Cloudy Future?

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Carlos Sastre became the seventh Spaniard to win the Tour.
After more than 2,200 miles of racing, cycling's biggest event wrapped up with Carlos Sastre's first Tour win. But a dark cloud of uncertainty won't go away anytime soon. Ford: Now what?
• Sastre wins Tour de France | Julich: An emotional end | Tour Tracker
• How U.S. fared | Winners | Ford: Vande Velde breaks out | Q&A: Riis
• How U.S. fared | Winners | Ford: Vande Velde breaks out | Q&A: Riis
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Tour Stages -- Total: 2,211.8 miles
| STAGE | LOCATION | DISTANCE |
| 7/5 (1) | Brest-Plumelec | 122.7 mi. |
| Winner: Valverde; Yellow: Valverde | Story | ||
| 7/6 (2) | Auray-Saint-Brieuc | 102.2 |
| Winner: Hushovd; Yellow: Valverde | Story | ||
| 7/7 (3) | Saint-Malo-Nantes | 129.3 |
| Winner: Dumoulin; Yellow: Feillu | Story | ||
| 7/8 (4) | Cholet (individual TT) | 18.3 |
| Winner: Schumacher; Yellow: Schumacher | Story | ||
| 7/9 (5) | Cholet-Chateauroux | 144.2 |
| Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Schumacher | Story | ||
| 7/10 (6) | Aigurande-Super-Besse | 121.5 |
| Winner: Ricco; Yellow: Kirchen | Story | ||
| 7/11 (7) | Brioude-Aurillac | 98.8 |
| Winner: Sanchez; Yellow: Kirchen | Story | ||
| 7/12 (8) | Figeac-Toulouse | 107.2 |
| Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Kirchen | Story | ||
| 7/13 (9) | Toulouse-Bagneres-de-Bigorre | 139.2 |
| Winner: Ricco; Yellow: Kirchen | Story | ||
| 7/14 (10) | Pau-Hautacam | 96.9 |
| Winner: Piepoli; Yellow: Evans | Story | ||
| 7/15 | Rest day | |
| 7/16 (11) | Lannemezan-Foix | 104.1 |
| Winner: Arvesen; Yellow: Evans | Story | ||
| 7/17 (12) | Lavelanet-Narbonne | 104.7 |
| Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Evans | Story | ||
| 7/18 (13) | Narbonne-Nimes | 113.1 |
| Winner: Cavendish; Yellow: Evans | Story | ||
| 7/19 (14) | Nimes-Digne-les-Bains | 120.9 |
| Winner: Freire; Yellow: Evans | Story | ||
| 7/20 (15) | Embrun-Prato Nevoso | 113.7 |
| Winner: Gerrans; Yellow: F. Schleck | Story | ||
| 7/21 | Rest day | |
| 7/22 (16) | Cuneo-Jausiers | 97.6 |
| Winner: Dessel; Yellow: F. Schleck | Story | ||
| 7/23 (17) | Embrun-L'Alpe-d'Huez | 130.8 |
| Winner: Sastre; Yellow: Sastre | Story | ||
| 7/24 (18) | Bourg-d'Oisans-Saint-Etienne | 122.1 |
| Winner: Burghardt; Yellow: Sastre | Story | ||
| 7/25 (19) | Roanne-Montlucon | 102.8 |
| Winner: Chavanel; Yellow: Sastre | Story | ||
| 7/26 (20) | Cerilly-Amand-Montrond (TT) | 32.9 |
| Winner: Schumacher; Yellow: Sastre | Story | ||
| 7/27 (21) | Etampes-Paris Champs-Elysees | 88.9 |
| Winner: Steegmans; Yellow: Sastre | Story | ||
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