20th place finish makes Vino a favorite for Tour de France?

Last week's Dauphiné Libéré, which ended Sunday, is considered a warm-up for the Tour de France.

But the winner of that French bicycling race, Christophe Moreau, isn't the cyclist coming out of the stage race who is being touted as a top contender for the Tour, which runs July 7-29.

It's Alexander Vinokourov, above, the captain of the Kazakhstan-based Astana team. In spite of his 20th-place finish overall, Vinokourov won two stages (a time trial and the mountainous final stage), and wore the leader's jersey for one stage. ...

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