Tour de France 2005

Chris Carmichael's
Tour Journal

Sun Breaks Through to Shine on Armstrong’s Final Day
Riding through a storm to finish in the sunlight was a fitting way for Lance Armstrong to end his cycling career. He’s already weathered a lot of storms during his life, and today not only marked the end of his cycling career, but hopefully also the end of struggle. [more]

Chris Carmichael is the cycling coach for six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, and the founder and chairman of Carmichael Training Systems, Inc. For more info about Carmichael's accomplishments and credentials, click here

Check out the smoothest rigs this side of L'Alpe d'Huez in "State of the Art," our review of the new spokesmodels of spin. [more]

Are you fit enough to blow through three weeks of hundred-mile race stages? Funny, neither are we. But with a whole lot of practice and some help from Chris Carmichael and the Outside Training Center perhaps we too could tackle le Tour. Plus, get your questions answered in the exclusive Fitness Q&A with Chris Carmichael. [more]

1. Lance Armstrong (USA)
2. Ivan Basso (ITA)
3. Jan Ullrich (GER)
4. F. Mancebo (ESP)
5. A. Vinokourov (KAZ)

1. A. Vinokourov (KAZ)
2. Bradley McGee (AUS)
3. Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
4. Robbie McEwen (AUS)
5. tuart O'Grady (AUS)

Tour de France Photos

You've seen them everywhere, from grade school kids to John Kerry's wrist. Buy a yellow wristband emblazoned with Lance's motto, "Live Strong," and join the effort to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation's fight against cancer. [more]

Stage 21: July 24, 2005

Discovery team portrait (Beth Schneider)

Lance Armstrong Wins Seventh Tour de France
Lance Armstrong has concluded his cycling career with yet another Tour de France win, making him the man with the most Tour victories in history, while T-Mobile’s Alexandre Vinokourov won the final stage of this year’s Tour. [more]

> Tour de France 2005 Photo Gallery: Stages 19-21

Breaking Away
Wrap your mind around the life and legacy and farewell Tour de France of Lance Armstrong—hero, dad, six-time King of the World, rock-star arm candy, and (sometime after '06) the next! governor! of Texas! [more]

Street Fighting Man
Daniel Coyle followed the reigning champ throughout the 2004 Tour and all the way to victory No. 6. Now he's written a true-life sports thriller about how the Armstrong machine smashed the opposition. [more]

Hit Squads
Not just anyone can win the whole thing. But there is still the glory of stage wins, the green sprinter's jersey and the polka-dot climber's jersey, among others. These teams should see a lot of podium time in July. [more]

The Graduates
From 1996 to 2004, the U.S. Postal Service pro cycling squad, a.k.a. Lance's team, was a veritable Harvard Business School for ascendant cyclists. Here's the lowdown on the cream of the Postal alumni. [more]

Coming Attraction
Is there a "next Lance" in the American ranks? Meet Craig Lewis, a 20-year-old who still has a long way to go but is already turning heads with his physiological gifts and grit. [more]

Photo credits: Photo Galleries: Beth Schneider; Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow: Cliff Watts; Lance Armstrong: Beth Schneider; Rider Illustration: Tomer Hanuka; Floyd Landis: courtesy Phonak; Craig Lewis: Jake Chessum; Tour Map: Arthur Mount



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