Armstrong within split second of lead

Alberto Contador of Spain, left, throws his flowers to the crowd as other riders of the Astana team react on the podium after winning the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time-trial over 39 kilometers (24.2 miles) with start and finish in Montpellier, southern France, Tuesday July 7, 2009. Rear, holding the throphy is American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)