But an overall victory for Labour in six weeks' time is still by no means sure.
Armstrong added that his Astana team were looking to fellow American Levi Leipheimer for overall victory.
But all the momentum seems to be with Wiggins, the first genuine British contender for overall victory since Tom Simpson in the 1960s.
Mr Wilders' party took heavy losses in the election, while VVD claimed overall victory with Diederik Samsom's Labour Party coming a close second.
The pace finally picked up around 35km from the finish with all the riders in contention for overall victory understandably dropping well back.
The pair had battled through most of the latter stages of the Giro for overall victory with two grueling legs in the Alps ahead of the time trial proving decisive.
But the Sonar crew finished strongly to secure overall victory and give Robertson the honour of becoming the first skipper in the history of the class to defend the world championship.
He won the 100m in Annecy and was also a member of the triumphant 4x100m squad, helping the side achieve a narrow overall victory and qualify for the IAAF World Cup in Madrid.
Team Columbia chief Bob Stapleton, whose squad has compiled an impressive slate of victories going in the Giro, told CNN in an exclusive interview that Armstrong would be hard-pushed to claim overall victory, but would ride strongly.
He took 10 wickets in that series and also hit the winning runs in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge and 59 on the final day at The Oval when England held out for a draw to clinch overall victory.
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GMT, or about 20 minutes before the close of trading in London and Frankfurt, U.S. House Republican Mike Conaway had switched his vote from "no" to "yes, " officially tipping the balance toward an overall victory for the bill that was formulated by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Even as Team Astana put Contador and Armstrong on the podium and won the overall team victory, another team managed to dazzle fans around the world.
Riders struggled in the hot conditions, but with just six kilometres remaining Rupert Denny from Team Nemesis, took the stage by 40 seconds and with it the overall race victory.
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Whether the tourists were content with their overall series victory, it was a surprise to see Smith, not a man noted for his genial disposition on the field, laughing merrily while England's openers flourished.
Fiji are just one win away from sealing the overall title and victory over Wales would give them the 12 points they need to retain their crown.
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While Mr Cameron has claimed a significant overall cut as a victory, the UK's contribution is likely to go up.
While Mr Cameron could claim a significant overall cut as a victory the reality is that the UK's contribution is likely to go up, because the UK's rebate - currently about 3.5bn euros - is shrinking, under a previous agreement.
But despite playing a part in an impressive innings victory, and overall 2-0 series win, Bresnan knows his place could be under threat from a fit and firing Flintoff for the forthcoming Ashes series.
Llanelli lost Wyatt when he limped off to be replaced by Ian Boobyer on 54 minutes, yet it made little difference to the overall picture as Llanelli recorded a comfortable victory their dominance deserved.
"Tony will be happy with the result against Hapoel - there's a lot of positives to take from the overall performance, " said Collins after the victory following goals from Georgios Samaras and Barry Robson.
And seven in 10 say Bush's overall job performance was the reason for the Democratic victory.
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Meanwhile, Marcel Hirscher extended his overall lead in the men's World Cup with victory in the slalom at Adelboden to repeat his 2012 victory at the Swiss resort.
Duval went off twice in the day's opening stage, which was won by Hirvonen, as Loeb re-took the overall lead and he then stretched his advantage further with victory in stage eight.
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The Under-16s also competed on the same course, with Callum Hill-Smith taking victory in 35mins 50secs to finish in 13th place overall.
John Harbaugh is 5 for 5 in leading his Ravens into the post-season during his first 5 seasons in Baltimore, with a playoff victory in each season and an 8-4 overall playoff mark.
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Jim Harbaugh is 2 for 2 in leading his 49ers into the post-season during his first 2 seasons in San Francisco, with a playoff victory in each season and a 3-1 overall playoff mark.
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It is still No 1 overall, the analyst company reckons, but this is a pyrrhic victory, since others are taking the profits.
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"Overall, it was a great effort from our players - we deserved the victory, " the 60-year-old Scot said.
One veteran of the campaign said he believed the victory in the Battle of the Atlantic was a key factor in the overall triumph over Nazi Germany.
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