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 CANTERBURY, England (AP) - Lance Armstrong knew a thing or two about bouncing back from a crash to win a Tour de France stage. On Sunday, Robbie McEwen — bruised and aching after tumbling over his handlebars — showed he does, too.
The Australian sprinter won the first stage of cycling's premier event with a display of grit that can only serve the sport well as it tries to rehabilitate its image after assorted doping scandals.
McEwen was timed in 4 hours, 39 minutes, 1 second for the mostly flat 126-mile ride to Canterbury from London, where the Tour began Saturday with a time-trial prologue. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara kept the overall lead, but he is not expected to contend in the three-week race.
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