As they unpack the brand-new sneakers, canned ham, chocolates and packages of Top Ramen noodles, it's clear that what Lance and Virgil really want for Christmas won't fit in a 20-by-20-inch cardboard box.

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Lance fans who made it to the finish line at the top of the alpine ski resort of Courchevel went wild as their hero took back the leading rider's yellow jersey in a ceremony just after the race.

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Disillusioned with what he had seen of the traditional top-down, government-funded social services model, and now equipped with some knowledge of business, Lance decided on a capitalistic approach.

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The defendants are Lance Francis, 25, of no fixed abode, Callum Joseph Powell, 20, from Top Valley, Shaundrie Riccardo Robinson, 22, from Hyson Green, Gregory Hensley Coleman, 20, from Broxtowe, Roxwell Yeboah, 34, from Radford, and Bobby Muers, 18, from St Ann's.

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