11.   In the background is a portrait of the overall leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.

12.   Once again, the overall leaders were content to let a nine-man breakaway of riders low in the overall standings win by a big margin.

13.   One pure-play Internet merchant doing well online is the overall leader, Amazon.com.

14.   Since then, Armstrong has yet to relinquish the yellow jersey worn by the overall leader.

15.   Stephane Heulot, a Frenchman with Gan, remained in the yellow jersey of the overall leader, as all the favorites finished in the first main group.

16.   The five-time Tour winner was virtually dethroned Tuesday, and overall leader Bjarne Riis and the rest of the pack obviously wanted to make that a certainty.

17.   The German entry Illbruck, after back-to-back victories, is the overall leader.

18.   The overall leader is the German yacht Illbruck, skippered by the American sailor John Kostecki.

19.   The overall leader was Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York City, a Republican who withdrew from the race last month.

20.   The only blip on the scoreboard among the overall leaders involved Armstrong.