Weekend Wrap July 24-26

This weekend gave us the end to the Tour de France, a shocking soccer result, and the heating up of baseball's pennant races.

TOP 5 PERFORMANCES
5. Mark Cavedish
Cavendish continued his amazing form on the streets of the Champs-Elysses in Paris by winning the final stage of the Tour de France to add his total of 6 stage wins in this year's tour. However, Cavendish did not win the green jersey, awarded to the sprinter who accumluates the most points), losing by 10 points to Norway's Thor Hushovd.
4. Jimmie Johnson
Johnson won his second straight Brickyard 400 on Sunday. Johnson led only 24 laps of the 160 lap race and took advantage of Juan Pablo Montoya's speeding penalty on pit road. Montoya led most of the race. With the win, Johnson gained ground on points leader, Tony Stewart, he is know only 192 points back in 2nd place.
3. Chicago Cubs
The Cubs swept the Reds this weekend at Wrigley Field and pulled in front of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. The Cubbies got stellar starts from Randy Wells, Kevin Hart, and Rich Harden to sweep the Reds, giving the Cubs a 1/2 game lead on the Cardinals.
2. Mexican Men's Soccer Team
The Mexicans ran all over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final on Sunday at the Meadowlands. Mexico came out storming with 5 second-half goals scored by Gerardo Terrado, Giovanni dos Santos, Carlos Vela, Jose Castro, and Guillermo Franco. The win gives El Tri the confidence they needed going into their August 12 World Cup Qualifier versus the United States at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
1. Alberto Contador
The Spainard won his second Tour de France, and his fourth grand tour overall on Sunday. Contador was dominant throughout the 21-stage race. He covered every attack in the mountains by Andy and Frank Schleck and dominated the individual time trail on Thursday to win by over 4 minutes on Andy Schleck. Contador win defintely be the favorite to win next year's tour but he most likely do it on a different team than Astana.