Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrongis an American former professional road racing cyclist. He is the 1993 Elite Men's Road Race World Champion, and he had won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his Tour de France victories in 2012 after a protracted doping scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth18 September 1971
CityPlano, TX
CountryUnited States of America
argue highest
Andre's been doing this for 20 years at the highest level, and you just can't argue with that,
half last looks second stronger toughest week
The last week looks really tough, the toughest we have ever done. It will be much better to have a stronger second half than a strong first half.
fans latter sports year
The latter part of the year with the rumor, that was a nightmare. Fortunately, sports fans see through it.
french
The interrogations, the French and everything going on hasn't set too well with him,
cherish perfect ride role
I think it's better we downplay our chances. I think we should cherish this role as the underdog, because it's the perfect way to ride this race.
career coming ended happy
I think it's better that way. I'm happy with the way my career went and ended and I'm not coming back.
difficult hurts
It hurts to start, and it's difficult to be consistent.
believe doubt motivated people
Lance always has been motivated by people who don't believe him or doubt him.
future plan
We plan on having a long future together.
bike couple rest return spain
I will return to Spain to rest up and be back on the bike in a couple of days.
dominate hard perhaps questions seven tour win
If you dominate a world sport you will always have questions and doubts. Perhaps at the end of the day we were too successful. When you win the Tour once, twice, seven times, it is just too hard to believe.
house minutes paris shock sort spoke
For Jean-Marie to say that was a shock to me, ... I actually spoke to him that very same day for about 30 minutes on the telephone. I called him at his house in Paris and he didn't say any of those things to me. In fact, he was just sort of hemmed and hawed and said, 'I'm surprised.' I said, 'Yes, I'm surprised, too. I think we're all surprised.'
jean marie minutes spoke
For Jean Marie to say that was a shock. First of all because I spoke to him that same day for about 30 minutes and he didn't say those things to me.
passion simple
For me it was always a simple passion,