SPORTS 6/26 PAGE 8C SPORTS 6/26 PAGE 9C JEREMY EXT. 2226 JEREMY EXT. 2226 BLK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW 8C TIMES SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 * * * * * * * * SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 TIMES 9C YOUR GUIDE TO THE TOUR DE FRANCE Rouen GERMANY ’ Paris KEY Karlsruhe TOUR COLORS 21 Corbeil Essonnes Nancy Pforzheim 8 LanceThe Tour de France starts Saturday with Lance Armstrong goings for an unprecedentedfarewell seventh consecutive title. The event Tour THE YELLOW JERSEY: The maillot jaune is the 7 Troyes Tour’s most visible icon, an easy way for spectators will cover more than 3,600 kilometers (2,237 miles) in 21 stages over 23 days, drawing more than 2-million spectators. Luneville and race officials to identify the leader. It was Montargis 6 Orleans introduced in 1919 by Tour founder and newspaper Its circular configuration is traditional, as is the final sprint on Paris’ most famous boulevard, the Champs Elysees, man Henri Desgrange as a gimmick, its color KEY 9 Gérardmer and finish under the Arc de Triomphe. One of the most climb-intensive Tours in recent memory, the race features 28 Tours Blois matching the pages of his publication. The yellow Nantes 5 jersey is awarded to the Stage 1 winner and to major climbs and likely will be decided in the Pyrenees Mountains in the third week. The purse is 3-million euros 4 Mulhouse Noirmoutier-en-l’île Chambord the rider at the end of each stage with the lowest ($3,607,462), with 400,000 ($481,127) to the winner. Fromentine 1 cumulative time. 2 3 La Chataigneraie Dijon Challans Les Essarts BY JOANNE KORTH, TIMES STAFF WRITER THE POLKA-DOT JERSEY: Worn by the top LE TOUR DE FRANCE climber or King of the Mountains, this white jersey 1 Stage start SIX TOUR VICTORIES... GLOBAL SUPERSTAR CANCER SURVIVOR with red dots is the second-most prestigious jersey. Stage finish Frenchman Richard Virenque retired after winning a With his unprecedented sixth Tour victory In 1996, Armstrong was Time trial record seventh polka-dot jersey in 2004. Three years after being diag- last year, he became one of the most diagnosed at age 25 with nosed with testicular cancer, the KEY Key stage Limoges ’99 recognizable athletes on the planet. Also, testicular cancer and given a 27-year-old Armstrong destroyed the field in THE GREEN JERSEY: Awarded to the top sprinter one of the richest. He tied for ninth on 40 percent chance to survive. KEY his return to the Tour. His fickle relationship Lyon based on points earned during road races, time Forbes Magazine’s recently released list of He had surgeries, including brain with the French press began amid speculation Issoire 19 20 trials and designated sprint locations called hot the world’s richest athletes, earning $28- surgery to remove cancerous St-Etienne that, given his medical history, he won with spots. Germany’s Erik Zabel won an unprecedented million between June 2004 and June 2005. tumors, and chemotherapy. Three the aid of illicit drugs. Bordeaux 11 Courchevel six consecutive green jerseys from 1996 to 2001. Tigers Woods was No. 1 with $87-million. months later, he was back on the bike. Grenoble 10 KEY On the magazine’s star-power list, which A changed man, physically and combines earnings and other celebrity factors, emotionally, already blessed with Le-Puy-en-Velay 12 Briançon THE WHITE JERSEY: Honors the race’s highest- He showed the world the Armstrong ranked third behind Woods and extraordinary lung capacity and low Mende ranked overall rider age 25 and under. In 1997, powerful combination of smart MASSIF 00 Shaquille O’Neal. lactic acid levels, he returned to cycling CENTRAL German Jan Ullrich was 23 when he won both the team’ strategy and tremendous individual skill Most of his income is from sponsorship 20 pounds lighter and psychologically white and yellow jerseys. that would dominate cycling the next several deals, including a lucrative Nike contract. Last stronger. Cancer made him a better rider. Albi THE ALPS years. The blue-clad U.S. Postal team took year, he won $500,000 for his Tour victory Beyond his cycling accomplishment, he 18 Digne-les-Bains control in the mountains and Armstrong aced Pau Revel but didn’t keep a penny. Grateful for the also is a force in the cancer community. the time trials. Mourenx 16 17 unflagging support of his teammates, the boss The Lance Armstrong Foundation strives Toulouse put his individual winnings into the pot to be 13 TOP CONTENDERS to be the world’s foremost resource for 15 Lézat-sur-Lèze Montpellier divided among the rest of the team. cancer survivorship. In 2004, with 14 Miramas KEY Agde He made his move with a Armstrong heading toward a PYRENEES JAN ULLRICH, GERMANY: A near-perfect cyclist, ’01 psychological ploy. One climb record sixth Tour victory, yellow Ullrich is a product of the former East German after he appeared spent, he broke leading “LiveStrong” wristbands St.