Botero hits back.SANTIAGO Botero Santiago Botero Echeverry (born October 27, 1972 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer. He has been a pro since 1996, during which time he has raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of Vuelta a España (the Tour of Spain). put recent mountain misery behind him yesterday to take victory in stage 15 of the Tour de France to Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes (also Les 2 Alpes or Les 2 Alpes 3600) is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The town sits at 1650m (5,413 ft.) and lifts run to 3600m (11,811 ft.). . The Colombian, who cracked on the famous Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (Occitan: Ventor in classical norm or Ventour in Mistralian norm) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km north-east of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north-side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. climb two days ago, led an early breakaway then bravely held on for the win in the Alpine ski resort. Botero's effort, however, was not enough to threaten the yellow jersey of Lance Armstrong, who again flexed his muscles when his main rivals threatened. The three-time defending champion came in 6min 41sec behind Botero, but the Texan was quick to show Joseba Beloki, second overall, that he was unlikely to snatch back the Tour lead before Sunday's procession down the Champs-Elysees. Going into today, Armstrong remained 4min 2sec ahead of Beloki. |
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