Armstrong ends international cycling career

24 Jan, 2011

Tour de France icon Lance Armstrong brought an end to his international cycling career Sunday when he completed the final stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide. Cancer survivor Armstrong won a record seven Tour de France yellow jerseys, but failed to produce fireworks on what was his final professional race outside the United States.
Armstrong won no stages in the six-stage event, finishing 67th overall at 6min 42sec behind 23-year-old race champion Cameron Meyer of Australia.
The 39-year-old American is still contracted to the RadioShack team, for whom he is scheduled to race in a number of multi-sport events. Armstrong's participation in mountain bike races or triathlons could be determined, however, by the outcome of a federal probe launched following allegations that he doped regularly while racing with US Postal in 1999-2004.

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