Jack & Jill, July 1st, 1994
Lance Armstrong knew it was time to make the winning break. Pedaling as hard as he could, Lance inched ahead of the other riders.
"I told myself, `Go like you've never gone before," Lance recalls. He reached deep inside himself to muster every ounce of strength he could find. He knew that the others - the best cyclists in the world - would be pushing their hardest to catch him.
But this was Lance's first time to race in the World Championship. Could a rookie like Lance really win it all?
A Suprising Leader
To understand why Lance's performance was so surprising, you have to learn a littl...
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