Tour De France 2005 : Armstrong takes over yellow jersey
Armstrong takes over yellow jersey
Discovery Channel team wins time trial in fourth stage; Zabriskie crashes
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Updated: 11:30 a.m. ET July 5, 2005TOURS, France - Lance Armstrong�s Discovery Channel squad won the team time trial of the Tour de France on Tuesday, handing the six-time champion the yellow jersey as overall race leader.
The 33-year-old Texan led his squad to victory for the third straight year in the time trial, clocking 1 hour, 10 minutes, 40 seconds for the 41.85-mile trek from Tours to Blois. Team CSC was second.
Former leader David Zabriskie, also of the United States, crashed in the final portion of the race and had to limp across the line late behind the rest of his CSC team.
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