El (LE) Tour de France [Y sí, se le dice "EL" y no "LA" como erróneamente sueltan algunos equivocados por ahí; "LÉ" traduce "EL" y decir "LA Tour" es inaceptado por el lenguaje español] es fácilmente la prueba deportiva más difícil que existe. Hay que verle la cara a más de 2200 millas (3500 kilómetros) y darle la vuelta entera a un país de topografía múltiple en apenas poco más de una veintena de días.
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Cycling race fans raise their T-shirts for seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, of the U.S. during the second stage of Tour Down Under cycling race in Adelaide, Australia Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Aman Sharma)
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The peloton race during stage two of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on January 21, 2009. American Lance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the second stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis here January 21. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ezra Shaw (Photo credit should read EZRA SHAW/AFP/Getty Images)
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The peloton race during stage two of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on January 21, 2009. American Lance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the second stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis here January 21. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ezra Shaw (Photo credit should read EZRA SHAW/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lance Armstrong (fornt L) of the US races during stage two of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on January 21, 2009. American Lance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the second stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis here January 21. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ezra Shaw (Photo credit should read EZRA SHAW/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lance Armstrong (C) of the US races during stage two of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on January 21, 2009. American Lance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the second stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis here January 21. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ezra Shaw (Photo credit should read EZRA SHAW/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lance Armstrong (F) of the US races during stage two of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on January 21, 2009. American Lance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the second stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis here January 21. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ezra Shaw (Photo credit should read EZRA SHAW/AFP/Getty Images)
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Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of the U.S. rests in shade after completing the second stage of the Tour Down Under cycling race in Adelaide, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Aman Sharma)
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Lance Armstrong of the US races during stage two of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on January 21, 2009. American Lance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the second stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis here January 21. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Ezra Shaw (Photo credit should read EZRA SHAW/AFP/Getty Images)
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Lance Armstrong of the USA, riding for Team Astana, speaks with Astana team director Johan Bruyneel before stage two of the 2008 Tour Down Under on January 21, 2009 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lance Armstrong;Johan Bruyneel
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Lance Armstrong of the US, riding for Team Astana, is interviewed while holding a baby kangaroo before stage two of the 2008 Tour Down Under on January 21, 2009 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lance Armstrong
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¡1999!. Por Dios eso fue hace casi 10 años. Como dicen en inglés GET OVER!! Ya basta por favor. Ocupénse de algo más productivo.
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Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme reacts during a press conference in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008. Tour de France organizers are leaving the door open for Lance Armstrong to return to the showcase event. But they say the seven-time champion will have to follow the same stringent drug-testing procedures as any other cyclist. Armstrong announced Tuesday that he is ending a three-year retirement and aiming for another Tour. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme reacts during a press conference in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008. Tour de France organizers are leaving the door open for Lance Armstrong to return to the showcase event. But they say the seven-time champion will have to follow the same stringent drug-testing procedures as any other cyclist. Armstrong announced Tuesday that he is ending a three-year retirement and aiming for another Tour. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme gestures during a press conference in Paris, Wednesday Sept.10, 2008. Tour de France organizers are leaving the door open for Lance Armstrong to return to the showcase event. But they say the seven-time champion will have to follow the same stringent drug-testing procedures as any other cyclist. Armstrong announced Tuesday that he is ending a three-year retirement and aiming for another Tour. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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** FILE ** In this July 25, 2004 file photo, overall leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, negotiates a curve as he enters Concorde square in Paris during the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Montereau, southeast of Paris, and the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there." (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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** FILE ** In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, holds the winner's trophy after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race, during ceremonies on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, after the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there." (AP Photo/Bernard Papon, File, pool)
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** FILE ** IN this July 25, 2004 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, rides down the Champs Elysees avenue past U.S. flags during the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Montereau, southeast of Paris, and the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there." (AP Photo/Franck Prevel, File)
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** FILE ** In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, signals seven for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race, as he pedals during the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there." (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
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** FILE ** In this July 22, 2005 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bourd-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand, French Alps. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there.". (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)
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** FILE ** In this July 23, 2005 file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, crosses the finish line to win the 20th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 55.5-kilometer (34.5-mile) individual time trial looping around north of Saint-Etienne, central France. Armstrong is getting back on his bike, determined to win an eighth Tour de France. The Tour "is the intention," Armstrong's spokesman Mark Higgins told The Associated Press, "but we've got some homework to do over there." (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)
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(FILES)US Lance Armstrong shows seven fingers (meaning seven victories) before the 21st stage of the 92nd Tour de France cycling race between Corbeil-Essonnes and the Champs-Elysees in Paris, 24 July 2005. Armstrong will come out of retirement and bid for an eighth Tour de France title, VeloNews reported on its website on September 9, 2008. Armstrong, who will turn 37 on September 18, is poised to join the Astana team and compete in five road races, according to a report on VeloNews.com that cited "sources familiar with the developing situation." According to VeloNews, Armstrong will compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphine-Libere and the Tour de France, racing for no salary or bonuses. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
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