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
meant number
It really meant a lot, and for a number of different reasons,
asking based pleased press seems
Based on the translation I read of the press release, I'm pleased that the UCI seems to be asking many of the right questions.
control fair france shake
There is no way I could go to France and get a fair shake on the roads, in doping control or in the labs, ... There's no way I could go back there. I would be crazy.
strongest team
I think we have fielded our strongest team ever with this formation,
although magic
I have no magic potion, although there are some who think I do.
denigrate race training
I don't want to denigrate the race and say it is just a preparation race, because I don't feel bad about the training I have done,
experts five four gone record
four or five anti-doping experts around the world that have gone on the record and said this is crazy.
achieving forward france goal seventh tour
I look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour de France (victory),
boy himself punish
That old boy can go, ... I didn't think he would punish himself that much, but he did.
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.
minutes spoke stuff
I actually spoke to him for about 30 minutes and he didn't say any of that stuff to me personally,
arguably asked drive events famous guy huge pace selected
It's arguably one of the most famous sporting events in the world. Every year, there can only be one guy to drive the pace car. For me to be selected and asked to come, it's a huge honor.
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.
ivan strongest
Ivan was the strongest today. I didn't give it to him,