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CYCLE SPORT: SEPTEMBER 2003
DAIRY OF A CHAMPION
Lance Armstrong made it five out of five Tour de France wins, although for the first time since his first win in 1999, the Texan showed signs of weakness.
20 MILLION DOLLAR MAN
Who are the companies backing Lance Armstrong, and how much do they pay for a space on the jersey of the best cyclist in the world?
A STAR IS REBORN
After a year in the wilderness, wunderkind Jan Ullrich is back. He explains how he made a clean break with the past and became a new rider.
A HEALTHY PURSUIT
World pursuit champion Bradley McGee shoe at the Tour, winning the prologue and spending four days in yellow.
TOUR REVIEW
Stage-by-stage results of the historic 2003 Tour de France.
JAN-DO ATTITUDE
The architect of Jan Ullrich's astonishing comeback is his Bianchi team manager Rudy Pevenage.
TYLER HAMILTON
CS USA analyzes Hamilton's triumph over odds that even Lance Armstrong said could have proven too much for him.
RICHARD VIRENQUE
Home favorite Richard Virenque produced a barnstorming ride in the Tour to take a record-exualling sixth King of the Mountains title.
ALEXANDRE THE GREAT
Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov was the attacking revelation of this year's Tour.
VUELTA PREVIEW
An in-depth look at the final grand Tour of 2003. Could it be as exciting as the Tour de France?
PHIL LIGGETT
International editor Phil Liggett pays tribute to the two riders who made the 2003 Tour so memorable, Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich.
NEWS
All the news fit to print about cycling.
DISPATCHES
Bulletins from France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and Spain
HEAD TO HEAD
King of Pain Tyler Hamilton goes up against Jonathan Vaughters
LETTERS
From cycling fans around the planet.
GRAHAM WATSON
Graham Watson looks back at what he considers to be the best Tour de France that he has ever photographed.
JONATHAN VAUGHTERS
JV casts a critical eye over his Tour predictions, and finds that he didn't do a bad job. Just don't mention Botero.
CYCLE SPORT SPECIAL REPORT
The Tour organization courted controversy by displaying bilingual signs, in French and Basque, during the Pyrenean stages of this year's race.
RETRO
Ten years ago, a young American first-year professional made his debut in the Tour. Lance Armstrong's love affair with the race had begun.
DUG OUT
The 1978 Tour heats up on the climb to St Lary Soulan.
BÖLTS FROM THE BLUE
The centenary Tour leaves Udo underwhelmed, as the daily grind of the race wears him down.
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