LAS TORRES DE COTILLAS, Spain (AP) — Team RadioShack boss Johan Bruyneel wants to play down Lance Armstrong's rivalry with Alberto Contador at the Tour de France.
He doesn't want to give Armstrong's other challengers a helping hand.
Their rivalry was well-documented when both raced for Astana last season and Bruyneel was the team director. Contador won the Tour de France last year and Armstrong finished third.
Bruyneel and Armstrong joined the new RadioShack team this year. Bruyneel believes Andy and Frank Schleck and Bradley Wiggins can only gain "an advantage" from a Armstrong-Contador focus.
He says a spotlight on the two high-profile rivals would drain their energy in the grueling July 3-25 race.
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