"I suffered to get this result," said Contador, before hoisting the victor's cup, the Arc de Triomphe looming spectacularly in the background. "I don't have words to express what I feel."

Off to one side, Lance Armstrong applauded and then, without much fanfare, headed toward the exit.
"I need a cold beer," he said when asked his thoughts at the finish line.

Rarely has the emergence of a sport's newest superstar dovetailed so neatly with the departure of the last one.
Contador held off a next-to-last day challenge from Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, his runner-up for a second consecutive year, draining much of the drama from the 20th and final stage. Denis Menchov of Russia was third overall.
Armstrong completed his last Tour in 23rd place, 39:20 behind Contador, his former teammate and rival. Armstrong's crash-filled journey was a far cry from the third-place finish he posted in 2009 on his return from a four-year retirement.

Schleck vows he'll win the yellow jersey one day. That promise could produce the next great Tour rivalry, The high-drama point in the race came in Stage 15. Wearing the yellow jersey, Schleck mounted an attack against Contador on a Pyrenean climb. Suddenly, Schleck's chain came undone, and he pedaled in vain. Contador sped ahead, and by the stage finish, had taken yellow and 39 seconds on Schleck — his margin of overall victory.

April 24-25 - Rabbit Valley Rally - Fruita, CO -TT and XC
May 15-16 - Chalk Creek Stampede -Nathrop, CO - XC, STXC, 4X, DS
June 5-6 - Chile Challenge - Angel Fire, NM - XC, DH, 4X, SD
June 26-27 - Wildflower Rush - Crested Butte, CO - XC, DH, 4X, SD
July 10-11- Blast the Mass - Snowmass Village, CO- XC, STXC, DH, DH, SD
August 7-8 - Keystone Revival - Keystone, CO - XC, STXC, DH, SD
August 22-23 - Full Tilt in Telluride - Telluride, CO - XC, HC, DH, 4X
September 4-6 - Winter Park Pursuit - Winter Park, CO - XC, STXC, DH, 4X, SD
September 10-12 - Fall Classic - Breckenridge, CO - STXC, TT, XC
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