Armstrong Set To Win

Vassilli Davidenko of Georgia claimed a 3-second stage win while Lance Armstrong continued his overall title quest under warm, sunny skies at the Tour DuPont in North Carolina.

Davidenko, 25, won the flat 110-mile North Wilkesboro to Winston-Salem 10th stage road race in 4 hours, 17 minutes, 38 seconds.

Barring a catastrophe, Armstrong, 23, of Austin, Texas, will claim the overall title today when the field rides a 30-mile individual time trial from Burlington to Greensboro, N.C.

“I could have three flats and still win,” said Armstrong, who would have to ride 8 seconds per mile slower than defending champion Viatcheslav Ekimov to lose.