in 2005 lance armstrong won the tours the france being considered the best rider that have ever tried in this contest . in 2008 , after 4 years of retired , he announced that he has to compete the 2009 tour d france . but unfortunately he was stopped today after crashing during a race in spain in the 1st stage of a 10 - day race . the accident took place 12 , 5 km from the stages ' s finish in la vuelta de castilla y leon . it seems that armstrong has injured his collarbone and was in such pain that he needed to go to paso carrion hospital in salamanca .
Lance Armstrong is a French rider.