The Last Ride: Lance Armstrong Says 2010 Tour de France Will Be His Last
Jun. 29 2010, Published 8:40 a.m. ET
Lance Armstrong said that the upcoming 2010 Tour de France will be the final one of his career.
"This will be my final Tour de France. It's been a great ride. Looking forward to three great weeks," the cycling legend Tweeted Monday.
The 38-year-old cancer survivor won the race seven straight years from 1999-2005, and ignited a pop culture phenomenon with the yellow Livestrong bracelets that benefited his cancer charity.
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Like many athletes, Armstrong has slowed down some in his late-30s . In the past year he’s finished third in the Tours of Switzerland and Luxembourg, and crashed out of the Tour of California.
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Armstrong will be riding for the Radio Shack team when the Tour de France starts Saturday in Belgium.