Contador wins time trial, Lance now 3rd (AP)

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Alberto Contador of Spain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, crosses the finish line to win the 18th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial of 40.5 kilometers (25.2 miles) with start and finish in Annecy, Alps region, France, Thursday July 23, 2009.

Alberto Contador has won the final time trial in the Tour de France, and Lance Armstrong moved up a spot to third place overall. Contador now looks all but assured of his second Tour victory after increasing his overall lead in Thursday's 18th stage. The riders went one by one down the start ramp for the 25-mile stage in and around Annecy.

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