Each morning of the Tour de France, an average of more than half a million Americans are tuning in to watch. Not surprisingly, Lance Armstrongs return after missing the past three Tours has sent television ratings in the United States soaring. Average viewership was up 88 percent from last year through the first 15 stages, increasing from 265,581 to 500,051 for the live morning coverage on...

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