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Lance Armstrong Takes 4th Tour Victory
Even sports reporters in France are calling him "The Boss," as the Texan cyclist glides into Paris on Sunday and wins his fourth Tour de France.
Originally posted Monday July 29, 2002 01:00 PM EDT
Call him Leg-Strong Armstrong or "The Boss" – as the French media have – but Lance Armstrong has done it again. After three grueling weeks traveling over 2,032 miles of road, the Texan cyclist, 30, crossed the finish line on Paris's Champs-Elysees on Sunday to take his fourth straight Tour de France title. As reported everywhere, Armstrong finished 7 minutes 17 seconds ahead of his closest rival, Joseba Beloki of Spain. He is the first American to have won four times, fueling speculation that he may win five or even six. (So far, four riders have won five times.) More important, notes The Washington Post, Armstrong has been cancer-free for five years after having been treated for testicular cancer that had spread through his entire body. "Regardless of one victory, two victories, four victories," Armstrong told reporters before the final lap on Sunday (by then it was already apparent that he'd taken the Tour), according to The Washington Post, "there's never been a victory by a cancer survivor. That a fact that hopefully I'll be remembered for." After his victory, Armstrong was congratulated by his fellow United States Postal Service teammates and embraced by his wife, Kristin, and their three children.
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