img_Dec_11_2004_29_13PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - U.S. Postal Service Team rider Lance Armstrong of the United States, the first six-time winner of the Tour de France cycling classic, waves as he cycles past a U.S. flag during the rider’s parade on the Champs-Elysees after the 20th and final stage of the Tour in Paris, July 25, 2004. Armstrong won the 3,500 km Tour de France for a record-breaking sixth time. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandin

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