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In 1999, Lance Armstrong staged what many consider the most dramatic comeback in sports history, winning the Tour de France just 3 years after his body was ravaged by cancer. His story of courage and determination has touched the world. But it took more than Lance himself to make it all happen. There was also "the program," a multifaceted plan of strengthening, bicycling, and eating so strong and so effective that it created a legend.
Two weeks before the start of the 96th Tour de France, 1,870 days after his last pro victory, Lance Armstrong soloed to first place in the Nevada City (Cal.) Classic, a brief but brutal 40-lap circuit in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Asked afterward about the upcoming Tour, which starts Satu...
Thu, Jul 2 | from SI.com