The Second Week of the Tour de France
Lance Armstrong stayed in third place after a wet and chilly ride Friday and lost a crucial ally for the rest of the Tour de France when teammate Levi Leipheimer withdrew because of a broken wrist. Germany’s Heinrich Haussler won the 13th stage by outclassing the pack with a solo breakaway, and Italy’s Rinaldo Nocentini kept the yellow jersey for a seventh straight day. Armstrong, the seven-time champion, remained eight seconds behind Nocentini. Astana teammate Alberto Contador, the 2007 Tour champion, is second, six seconds back. Armstrong, Contador and other favorites were 6 minutes, 43 seconds behind Haussler.