Tour de France

Lance Armstrong settles with US Government over lawsuit suing for lost sponsorship during Tour de France doping

Armstrong was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.

The deal came as the two sides prepared for a trial that was scheduled to start May 7 in Washington. Armstrong's former US Postal Service teammate Floyd Landis filed the original lawsuit in 2010 and is eligible for up to 25 per cent of the settlement.

Tour de France: Tributes paid to Nice victims

Organisers had debated whether the stage should be cancelled and officials observed a minute's silence before the first rider went down the ramp. There was another minute of silence at the podium ceremony after the stage.

Dutchman Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) clocked 50 minutes 15 seconds, beating Froome by 1:03.

The Briton, however, extended his overall race lead to 1:47 over Dutchman Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), who moved up to second but lost 51 seconds to the Team Sky rider.