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Still on top
Lance No. 1 as mountains loom, McEwen wins Stage 7
Posted: Friday July 8, 2005 11:48AM; Updated: Friday July 8, 2005 1:06PMKARLSRUHE, Germany (AP) -- Lance Armstrong kept his overall lead in the Tour de France on Friday, cruising safely to the finish of a rainy seventh stage won in a sprint by Australia's Robbie McEwen.
Armstrong finished 53rd and in the main pack, recording the same time as McEwen as the Tour veered into Germany. The Texan avoided a crash in the closing straightaway that took down two riders.
Armstrong is trying for a seventh straight victory in cycling's showcase race before retirement. He leads Discovery Channel teammate George Hincapie by 55 seconds overall and Kazak rival Alexandre Vinokourov by 62 seconds.
'We've made it through the first week, there have not been any major crises, in fact I think it's been a pretty good week,' Armstrong said. 'Of course these stages are always scary, you have to stay out of trouble, but I'm glad to be one week down, two to go.'
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