Cyclists

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Lance Armstrong of the USA and Astana leads a group of riders down the Col du Tourmalet on stage nine of the 2009 Tour de France from Saint-Gaudens to Tarbes, on July 10, 2009 on the Col du Tourmalet.

As the Tour de France continues through July 26,the gallery features photos of Americans in this year’s Tour, including these six graduates of USA Cycling’s National Development Team programs: Lance Armstrong (Austin, Texas/Astana), 1989-1992 George Hincapie (Greenville, S.C./Columbia Highroad), 1989-1992 Christian Vande Velde (Lemont, Ill./Garmin-Slipstream), 1995-1997 David Zabriskie (Salt Lake City, Utah/Garmin-Slipstream), 1999-2000 Danny Pate (Colorado Springs, Colo./Garmin-Slipstream), 1999 and 2001 Tyler Farrar (Wenatchee, Wash./Garmin-Slipstream), 2001-2005