Slipstream finished second, only 18 seconds behind Astana

  • Fabian Cancellara leads the Saxo Bank team home in stage 4
  • Lance Armstrong leads his Astana team-mates to the stage victory, with a time of 00:46:49
  • Lance Armstrong sprints with team-mate Alberto Contador of Spain at the end of the 39km team time trial
  • Belgian team Silence-Lotto (SIL)'s leader Cadel Evans of Australia sprints for the line
  • US cycling team Garmin-Slipstream finished second, only 18 seconds behind Astana
  • Italian outfit Liquigas impressed in the time trial by finishing fourth at 58secs, one second ahead of Columbia

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US cycling team Garmin-Slipstream finished second, only 18 seconds behind Astana

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