2009 Tour de France Results

Lance Armstrong wasn't able to to capture another Tour de France crown this year. (Wikimedia Images)"]

Nice try Lance, but no dice this year.

Alberto Contador emerged as the new cycling boss on Sunday when the Spaniard wrapped up his second Tour de France title on seven-times champion Lance Armstrong’s return to the race.

The 26-year-old Contador stayed safe in the main bunch as the last stage, over 164 km from Montereau Fault-Yonne, went to Briton Mark Cavendish.

Over three weeks, Contador proved the strongest rider in the mountains and in the time trials, beating Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck by four minutes 11 seconds. Armstrong, back from 3-1/2 years in retirement, finished third overall, 5:24 off the pace.

Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Contador’s toughest rival in the mountains, was second overall.

With Contador’s victory Sunday, the Tour has been won by a Spaniard for four straight years.

The biggest story might be that for the first time since 2000, the Tour got through three weeks with no positive doping cases.

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