Lance Armstrong - Before he'd won the Tour de France

[zrh2004]

Pantani

UCI Road World Championships Road Race (1995): 3rd (Bronze Medal)

Vuelta a Murcia (1999): 1st overall

Tour de Suisse (1995): Stage 9 win

Setmana Catalana (1999): Stage 2 win

Vuelta a Murcia (1998): 3rd overall; Stage 4a win

Summer Olympics Men's Road Race (2000): 69th place

[zrh2004]

@sandrodream1 Stage Races Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré General Classification (2002, 2003) Points classification (2005) Tour de Suisse General classification (2001) Tour de Luxembourg General classification (1998) Single-Day Races and Classics World Cycling Champion (1993) US National Cycling Champion (1993) Clásica de San Sebastián (1995) La Flèche Wallonne (1996)

[Linkmaster4611]

hm he seems to have had more of a texas drawl here

[ph1lo]

little did he know....

Yes Lance didn't win the Giro, but I think if he wanted to he would have. The Tour De France is the biggest bike race in the world and is likely to stay that way, unless someone comes up with a 4 week tour or something crazy, but even then it won't have the history and reputation of the Tour.

Stop bitching about him, this clip is amazes most people and if it doesn't then thats just sad.

[BulbaHopper]

@sandrodream1 he won both, Contador won all, and Merckx did 5xgiro 5xtour de france 1xvuelta, Eddy Merckx won +550 pro races he the real king of cycling!

[videolover61]

1999? Oh yeah he was using EPO then...

[ihavenothing0000]

@videolover61 not cool you couch cyclist, show some proof

[videolover61]

@ihavenothing0000

Oh you have your head in your ass. Youre so late bro! And youre trying to put me down?...

Read the book "From Lance to Landis" by David Walsh...it came out in 2007. Tells all of Lance's secrets...you won't be able to put the book down! Go get it then get back to me ok...

[Cyclingmasterseller]

Goes to show how big money can make you very very confident. Even so you could still see some pre-mature, pre-money, confidence in this interview. Interesting, very!

In the end one can say Lance did indeed inspire many a rider, including myself!

[vamosm]

@Cyclingmasterseller I would probably say that the confidence and security of mind probably came from the experience of surviving a near-fatal battle with cancer.

[vamosm]

@Cyclingmasterseller I would say that the confidence and security of mind probably came from surviving his near-fatal battle with cancer.

[davepaff]

Wow, what a contrast to where he is today with so much cycling success. Talk about never giving up....

[JesseReith1]

OMG, He looks like Hushovd in this clip! haha

[sefjaguar]

'When it's time to walk away I think I'll know, I think I've done the bulk of my year'

Still going in 2010 though Lance, nice work!