Lance Goes for Seven
Charles Johnson
Tue Apr 19, 2005 at 9:22 am PDT • Views: 140
Lance Armstrong is going for a seventh Tour de France, and then retiring.
Lance Armstrong is retiring after this year’s Tour de France, ending a cycling career in which he inspired millions by overcoming testicular cancer to win his sport’s signature event a record six straight times.
Armstrong said he remains “fully committed” to winning his seventh straight Tour de France this year and is driven “by that dream to go out on top. That’s a big deal to me.”
“It will be the last one, win or lose,” the 33-year-old Texan said at a news conference Monday.
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