Armstrong wins fifth straight Tour

mithrand1r · 07-28-2003, 12:21 PM

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Armstrong wins fifth straight Tour

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Associated Press

PARIS --Never did his reign look so uncertain. Never did he savor a victory quite like this one.

Lance Armstrong is already thinking about a record sixth straight Tour victory in 2004.
Only with his Tour de France title finally assured during the last leg on the cobblestoned Champs-Elys Dees, did Lance Armstrong celebrate by lifting a flute of champagne to a resounding "Cheers!''

Overcoming crashes, illness, hard-charging rivals and plain old bad luck, the Texan won his hardest but sweetest Tour on Sunday -- a record-tying fifth straight that places him among the greatest cyclists ever.

Unlike previous years, when he won by comfortable margins, the grueling 23-day, 2,125-mile clockwise trek around France pushed Armstrong to the limit.

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Armstrong joined Spaniard Miguel Indurain as the only riders to win cycling's most brutal and prestigious race five times consecutively -- a record Armstrong plans to break in 2004.

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Congratulations to Lance Armstrong on a great achievement in sports and human endurance.

Ruinel · 07-28-2003, 01:00 PM

Well, what do you expect? He's a Texan, after all.

Did you know that the state of Texas is bigger than the country of France?

Artanis · 07-28-2003, 02:06 PM

Congrats, then. My hubby never remembers his name Lance, so he always calls him Louis instead.

It's really a great achievement. These guys are wearing themselves out day after day after day. I think the French call it 'Douleur de France' or something similar (douleur=pain).

gimli7410 · 07-28-2003, 03:16 PM

congrats to him

07-28-2003, 12:21 PM	#1
mithrand1r Cyber Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Left of Rock, Right of Hard Place Posts: 986	Armstrong wins fifth straight Tour http://espn.go.com/oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0727/1586103.html Armstrong wins fifth straight Tour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press PARIS --Never did his reign look so uncertain. Never did he savor a victory quite like this one. Lance Armstrong is already thinking about a record sixth straight Tour victory in 2004. Only with his Tour de France title finally assured during the last leg on the cobblestoned Champs-Elys Dees, did Lance Armstrong celebrate by lifting a flute of champagne to a resounding "Cheers!'' Overcoming crashes, illness, hard-charging rivals and plain old bad luck, the Texan won his hardest but sweetest Tour on Sunday -- a record-tying fifth straight that places him among the greatest cyclists ever. Unlike previous years, when he won by comfortable margins, the grueling 23-day, 2,125-mile clockwise trek around France pushed Armstrong to the limit. . . . Armstrong joined Spaniard Miguel Indurain as the only riders to win cycling's most brutal and prestigious race five times consecutively -- a record Armstrong plans to break in 2004. . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Congratulations to Lance Armstrong on a great achievement in sports and human endurance. __________________ Sincerely, Anthony 'Many are my names in many countries,' he said. 'Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Drarves; Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not.' Faramir What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Cicero (106BC-43BC)

07-28-2003, 02:06 PM	#3
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7 Posts: 4,285	Congrats, then. My hubby never remembers his name Lance, so he always calls him Louis instead. It's really a great achievement. These guys are wearing themselves out day after day after day. I think the French call it 'Douleur de France' or something similar (douleur=pain). __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

07-28-2003, 03:16 PM	#4
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	congrats to him __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

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