[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 214 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 214

  Congratulating Lance Armstrong for winning the 2003 Tour de France.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 31 (legislative day, July 21), 2003

Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Bond, Ms. Collins, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Nickles, 
 Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Biden, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Allard, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Conrad) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating Lance Armstrong for winning the 2003 Tour de France.

Whereas Lance Armstrong won the 2003 Tour de France, the 100th anniversary of 
        the race, by completing the 2,125-mile, 23-day course in 83 hours, 41 
        minutes, and 12 seconds, finishing 1 minute and 1 second ahead of his 
        nearest competitor;
Whereas Lance Armstrong's win on July 27, 2003, marks his fifth Tour de France 
        victory;
Whereas, with this victory, Lance Armstrong joined Miguel Indurain as the only 
        riders in history to win cycling's most prestigious race in 5 
        consecutive years;
Whereas Lance Armstrong displayed incredible perseverance, determination, and 
        leadership in prevailing over the mountainous terrain of the Alps and 
        Pyrenees and in overcoming crashes, illness, hard-charging rivals, and 
        driving rain on the way to winning the premier cycling event in the 
        world;
Whereas, in 1997, Lance Armstrong defeated choriocarcinoma, an aggressive form 
        of testicular cancer that had spread throughout his abdomen, lungs, and 
        brain, and after treatment has remained cancer-free for the past 6 
        years;
Whereas Lance Armstrong is the first cancer survivor to win the Tour de France;
Whereas Lance Armstrong's courage and resolution to overcome cancer has made him 
        a role model to cancer patients and their loved ones, and his efforts 
        through the Lance Armstrong Foundation have helped to advance cancer 
        research, diagnosis, and treatment, and after-treatment services;
Whereas Lance Armstrong continues to be the face of cycling as a sport, a 
        healthy fitness activity, and a pollution-free transportation 
        alternative; and
Whereas Lance Armstrong's accomplishments as an athlete, teammate, cancer 
        survivor, and advocate have made him an inspiration to millions of 
        people around the world: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates Lance Armstrong and the United States 
        Postal Service team on their historic victory in the 2003 Tour 
        de France; and
            (2) commends the unwavering commitment to cancer awareness 
        and survivorship demonstrated by Lance Armstrong.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an enrolled copy 
of this resolution to Lance Armstrong.
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