July 2005 in Sports - 11 July 2005

11 July 2005

  • Baseball: Home Run Derby
    • Bobby Abreu, representing his home country of Venezuela and the Philadelphia Phillies, hits a record 24 home runs in the first round and a total of 41 to win the annual contest at Detroit's Comerica Park.
  • Cycling: Tour de France
    • A rest day. Action would resume the next day.

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