The Tour is without question the hardest sporting event in our time hands down, anyone else know 1 that is harder?

He is an inspiration to all when life seems to be taking a turn for the worst.
i can speak personally there too.

/ian

Fully agreed, a friend of mine who has been diagnosed 3 times with cancer uses Lance as his inspiration, even being diagnosed with Parkinson's he's still thinking positive. He's a cyclist, fell runner and one of the toughest characters I know ( held Pennine Way non stop record running and biking) and he knows that he has to be as tough as Lance, personally I think he's tougher but he needs Lance.

:saint:Lance is a legend,a term used far too often these days.I was in Paris in 99 for his first win,one of the greatest weekends of my life.
Still prefer LeMond and Indurain as cyclists,but i cannot deny he is the best the sport has ever seen.Even the French have started to realise it.:devil:

Blimey, good job I didn't start then, we'd be at it all day!


No arguments there...favourite quotes:

When a sympathetic nurse told him not to worry if he couldn't fully extend a lung -function device after surgery

"are you ****t1ng me? I do this for a living"

When accused of drug taking by French Journalists

"just because you people aren't good enough to win your own race, don't take it out on me"

One of nature's diplomats!