Alberto Contador all but sealed a successful defence of his Tour de France title when he increased his advantage in Saturday's penultimate stage.
The Astana rider began the day with an eight-second overall lead over Andy Schleck, of Team Saxo Bank. The Spaniard then completed the 52-kilometre time-trial from Bordeaux to Pauillac one hour six minutes 39 seconds. That put him a further 31 seconds ahead of Schleck, who looks destined to finish runner-up for the second successive year, barring some freak accident.
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