Armstrong bid runs into delay with protest
Lance Armstrong's quest for a record fifth straight Tour De France title ran into an unexpected delay during today's 10th stage.
The Texan's progress was halted by a group of French farming union demonstrators near Marseille.
The sit-down protest stopped the race for two minutes 70 kilometres from the finishing line.
Denmark's Jakob Piil clinched glory on the stage by outpacing Fabio Sacchi at the finish.
The CSC rider and Saeco's Sacchi were part of a nine-man escape group, which made the break after 16km, and quickly opened up a substantial lead.
But Armstrong finished safely in the peloton to protect his overall lead of the race.
The American keeps a 21-second lead over Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov for the first rest day of the Tour in Narbonne tomorrow.
