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
climb difficult downhill effort fast hard percent
I started fast and hard, it was difficult with a hard climb and long downhill with headwind. It was a 100 percent effort all the way but that's OK,
nights sit wonder
I sit around some nights and I wonder what it would be like to be retired,
ivan strongest
Ivan was the strongest today. I didn't give it to him,
Right now, ... we're considering all our options.
beat bike mountain
I can beat him on a f**king mountain bike with knobbies.
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,
beat goals great main outside passions sports
It's great to beat your goals -- and it's not that sports goals are bad, but this one was much better, ... This combines my two main passions in life, outside of my children.
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,
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.
bike develop france involved mean step tour
If I step off the bike it does not mean I'm not involved in the team. I want to develop another American Tour de France winner.
blowing future guy smoke
A guy like him - I'm not blowing smoke - could be the future of cycling.
argue highest
Andre's been doing this for 20 years at the highest level, and you just can't argue with that,
ask call cannot car driving excited honor hopefully huge interested mess pace phone short
All I can say is that when we got a phone call to ask if I was interested in driving the Pace Car at Indy, it was a very short conversation. It was like, 'Are you kidding? Of course.' It's a huge honor and something that I am very excited to do. Hopefully I cannot mess things up, if that's possible.