Carlos Sastre wins the Tour de France!

Carlos Sastre closed in on victory in the Tour de France by retaining the overall lead after Saturday's time trial, the next-to-last stage of the three-week race.
Sastre led his top rivals by slightly more than a minute after the 20th stage from Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond, which was won by Stefan Schumacher. Pre-race favorite Cadel Evans couldn't overcome his deficit of 1:34 to Sastre entering the stage despite being considered a superior time trialer.
Overall, after more than 84 hours of racing since the July 5 start, Sastre led Evans by 1:05, while Bernhard Kohl was third, 1:20 behind.
Today's final stage — an 88.8-mile ride from Etampes to the Champs-Elysées in Paris — is mostly a ceremonial ride that won't change the overall standings. Traditionally, attacks on the leader are frowned upon and any breakaway attempts by a rival are easy to counter on the flat course.
Sastre is poised to become the third Spaniard in a row to win cycling's premier race. Alberto Contador won last year and Oscar Pereiro inherited the 2006 title that Floyd Landis lost in a doping scandal.