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
future plan
We plan on having a long future together.
bike
When I got off the bike at the end of the Tour, it was finished,
middle setup stuck
There's a setup here and I'm stuck in the middle of it,
boy himself punish
That old boy can go, ... I didn't think he would punish himself that much, but he did.
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.
There is no way I can go back there (France). I would be crazy, so why don't we all just say I am not going back.
challenged guy
This is the guy (Ullrich) that has challenged me and our team,
few illness money spending
This is one of the few years where they have not had more money. As a survivor, I think we would be better spending money on an illness like cancer,
control dealing fair knowing shake stuff
Dealing with all this stuff again, knowing if I were to go back, there's no way I could get a fair shake - on the roadside, in doping control or the labs,
believe doubt motivated people
Lance always has been motivated by people who don't believe him or doubt him.
strongest team
I think we have fielded our strongest team ever with this formation,
chin guy last might slow starts strong taken today tough
Jan's not finished. He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one on the chin today but he always comes back and is strong in the last week.
chin guy last might slow starts strong taken today tough
Jan's not finished, ... He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one on the chin today but he always comes back and is strong in the last week.
clearly eight known motivation nine
Jan is completely different from other years. I have known him for seven, eight or nine years, and he clearly has a new motivation and a new perspective. I think he will win.