After participating in the Tour Down Under in Australia, the cyclist Lance Armstrong says goodbye to road cycling.
is the second time that the American rider is removed from the roads, the first retirement came after Armstrong won his seventh Tour de France in 2006, rode for the Discovery Channel team.
In his comeback, he did so with the aim of strengthening the fight against cancer and try to win his eighth Tour de France, this time running for the whole Kazakh Astana, took part in the Tour de France 2009 in ending third in the individual standings.
no doubt Lance is one of the best ever, having become a legend in their escape from a cancer and subsequent victory in seven consecutive Tours de France, no other rider has achieved.
Texan at 39 years old, decides to leave and not return to professional cycling. In his last participation in career achievements in the Tour Down Under, Australia was ranked 65 in the overall standings, ran for his own team Radioshack.
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