Armstrong extends lead with another stage win

Posted: Friday, July 23, 2004

LE GRAND BORNAND, France - A brief look at Thursday's 17th stage of the Tour de France:

Where's Lance? Armstrong won his third consecutive stage (fourth overall) and earned 20 bonus seconds that increased his overall lead to 4 minutes, 9 seconds.

Stage Winner: Armstrong, United States, US Postal-Berry Floor, in 6 hours, 11 minutes, 52 seconds.

How Others Fared: German Andreas Kloden was second in the same time; 1997 Tour winner Jan Ullrich, also of Germany, was third, a second behind. Italian Ivan Basso placed fourth in the same time as Ullrich and remained second overall.

Today's TV: 18th stage, 7:30 a.m., Outdoor Life Network.

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