He had a good year in 1999: he beat cancer & beat all the other riders to win his first Tour de France
He started off well in his first-ever Tour de France, a 21-stage race that 
is... [DOC] [TLE] The Seattle Times: Steve Kelley: Here's hoping Armstrong is telling ... [PAR] Aug 28, 2005 ... His dream of winning the Tour de France, of riding down the ... Armstrong came 
out of his battle with cancer with a different body type.