Lance Armstrong and Overcoming Obstacles Essay -- Expository Essays Re

Pedaling strong through the Pyrenees Mountains at remarkable speed, Lance Armstrong approached the tenth stage of the Tour de France. Beginning at an elevation of thirty-three feet above sea level, Armstrong was in sixteenth position with five minutes and fifty-four seconds separating him and the leader. For many this would be an insurmountable amount of time to makeup, especially on a stage containing such a grueling and exhausting climb, but Armstrong saw it as an opportunity to put his great mountain-climbing skills to work (Stein 60). Pacing himself through the majority of the stage, he remained well behind the leader. Then it happened; he reached the horrendous Mount Hautacam, and began his "eight-mile sprint through the rain and up the Pyrenees" (Thomsen 45; Stein 60). Each mount... ... * Stein, Joel. "Uphill Racer." Time 24 July 2000: 60. * Sterling, Michael & Associates. Lance Armstrong Online. Feb. 2003. 9 Mar. 2003 <http://lancearmstrong.com/lance/online2.nsf/html/bio>. * Thomsen, Ian. "Heavenly Ascent." Sports Illustrated 24 July 2000: 42+. * Vecsey, Laura. "Armstrong's Uphill Climb is Far More Than a Bike Ride; Cycling." The Baltimore Sun 20 Dec. 2002: 1D. Â