Sastre Nets Spain its Third Straight Tour Victory

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 27, 2008 1:32 PM CDT
Sastre Nets Spain its Third Straight Tour Victory
Carlos Sastre of Spain celebrates on the podium after after winning the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, France, Sunday July 27, 2008.    (Associated Press)

Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France today with a 58-second lead over the second-place finisher, the BBC reports. The 33-year-old is the third Spaniard in a row to win the race. "It's very moving," Sastre said after his first victory in the Tour. "I've dreamt of this since I was a child."   (More Tour de France stories.)

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