Armstrong rides to sixth in Pau

Sandy Casar (FDJ) and Lance Armstrong in the break on stage 16.

Sandy Casar (FDJ) and Lance Armstrong in the break on stage 16. (Image credit: AFP Photo)

Lance Armstrong got mobbed by the media at the end of the stage to Pau. Not as the stage winner or the race leader like he had so many times but for what will probably go down in history as his last ever major attack in the mountains.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.