This 7-time Tour de France champ said the 2006 NYC Marathon was the "hardest physical thing" he'd ever done
He says it was the "hardest physical thing he had ever done" and that he 
had... [DOC] [TLE] Autistic marathon runner races past expectations - seattlepi.com [PAR] Apr 15, 2007 ... After finishing, the six-time Tour de France champion told the media the marathon 
"was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done.