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Tour de France arrives in Paris

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe awaits the start of the award ceremony after the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris on July 26, 2009. Spaniard Alberto Contador won his second consecutive Tour de France title. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)

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