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Curtis
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 Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:20 pm Lance Armstrong Wins 7th, and Final Tour de France |
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Seventh wonder! Armstrong wins last Tour
�Vive le Tour, forever,� emotional U.S. cyclist as he retires on top
PARIS - One last time, �The Star-Spangled Banner� rang out over the Champs-Elysees in honor of Lance Armstrong.
One last time, on the podium against the backdrop of the Arc de Triomphe, the cancer survivor who became the greatest cyclist in Tour de France history slipped into the leader�s yellow jersey Sunday. This time, it was the winner�s jersey, for an unprecedented seventh consecutive year in the world�s most grueling race.
He held his yellow cap over his heart as the American anthem played, and his twin 3-year-old daughters, Grace and Isabelle, wore matching yellow dresses.
�Vive le Tour! Forever,� Armstrong said.
Vive Lance, the once but not future champion.
It was the end of Armstrong�s amazing career, and in retiring a winner he achieved a rare feat in sports � going out on top. He said his decision was final and that he walks away with no regrets.
�I�m finished,� Armstrong told a motorcycle-borne TV reporter as he rode a victory lap of the Champs-Elysees, waving to the crowds and accompanied by another rider waving the Stars and Stripes.
On Monday, he�ll be on a beach in the south of France, �with a beer, having a blast,� he said.
Before that, though, he couldn�t resist a parting shot at �the people who don�t believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics� who suspect that doping is rife and fueled his dominance of the past seven years.
�I�m sorry you don�t believe in miracles. But this is a hell of a race,� he said. �You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I�ll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets � this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it.� |
Congrats Lance...great way to go out on top  .
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Cathexis
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| Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:16 pm |
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HELL YES, w00t! Go Lance!!!! I'm so happy he won AGAIN, but it's nice to know that someone else will get a chance at le tour, n'est pas? I bet Paris partied all night long, eh?
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Birdy
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| Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:53 am |
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^  Exactly!! I'm so happy for him too. He sooo deserves it, if you see how much he practicis (?) for that.  So cool.
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Dirt
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| Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:58 am |
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It don't matter much, he's still a manwhore 
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madlilnerd
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| Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:58 pm |
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| Dirt wrote: | | It don't matter much, he's still a manwhore |
Oi! One of my best friend's nickname is Manwhore!
Go Lance! You got through cancer! You go!
| Quote: | | Before that, though, he couldn�t resist a parting shot at �the people who don�t believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics� who suspect that doping is rife and fueled his dominance of the past seven years. |
I don't understand this bit, can someone desipher it for the idiot present?
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Jeremy
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| Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:00 pm |
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Some people thing he used drugs to be able to win, and so he made a comment that was slagging them off,
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madlilnerd
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| Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:20 pm |
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Thank you for the explaination.
Don't they do drugs test to check anyway?
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