Armstrong wins prestigious French award
Six times consecutive Tour de France champion deserves the honor ....
Armstrong wins prestigious French award
"Armstrong wins prestigious French award
Six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong was awarded France's Sports Academy Trophy on Tuesday in a ceremony at the foreign ministry in Paris.
Armstrong was presented with the Trophee de L'Academie des Sports for his sporting exploits in 2004, when he won a record sixth straight Tour, one more than five-time winners Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Jacques Anquetil.
Armstrong joins other sporting greats like Formula One champion Michael Schumacher and Brazilian national team hero Ronaldo, who previously won the award given to the male or female athlete with the best individual achievement over the previous year ...."
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