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Article: Cycling: The Tour de Lance; TOUR DE FRANCE: CYCLING LEGEND SEALS TRIUMPH ARMSTRONG RIDES INTO IMMORTALITY WITH SEVENTH TITLE.(Sport)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2005
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Byline: Martin ROGERS
LANCE ARMSTRONG yesterday rode off into sporting immortality after clinching a seventh straight Tour de France title.
The American cycled into Paris for a largely ceremonial final stage having already set up an unassailable lead.
And as he called time on his career as undoubtedly the greatest Tour de France cyclist ever, the only remaining question was where Armstrong ranks among the all-time sporting legends.
The Texan has always distanced himself from comparisons with icons such as Pele, Muhammad Ali and Michael ...