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Contador close to clinching third Tour

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Written on Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:00

Astana leader Contador went into the 52km race against the clock with only an eight-second lead on Andy Schleck and the Luxemburger pushed him all the way before having to settle for second place overall. Despite the threat of Schleck in the early stages, when he took his deficit down to almost two seconds, the Spaniard kept his composure to finish 31 seconds ahead of his closest rival.

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