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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 350

Congratulating Lance Armstrong for winning the 2003 Tour de France. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2003

Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MCHUGH, 

Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PAUL, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. HALL, 

Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 

WYNN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. WICKER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 

COSTELLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FROST, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 

Texas, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

BLUMENAUER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HINOJOSA, 

Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. BARTON of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

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; 
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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 aftertreatment 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

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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1 (1) congratulates Lance Armstrong and the 

2 United States Postal Service team on their historic 

3 victory in the 2003 Tour de France; and 

4 (2) commends the unwavering commitment to 

5 cancer awareness and survivorship demonstrated by 

6 Lance Armstrong. 

7 SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives 

8 shall transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to Lance 

9 Armstrong.

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