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The start of the Tour de France final stage was delayed by 15 minutes in a row over Lance Armstrong's jersey.

On the last day of his final Tour, the American had hoped he and his RadioShack team mates would be able to wear special black jerseys marked with number 28.

That is a reference to the 28 million people Armstrong's Livestrong foundation estimates are living with cancer.

A cancer survivor himself, Armstrong has been promoting the Livestrong foundation on the Tour but his final attempt was denied by the International Cycling Union (UCI) stewards.

... Eurosport