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Lance Armstrong and his history.

Lance Armstrong is a well-known sportsman competitor in the sport of cycling; In 1999 Lance wins his first Tour de France, including the opening prologue. In the year of 2000 he finishes second at Paris-Camembert and third in the French Dauphine Libere and Classique des Alpes. And also wins the Tour de France over Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani, for the second time. And then in 2001 he wins the Tour de France for the third straight year. Also after that year he wins the Tour de France again, becoming one of five riders who have ever won four Tours de France. This placed him among cycling greats with Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, and Miguel Indurain. In 2003 he wins a fifth Tour de France in five years. Only Spain's Miguel Indurain has had five straight wins. And then in 2004 he won a sixth Tour de France. He seals the event by winning five stages and the team time trial. He also becomes the first man since Gino Bartali in 1948 to win three consecutive mountain stages. On April 18 …show more content…

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