Lance Armstrong raced professionally.
Lance Armstrong . Returning to cycling in 1998 , he was a member of the US Postal/Discovery team between 1998 and 2005 , when he won his Tour de France titles , as well as a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics . Team RadioShack was a professional road bicycle racing team , with RadioShack as the title sponsor , the creation of which was announced on July 23 , 2009 . The Tour de France ( [ tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s ] ) is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France , while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries .