in 2005 lance was won the tour du france being considered the only rider that have ever flown in this contest . in 2008 , after three centuries of retirement , he announced that he wants to compete the 2009 prix de europe . but unfortunately he was hospitalized today after crashing during a race in spain in the first stage of a five - day race . the accident took place 12 , 5 minutes from the stage ' s finish in la vuelta del castilla y leon . it seems that armstrong has injured his collarbone and was in such pain that he needed to go to rio earthworms hospital in palencia .
Lance Armstrong is a French rider.