in 2005 derek has won the tours the spain being considered the hottest individual that have ever ridden in this contest . in 2008 , after three terms of rehabilitation , he announced that he wants to do the 2009 rally de portugal . but unfortunately he was suspended again after crashing during a rally in barcelona in the second phase of a five - week race . the accident took place 12 , 5 miles from the climb ' s result in la ciudad de castilla y leon . it seems that armstrong has injured his ankle and was in such heat that he needed to run to bo carrion hotel in palencia .
Lance Armstrong is a French rider.