Lance Armstrong faces arguably the toughest test of his final Tour de France in Saturday's 220.5-km 14th stage to Ax-3 Domaines.
The American lost his Tour de France leader's yellow jersey to Germany's Jens Voigt as the race reached its first halt at the end of the ninth stage.\n
The report was compiled by the SA squad's fitness specialist, Andrew Gray, and submitted to the UCB.
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday visited the forward areas in Rajouri and Jammu districts and reviewed the overall security situation in the region.
Armstrong has left himself plenty to do over the final three stages of the Georgia Tour if he is to defend his crown.
South Africa's Robbie Hunter won a sprint finish to claim the 128.9 mile (207.4 km) opening stage of the Tour de Georgia.
The six-times Tour de France winner also said he was determined to secure the title one last time.
Hamilton, Bottas's team mate, started in eighth place after a grid penalty triggered by an unscheduled gearbox change and finished fourth.
Evacuation of people from the family quarters is in progress.
Lewis Hamilton took a huge stride towards a fourth Formula One title on Sunday with victory in an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix after Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out at the start.
In exchange, India returned to Pakistan four of its nationals -- a soldier and three civilians.
Formula One's post-season shake-up took another spin on Tuesday with Williams announcing the departure of technical head Pat Symonds while Valtteri Bottas moved closer to Mercedes and Felipe Massa's retirement looked to be coming to an end.
With two tough stages in the Pyrenees up next, five times champion Lance Armstrong and the other favourites took it easy.\n\n
More rain and strong winds were forecast for the Tour de France riders for the 196-km sixth stage to Angers on Friday.
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Sebastian Coe has long been one of the most outspoken critics of doping in athletics yet the newly-elected president of the sport's governing body has remained silent this week in the face of potentially its most damning drugs scandal yet.
A day after his son's last rites were performed at his native village in Maner, 24 km west of Bihar capital Patna, Jiyanand Rai demanded that the Narendra Modi government avenge Pakistan Army's excesses along the Line of Control.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
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French driver Esteban Ocon will race for Force Indianext season after agreeing a multi-year deal, the Silverstone-based Formula One team said in a statement at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Thursday. Ocon replaces experienced German Nico Hulkenberg, who is moving to Renault, alongside Mexican Sergio Perez at a team co-owned by Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya and currently fourth in the championship. The 20-year-old is contracted long-term to Mercedes, Force India's engine provider, and made his debut this year with the lowly Manor team as a mid-season replacement for Indonesian Rio Haryanto.
The American clocked one hour six minutes, 49 seconds to beat Germany's Jan Ullrich by just over a minute at the Tour de France.
The American may let others battle it out for a podium place or a secondary classification in the 17th stage of Tour de France.
The American's pursuit of a record sixth Tour de France victory gained momentum on when he won the first Alpine stage to reclaim the yellow jersey from Thomas Voeckler.
Thor Hushovd beat Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen and German Erik Zabel to win the 168-km eighth stage victory at the Tour de France.
The American's yellow jersey collection will increase if sprinters again steal the honours in the 200.5-km fifth stage of the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong will allow the Tour de France sprinters to enjoy the spotlight for one more day.
Lance Armstrong will take the first of the 21 steps that could lead him to victory in the Tour de France for a record sixth time.
"The brave solider displayed a high degree of initiative and has served 10 years in difficult and challenging areas out of 13 years of total service," a senior army officer said.
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