Tour de France In Photos

With 5 stages of the Tour de France complete we thought we take a quick peek at what's been happening so far.

As of this morning Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland managed to hold onto the leader's yellow jersey, but the seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is in second place by just a fraction of a second. In third place is Mark Cavendish from Great Britain who is 7 seconds back. 

Openly Gay Mountain-Bike Racer Missy Giove Arrested

One of the first female superstars of mountain-bike racing, Missy Giove, made a name for herself in the 90s with her outlandish looks, her break-neck riding and being open about her sexuality. The former world champion is now facing 40 years in jail for marijuana distribution.

Drug Enforcement Administration officials seized over 400 pounds of marijuana and $1 million in cash that was allegedly in Giove and Eric Canori's possession.

Lance Armstrong making a comeback

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7 time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is getting back into racing. In a New York Times article, Armstrong states he wanted to get back into racing to "raise awareness of the global cancer burden."

Details about his comeback are still in the works but he said he would be discussing everything at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City on Sept. 24th. However, it's rumored he will compete in at least 5 road races including the Tour de France. 

Source: New York Times

Lance Armstrong is a "pussy hound"

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In a Men's Journal article, via The Huffington Post, the 36-year-old cycling super stud talks being a champion cyclist, cancer fundraiser and spokesperson, and being a father of three.  But the juicy stuff comes when he launches into his sex and dating habits during his competitive days and after.  He details the mistakes he made dating Kate Hudson, Tory Burch and Sheryl Crow and reveals a little about what he's not going to do with women from now on. 

"I had sex if I had the energy. I wasn't one of those guys who believed in the myths about the guy losing his chi," says Armstrong. "But the fact is that if you are riding your bike five, six, seven hours a day, you are not a sex champion. You're just not. You have fatigue, low testosterone, and a lower libido." He grins. "But you know, I never got any complaints."

Source: The Huffington Post

Carlos Sastre wins the Tour de France

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In one of the closest finishes in Tour de France history, Carlos Sastre (in yellow) becomes the third Spaniard in a row to win the premier cycling event.  Although the 21st and final stage, an 89-mile ride through the streets of Pairs, was won by Gert Steegmans of Belgium, Sastre's 65 second lead after the 20th stage was enough to almost guarantee him victory, barring any disastrous event. 

Source: CNN.com