Alberto Contador celebrates his surprise victory in a volatile Tour de France.
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The postmortems are coming in on this 94th Tour de France. Obviously, they are not terribly flattering given the cloud of doping that hangs over the professional sport of cycling.

The GC winner, Alberto Contador, is a good story and, hopefully, a deserving winner. Three years ago, he was recovering in a hospital from a brain aneurysm, reading Our Boy Lance's book for inspiration.

So, judge for yourself:
-- Brendan Gallagher of the London Telegraph asks, "Who is the last Tour de France winner we can believe in?" It's a good question.
-- Julian Savulescu of the Telegraph: It is time to allow doping at the Tour de France
-- Richard Williams of the Guardian of London: Contador reigns as the new king of the road but crown is battered and tarnished
-- William Fotheringham of the Guardian: British team could ride 2008 Tour as beleaguered race seeks a revamp
-- Bonnie DeSimone for ESPN: Cycling needs to face its history and future honestly
-- There's interesting news on Jonathan Vaughters' Slipstream team in the Herald; both David Millar and David Zabriske on the Wall Street-backed and Spanish-sponsored team.
-- Jeffrey White and Andrew Curry of the Christian Science Monitor: Tainted Tour de France finishes under cloud
-- AP: Tour de France doping scandals provide 'entertainment' for fans
-- Edward Wyatt of the NYTimes: Contador wins a scarred Tour de France
-- Samuel Abt of the IHT: Tarnished, the Tour de France confronts its future
-- Jere Longman in the IHT: With a shrug, fans are likely to forgive corruption
-- AP: Sponsor says it will investigate Rasmussen's ouster from Tour de France
-- Reuters: Tour de France needs break from tarnished past -- media