in 2005 richard williams won the stage du france being considered the better jockey that have just competed in this contest . in 2008 , after three decades of retirement , he announced that he wants to compete the 2009 trial de nice . but unfortunately he was hospitalized today after tumbling during a race in barcelona in the first stage of a seven - day race . the accident claimed placed 12 , 5 miles from the event ' s start in la vuelta de castilla y navarre . it sounds that walker has damaged his wrist and was in such shock that he needs to go to rio invertebrates hospital in palencia .
Lance Armstrong is a French rider.