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Lance Armstrong is the Tour De France icon and the coming seasons of this tour will miss Armstrong as the cycling legend has officially announced his retirement. This Tour Down Under was not very promising for Armstrong; he finished in top 50 and was almost six minutes behind the 23 years old champion Cameron Meyer of Australia. But this tour was the most exciting of all previous season as it ended up with the retirement of one of the greatest champions and the record holder of winning seven consecutive races in Tour De France. As announced earlier, this particular race of Tour Down Under was the last for Lance Armstrong and he officially announced retirement from international cycling at the end of this tour. Lance Armstrong; 39 years old American professional road racist cyclist started his professional cycling career in 1989, and from the very beginning he showed his talent by winning many promising races. Armstrong is knows for Tour De France, as he is the record holder of winning most races in this tour and he is said to be the icon of Tour De France. Armstrong faced some difficulties in his life and cycling career as he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996 and it put a break in his career, and there were speculations that he might not be able to ride again. These were the tough times for this great sportsman. He had extensive treatment including brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy; fortunately, he was cured successfully and soon he returned to his passion and profession of cycling. Armstrong come back was the greatest comeback in the history of professional sports; he won consecutive Tour De France races from 1999 to 2005 and made a world record, which will remain for many years to come. Armstrong won many distinctions and awards throughout his career; he was named ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the year in 1999, he won the Prince of Austria Award in Sports in 2000; was named as the Sportsman of the year by Sports Illustrated Magazine for the year 2002 and many other awards. Armstrong has announced his retirement from his profession thus saying good-bye to a bright cycling career, and left a path for others to follow. It is said that the best time leave a party is when it is still hot. So Neil Armstrong has left the cycling at the right time, when his career is at the peak. Armstrong has been a great cyclist and a great human as well he has been running Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support. These social activities make him a great role model for young generation and for those who want to pursuit a career in professional cycling. Armstrong has always been fair in his career and never used drugs or steroids to boost energy in
order to win potential races, his record is spotless, he used to dope regularly while racing. He was never got into any scandal regarding use of illegal products. The good news for all the Armstrong fans is that the 39 years old American is still in contract with RadioShack team for whom he will race in multi-sports event, though Armstrong has said goodbye to international career, yet he will be seen in some races as a team member of RadioShack. Armstrong was very excited about his last race as he knew that this would be his last,. He said," I'm excited to be competing in my last professional ride outside the US at the Tour Down Under," "It will be my third time to the event and I'm sure I will enjoy it as much as I have the first two times." (France 24, 2011) Lance Armstrong is a legend, though he has officially announced his retirement but his name has been put on the legends of sports and his career would be admired for many more years to come.
Graduate in Public Administration from Quaid-i-Azam University Islambad, Pakistan
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