Armstrong Solid; Cancellara Wins Tour's 1st Stage

American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, left, looks up after autographing a...

American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, left, looks up after autographing a woman's arm prior to taking the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles) with start and finish in Moncao, Saturday July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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"I think maybe in 5 years there are other riders coming and they will be faster than me. That's cycling — that's time," Cancellara said, when asked about Armstrong. "I also get older."

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AP Sports Writer Samuel Petrequin and AP Sports Columnist John Leicester contributed to this report.

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