Cycling: Armstrong wins Tour de France

Lance Armstrong became only the fifth man to win three consecutive Tour de France titles in a party atmosphere in Paris today.

Sun, 29 Jul, 2001 - 20:55

Lance Armstrong became only the fifth man to win three consecutive Tour de France titles in a party atmosphere in Paris today.

While Erik Zabel and Stuart O’Grady sweated it out in their neck-and-neck race for the green points jersey, the Texan enjoyed a pacey ride around the Champs-Elysees with his US Postal Service team-mates.

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