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Article: Cycling: TOUR de LANCE; TOUR de FRANCE.(Sport)

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The Birmingham Post (England)
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July 26, 2004
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Byline: Scott Dougal In Paris

Lance Armstrong drank what must have been sweetest champagne he has ever tasted after he became the first man to win the Tour de France six times.

And the awkward truth for those who would hope to topple him is that he has rarely looked stronger. What is more, he is likely to be back next year to try for a seventh.

'I was at 100 per cent of my form this year,' Armstrong said. 'Maybe I was even the best prepared cyclist. I worked a lot during training on tactics as well as on my fighting spirit.

'The Tour de ...

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