It’s no secret that Lance Armstrong is racing in the Tour De France yet again. With an amazing seven titles under his belt, or his spandex riding suit, a record eighth doesn’t seem like much of a surprise to many people. Even his critics and competition have made statements admitting that Lance Armstrong has a great chance of winning the Tour De France again.
After stage 10 of the Tour De France, Lance Armstrong remains a serious contender. Despite his age, 38, and his battle to beat cancer, and the fact that he has been out of the game for a few years, Lance Armstrong remains in the top three.
I was reading an article this afternoon about Lance Armstrong’s physical condition, and it was quite amazing:
Armstrong’s body has been analyzed like no other. His heart is 30 percent larger than a normal person’s. His standing heart rate is about 32 beats per minute. His body apparently doesn’t produce an abundance of lactic acid, which leads to muscle fatigue. It’s getting way too deep for me at this point, but I mention it because it shows how thoroughly Armstrong has been examined.
Maybe that was Armstrong’s secret to overcoming testicular cancer. Then again, according to his website, testicular cancer is 90 percent curable if found early. That doesn’t mean he didn’t go through some hell to overcome the cancer. After two surgeries (one of which was brain surgery due to the spreading cancer) four months of treatment, three rounds of chemotherapy, Lance Armstrong was free of the cancer and back on his bike. It didn’t take long before he was back in the race.
After winning the Tour De France in 2005, a massive feat, Lance Armstrong retired. But, as many professional athletes, he just couldn’t stay away. The 2009 Tour De France is his first massive race in over three years, and, though he says that he can feel his age while riding this year, it sure doesn’t show.
The one thing that is starkly different in this year’s Tour De France as compared to Armstrong’s 2005 appearance is his Twitter updates.
St10 done. Probably one of the more relaxed days I have experienced in 10+ tours. Got roling at the end tho and we were going! Good legs. (@lancearmstrong)
Kept going @ the finish and did a 10 min cool down. I reckon it makes no sense to sprint to the line, stop cold, then sit in the bus. (@lancearmstrong)
What an era we live in when Lance Armstrong is constantly updating his 1,414,649 Twitter fans with Tour De France thoughts.
At the end of state 10, Lance Armstrong is closely in behind his teammate and leader, sitting comfortably in third. In the Tour De France, there are 21 stages, so we’ve still got a long way to go before the end, but with Armstrong tweeting about how he had one of his more relaxed days and staying in third, I tend to think he has a great chance.
Good luck Lance!!
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