-Lary-Soulan/ sports machine. Believed to share Armstrong’s contender Jan Ullrich with an attack on the — with proceeds from the Pla-d’Adet Ax-3-Domaines physical gifts, Ullrich seems to lack the Texan’s spirit Alpe d’Huez. As they reached the summit, Source: MapStudio, Tour de France and dedication. $1 bands going to the Times map – AMANDA RAYMOND Armstrong glanced over his shoulder at foundation — created an Ullrich, demoralizing the German. international craze. IVAN BASSO, ITALY: Last year’s third-place THE BREAKDOWN finisher, Basso rides for Team CSC, the only team as well-organized as Team Discovery. Basso, a Proving that cycling is a team SUCCESSORS tremendous climber, stayed with Armstrong last ’02 sport, Armstrong dominated year in the Pyrenees. with a victory margin of seven minutes, As Armstrong rides into the thanks to the precision work of his U.S. Postal sunset, U.S. cycling appears 9 3 6 2 1 2 teammates. The Texan’s fourth win moved ANDREAS KLODEN, GERMANY: A teammate to be in good shape. Former Flat stages Mixed-terrain Mountain stages Individual Team Rest days him past Greg LeMond as the winningest of Ullrich’s on Team T-Mobile, Kloden was the Armstrong teammates Floyd stages time trials time trial American in Tour history. AP (2004) Landis and Levi Leipheimer runnerup last year. Both he and Ullrich wear the Since Armstrong’s 2003 divorce, rock star lead their own teams. In 2007, hot-pink jersey of Team T-Mobile — having two top contenders could be challenging for this team. Sheryl Crow has closely followed the Tour. Tyler Hamilton will be eager to The 100th edition of the Tour Last year she appeared frequently at the prove his two-year suspension for was among its most exciting. blood doping was unjust. Chris Wherry SCORING TRACKING THE TOUR 03 end of stages to congratulate Armstrong. SLUG: NA_216797_RAYM_TourMap FLOYD LANDIS, USA: While Tyler Hamilton serves In’ Stage 9, he exhibited tremendous skill recently was crowned U.S. champion, SIZE: 4 col. x XXp a two-year suspension for blood doping, Landis and when he swerved to avoid a rider who with Danny Pate and Chris Horner right The focus of contenders in the general classification Whether you plan to line the streets of some SECTION: Bobby Julich join Armstrong as the top Americans. crashed in front of him, rode through a behind on an all-American podium. George (GC) is to cover theSPO course in the least amount of charming French village or fluff the pillows on PERSONAL LIFE Landis is a former Armstrong teammate and now recently plowed field, dismounted, jumped Hincapie, Armstrong’s right-hand man for time. TimesDATE: are cumulative.6/26/2005 A stage win receives your couch, up-to-the-minute info is available gets a chance to lead Team Phonak. an irrigation ditch and returned to the course. Armstrong’s personal journey has been as several years, has chosen 20-year-old Craig a 20-secondFILED: bonus.Amanda It is 8372, possible Newsart to win 8778 the Tour from a variety of sources. Later in the race, he appeared vulnerable wild as a ride through the French countryside. Lewis as his protege. withoutFAX: winning727-893- any stages,8262 but that’s rare. ON TV: The Outdoor Life Network (OLN) and Ullrich was in position to pull away He was raised by a devoted single mom, Linda provides some of the best television coverage BOBBY JULICH, USA: Julich finished third in 1998’s when Armstrong’s handlebars caught the Armstrong, on a secretary’s wage in Texas; ARTIST: 2nd ARTIST: in the United States. A prerace show in Tour but had limited success with three different strap of a spectator’s bag and he crashed. his father was not a factor. TEAMS the morning switches to live coverage, European teams until joining team CSC. Since then PAGE-TURNERS ASSIGNING EDITOR: In accordance with Tour etiquette, Ullrich He was born Sept. 18, 1971, and was named and the show is repeated in the evening he won a Bronze medal in the Athens Olympics and Cycling appears to be an individual sport, slowed for Armstrong, who not only caught Lance Edward after then Dallas Cowboys It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back COPY CHIEF: prime time with added elements, including finished eighth in the Tour de Suisse. but teamwork is critical. Teams are interviews. The broadcast schedule is listed at up but powered past to win the stage. He receiver Lance Rentzel and his mother’s father. -to Life, by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins OKAY FOR RELEASE: comprised of nine riders.