Armstrong to retire again
Published:Monday | July 26, 2010 | 9:34 AM
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has announced that he’s to retire from cycling a second time.
The 38-year-old American quit the sport in 2005 before returning last year but he announced last month that 2010 would be the last time he rode the tour.
Armstrong finished 40 minutes behind winner Alberto Contador in 23rd place.
Following yesterday's final race of the tour Armstrong said he is ready to retire again.
The Texan saw his hopes of a record eighth win disappeared on the eighth stage of his 13th tour after he fell twice and lost nearly 12 minutes on the leaders
In 1996, Armstrong had been given a fifty-fifty chance of survival after being diagnosed with testicular cancer as the disease spread to his lungs and brain.
However, after an aggressive bout of chemotheraphy, he made a full recovery and returned to the sport in early 1998, going on to dominate the race from 1999 to 2005.