Armstrong Wins First Tour de France
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Before his illness, Lance Armstrong had won two Tour de France stages. In 1993, he won the 8th stage of the Tour, and in 1995, he took stage 18 in honor of teammate Fabio Casartelli who crashed and died on stage 15.
Armstrong dropped out of the 1996 Tour De France in the 7th stage after becoming ill, this was just a few months prior to his diagnosis with cancer.
Armstrong's cycling comeback began in 1999 with his first Tour de France win, which included 4 stage wins. He beat the second place rider, Alex Zülle, by a margin of 7 minutes 37 seconds.
He would go on to win 7 consecutive Tour de France's.
