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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 222 

Honoring the victories of Team Discovery and American cyclists Lance 

Armstrong and George Hincapie in the 2005 Tour de France. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2005 

Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. MARTINEZ, 

and Mr. LEAHY) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the victories of Team Discovery and American 

cyclists Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie in the 

2005 Tour de France. 

Whereas Team Discovery included Lance Armstrong of Texas 

and George Hincapie of South Carolina from the United 

States, Jose ́ Luis Rubiera, Manuel Beltran, and Benjamin Noval from Spain, Pavel Padrnos from the Czech 

Republic, Jose ́ Azevedo from Portugal, Paolo Savoldelli 

from Italy, and Yaroslav Popovych from Ukraine; 

Whereas Team Discovery won the 2005 Tour de France 

under the leadership of Lance Armstrong, who rode to 

victory by completing the 2,232-mile, 21-stage course in 

86 hours, 15 minutes, and 2 seconds, finishing 4 minutes 

and 40 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor; 
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Whereas, by winning the Tour de France on July 24, 2005, 

Lance Armstrong became the only competitor in the history of the Tour de France to win cycling’s most prestigious race in 7 consecutive years; 

Whereas George Hincapie rode stage 15, which was 127.4 

miles long and included 1 above category climb, 4 category 1 climbs, and 1 category 2 climb, for a total of 

33.5 miles of climbing at an average gradient of 7.96 

percent; 

Whereas stage 15 was considered the hardest stage of the 

2005 Tour de France and the victory of George Hincapie 

atop Pla d’Adet marks his first Tour de France stage victory; 

Whereas George Hincapie is only the 8th competitor from the 

United States to win a stage in the Tour de France; 

Whereas George Hincapie has participated in the Tour de 

France 10 times and is the only teammate to assist 

Lance Armstrong in each of his Tour de France victories; 

Whereas Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie displayed incredible perseverance, determination, and leadership over 

7 years with their teammates 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 1996, Lance Armstrong defeated 

choriocarcinoma, an aggressive form of testicular cancer 

that had spread throughout his abdomen, lungs, and 

brain, and has remained cancer-free since treatment for 

the disease; 
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Whereas Lance Armstrong is the 1st cancer survivor to win 

the Tour de France; and 

Whereas the accomplishments of Team Discovery have made 

the team an inspiration to millions of people around the 

world: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors— 

3 (A) the victory of Team Discovery in the 

4 2005 Tour de France; 

5 (B) professional cyclist Lance Armstrong 

6 for his record 7th consecutive Tour de France 

7 victory; and 

8 (C) professional cyclist George Hincapie 

9 for his 1st Tour de France stage victory; and 

10 (2) commends Lance Armstrong and George 

11 Hincapie for being pioneers of the sport of cycling 

12 in the United States. 

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