PARIS -- Alberto Contador crossed the Tour de France finish line in the overall leader's yellow jersey as expected yesterday. The historic Hotel Crillon on the Place de la Concorde flew the Spanish flag from the roof in his honor just as it used to raise the flag of Texas for Lance Armstrong. (Full article: 990 words)

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