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
good ready regroup rest
We were better, ... That's good going into the rest day: regroup and get ready for the big climbs.
basically city parties saying thank
We've always had parties or celebrations on that day. It was just a way to do something for a city that has done a lot of things for me. We're basically saying thank you for all the support.
absolutely gave great impressed kid lift team word
What's so great about the kid is that he absolutely doesn't know the word quit. He gave us a real lift today, and you had to be impressed with how our team set him up at the end.
age college ride setting
We started out at a very young age setting goals, ... Lance wasn't a follower, he was a leader. All his friends went off to college and Lance said all he wanted to do was ride his bike.
fans luckily saw
Luckily the fans saw through these (doping) allegations.
bike couple rest return spain
I will return to Spain to rest up and be back on the bike in a couple of days.
challenged guy
This is the guy (Ullrich) that has challenged me and our team,
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.
austin call continued fellow honor pleasure thanks
It has been an honor for me to call Austin home. It is my pleasure to say thanks to my fellow residents for their continued support.
roll yellow
I'm not going to roll out with the yellow jersey,
european permission substances
in the European press.... that I had permission to use substances because of my illness.
mistake
I made a mistake to go after him that day. I thought it was too important but I never said the things he said I did.
punishment lines way
My actions and reactions, and the way I treated certain scenarios, were way out of line, so I deserved some punishment.
hilarious cheer acceptance
A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.