The 2005 Tour De France

Lance Armstrong signals seven for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race, at the start of the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes and Paris on Sunday, July 24, 2005.

Lance Armstrong waves from the podium during ceremonies on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris as his son Luke and twin daughters Grace, right, and Isabelle look on.

Lance Armstrong and members of his Discovery team pose for photographers during a victory parade on the Champs Elysees after Armstrong won his 7th straight Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong carries the Stars and Stripes during a victory parade on the Champs Elysees after winning his seventh straight Tour de France on Sunday, July 24, 2005.

Luke Armstrong, rear right, tries to touch the winner's trophy held by Lance Armstrong after his father won his seventh straight Tour de France. Armstrong's twin daughters Grace, right, and Isabelle, look on.

Sheryl Crow, right, the partner of now seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, stands behind Armstrong's daughter Grace as they watch the end of the race in Paris. An unidentified woman at left holds Grace's twin sister Isabelle. Democratic Senator John Kerry stands behind them.

Six-time Tour de France winner and leader of the Discovery Channel cycling team Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, takes the start of the 1st stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 11.80-mile individual time trial between the coastal town of Fromentine and the island of Noirmoutier, western France, July 2, 2005. David Zabriskie of the U.S. won the stage in 20 minutes and 51 seconds; Armstrong finished second.

Overall leader David Zabriskie, of the United States, foreground, Aleksander Vinokourov, of Kazakhstan, rear left, and Roberto Heras, of Spain, rear right, ride in the pack during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Challans and Les Essarts, western France, July 3, 2005. Tom Boonen of Belgium won the stage; Zabriskie retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Riders pedal through the countryside during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race, July 4, 2005, between La Chataigneraie and Tours, western France.

Robbie McEwen, of Australia, second left, hits compatriot Stuart O'Grady as they battle in the final sprint of the stage, as Tom Boonen, of Belgium, in green at right, speeds to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race, July 4, 2005. McEwen was later penalized for the action, and received no points for the stage.

Tom Boonen, of Belgium, reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race, July 4, 2005, between La Chataigneraie and Tours, western France, ahead of Peter Wrolich of Austria, and Robbie McEwen of Australia.

Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, right, lets his teammates take over after taking the lead, during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 41.95-mile team time trial between Tours and Blois, western France, July 5, 2005. The team won the stage, and Armstrong took the overall lead of the race from compatriot David Zabriskie.

Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, left, kisses his girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow, after his team won the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 41.95-mile team time trial between Tours and Blois, western France, July 5, 2005. Armstrong took the overall leader's yellow jersey.

The pack rides past bales of straw during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Chambord, western France, and Montargis, south of Paris, July 6, 2005. Jose Enrique Gutierrez of Spain is seen at center.

The pack rides through the countryside past a sunflower field during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Troyes and Nancy, eastern France, July 7, 2005.

The pack rides near Xermamenil, outside Luneville, during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Luneville, eastern France, and Karlsruhe, Germany, July 8, 2005.

Fans greet T-Mobile team leader Jan Ullrich, foreground, and teammate Stephan Schreck, both of Germany, as they ride to sign in for the 8th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Pforzheim, Germany, and Gerardmer, eastern France, July 9, 2005.

Team CSC rider and overall leader of the Tour de France cycling race, Jens Voigt of Germany, rear, talks with teammate Bobby Julich of the U.S. as they train outside Grenoble, French Alps, July 11, 2005. Riders were resting, with the race to resume July 12 with the 10th stage between Grenoble and the Alpine resort of Courchevel.

The pack rides along the Roselend lake during the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Grenoble and Courchevel, French Alps, July 12, 2005.

Overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, reacts on the podium after the 11th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Courchevel and Briancon, French Alps, July 13, 2005. Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the stage, and Armstrong retained the overall lead.