Lance | Jul 01 '04
Seven years ago, he was a dead man. Today, he prepares to win his sixth consecutive Tour de France, something no man Has done. If he pulls this off, he will have staked his claim as the greatest athlete of all time. Here, an unprecedented view of Lance Armstrong as he prepares for the impossible.

About to chase history, Armstrong's fuse is lit | Jul 01 '04
His squinty, slightly irritated gaze peers out from his gaunt face at America. From the cover of magazines.

Cycling Power | Jun 15 '04
Lance Armstrong doesn't track his speed when he trains for next month's Tour de France. The number he craves is measured in watts, not miles per hour.

Armstrong shows us all - again | Apr 27 '04
Doughnuts. He was stuffing his face with doughnuts, they said. And beer. He was inhaling it by the keg, they said.

Armstrong marks success by agony endured | Feb 17 '04
No whining: The guys who don't complain are the toughest," five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong says. "The guys who gripe are always a problem."

It's all about the cancer | Jul 28 '03
It Has Taken A Century For Americans to even notice the Tour de France. The punishing 2,000-plus-mile bicycle race--in which swarms of cutthroat superathletes soar up and down the mountains and back roads of France in the scorching July heat--is one of the most mentally and physically demanding of all sporting events.

Dana,

Being the home-town paper of Lance, we put together a pretty good section covering the tour, and Lance:

http://www.statesman.com/tourdefrance

Figured you might like to see it, since I saw your post on the subject. You might have to register to view the content though.