![US Postal Service team rider Lance Armstrong of the USA receives a water bottles from team mate Vjatceslav Ekimov of Russia during the 203.5 km eighteenth stage of the Tour de France US Postal Service team rider Lance Armstrong of the USA receives a water bottles from team mate Vjatceslav Ekimov of Russia during the 203.5 km eighteenth stage of the Tour de France](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4KJCD/us-postal-service-team-rider-lance-armstrong-of-the-usa-receives-a-water-bottles-from-team-mate-vjatceslav-ekimov-of-russia-during-the-2035-km-eighteenth-stage-of-the-tour-de-france-cycling-race-between-bordeaux-and-saint-maixent-lecole-july-25-2003-ibanesto-team-rider-pablo-latras-of-spain-won-the-stage-and-armstrong-retained-the-overall-race-leaders-yellow-jersey-2D4KJCD.jpg)
US Postal Service team rider Lance Armstrong of the USA receives a water bottles from team mate Vjatceslav Ekimov of Russia during the 203.5 km eighteenth stage of the Tour de France
![Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of the U.S. smiles as he unveils the jersey for the 2005 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team at a ceremony in Silver Spring, Maryland, January Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of the U.S. smiles as he unveils the jersey for the 2005 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team at a ceremony in Silver Spring, Maryland, January](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4H8NH/six-time-tour-de-france-winner-lance-armstrong-of-the-us-smiles-as-he-unveils-the-jersey-for-the-2005-discovery-channel-pro-cycling-team-at-a-ceremony-in-silver-spring-maryland-january-10-2005-following-a-nine-year-sponsorship-agreement-with-the-united-states-postal-service-the-only-american-professional-cycling-team-ever-to-win-the-tour-de-france-begins-its-new-global-partnership-with-discovery-communications-reutersjason-reed-jir-2D4H8NH.jpg)
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong of the U.S. smiles as he unveils the jersey for the 2005 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team at a ceremony in Silver Spring, Maryland, January
![dpa) - Retaining the yellow jersey US Lance Armstrong of the US Postal Service team jubilates after the 16th stage of the Tour De France from Les Deux-Alpes to La Plagne, in dpa) - Retaining the yellow jersey US Lance Armstrong of the US Postal Service team jubilates after the 16th stage of the Tour De France from Les Deux-Alpes to La Plagne, in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3A290/dpa-retaining-the-yellow-jersey-us-lance-armstrong-of-the-us-postal-D3A290.jpg)
dpa) - Retaining the yellow jersey US Lance Armstrong of the US Postal Service team jubilates after the 16th stage of the Tour De France from Les Deux-Alpes to La Plagne, in
![Us Postal Service Team Lance Armstrong, 2002 Tour De France Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated Us Postal Service Team Lance Armstrong, 2002 Tour De France Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/us-postal-service-team-lance-armstrong-2002-tour-de-france-august-05-2002-sports-illustrated-cover.jpg)
Us Postal Service Team Lance Armstrong, 2002 Tour De France Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated
![Cycling Doctor Luis García del Moral, Who Worked for Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service Team, Under a Microscope - WSJ Cycling Doctor Luis García del Moral, Who Worked for Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service Team, Under a Microscope - WSJ](https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/MK-BV056_DELMOR_P_20120617165548.jpg)
Cycling Doctor Luis García del Moral, Who Worked for Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service Team, Under a Microscope - WSJ
![dpa) - US cyclist and five time Tour winner Lance Armstrong (C) of Team US Postal Service, wearing the yellow jersey of the front-runner, is being covered by his teammates during the dpa) - US cyclist and five time Tour winner Lance Armstrong (C) of Team US Postal Service, wearing the yellow jersey of the front-runner, is being covered by his teammates during the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3GK6N/dpa-us-cyclist-and-five-time-tour-winner-lance-armstrong-c-of-team-D3GK6N.jpg)
dpa) - US cyclist and five time Tour winner Lance Armstrong (C) of Team US Postal Service, wearing the yellow jersey of the front-runner, is being covered by his teammates during the
![US Postal Service team rider Lance Armstrong of USA (L) and his compatriot Tylor Hamilton (R) climb to l'Alpe D'Huez July 13, 2003. Armstrong took the leader's yellow jersey. Iban Mayo of US Postal Service team rider Lance Armstrong of USA (L) and his compatriot Tylor Hamilton (R) climb to l'Alpe D'Huez July 13, 2003. Armstrong took the leader's yellow jersey. Iban Mayo of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4JHNT/us-postal-service-team-rider-lance-armstrong-of-usa-l-and-his-compatriot-tylor-hamilton-r-climb-to-lalpe-dhuez-july-13-2003-armstrong-took-the-leaders-yellow-jersey-iban-mayo-of-spain-won-the-stage-reuterseric-gaillard-egcvi-2D4JHNT.jpg)
US Postal Service team rider Lance Armstrong of USA (L) and his compatriot Tylor Hamilton (R) climb to l'Alpe D'Huez July 13, 2003. Armstrong took the leader's yellow jersey. Iban Mayo of
![Lance Armstrong of the U.S., five-time Tour de France winner of team US Postal Service team, rides in the pack wearing the sprinter's green jersey at the start of the first 202.5 Lance Armstrong of the U.S., five-time Tour de France winner of team US Postal Service team, rides in the pack wearing the sprinter's green jersey at the start of the first 202.5](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CM6513/lance-armstrong-of-the-us-five-time-tour-de-france-winner-of-team-us-postal-service-team-rides-in-the-pack-wearing-the-sprinters-green-jersey-at-the-start-of-the-first-2025-km-126-miles-long-stage-of-the-tour-de-france-between-liege-and-charleroi-belgium-july-4-2004-reutersstefano-rellandini-wrcrb-2CM6513.jpg)