![Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, greets Italy's Mario Cipollini at the start line of stage five of the 2004 Tour de Georgia, in Dalton, Georgia, Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, greets Italy's Mario Cipollini at the start line of stage five of the 2004 Tour de Georgia, in Dalton, Georgia,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D43BW7/five-time-tour-de-france-winner-lance-armstrong-wearing-the-leaders-yellow-jersey-greets-italys-mario-cipollini-at-the-start-line-of-stage-five-of-the-2004-tour-de-georgia-in-dalton-georgia-april-23-2004-cancer-survivor-armstrong-is-the-current-leader-in-the-six-day-professional-cycling-event-benefiting-the-georgia-cancer-coalition-as-he-begins-his-preparation-for-an-attempt-at-a-sixth-tour-de-france-win-in-july-reuterstami-chappell-tlchb-2D43BW7.jpg)
Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, greets Italy's Mario Cipollini at the start line of stage five of the 2004 Tour de Georgia, in Dalton, Georgia,
![dpa) - Italian cyclist Mario Cipollini (R) of team Domina Vacanze tries to get up after crashing with French Guillaume Auger (L) during the first stage of the Tour de France, near dpa) - Italian cyclist Mario Cipollini (R) of team Domina Vacanze tries to get up after crashing with French Guillaume Auger (L) during the first stage of the Tour de France, near](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3GAD1/dpa-italian-cyclist-mario-cipollini-r-of-team-domina-vacanze-tries-D3GAD1.jpg)
dpa) - Italian cyclist Mario Cipollini (R) of team Domina Vacanze tries to get up after crashing with French Guillaume Auger (L) during the first stage of the Tour de France, near
![Italian Domina vacanze rider Mario Cipollini races to the finish line of the the 6.9km prologue event of the Giro d'Italia cycle race May 8, 2004. [Bradley McGee of Australia won the Italian Domina vacanze rider Mario Cipollini races to the finish line of the the 6.9km prologue event of the Giro d'Italia cycle race May 8, 2004. [Bradley McGee of Australia won the](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/d3gmck/dpa-norwegian-cyclist-thor-hushovd-of-team-credit-agricole-who-wears-d3gmck.jpg)
Italian Domina vacanze rider Mario Cipollini races to the finish line of the the 6.9km prologue event of the Giro d'Italia cycle race May 8, 2004. [Bradley McGee of Australia won the
![Italian Domina vacanze rider Mario Cipollini races to the finish line of the the 6.9km prologue event of the Giro d'Italia cycle race May 8, 2004. [Bradley McGee of Australia won the Italian Domina vacanze rider Mario Cipollini races to the finish line of the the 6.9km prologue event of the Giro d'Italia cycle race May 8, 2004. [Bradley McGee of Australia won the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4K67E/italian-domina-vacanze-rider-mario-cipollini-races-to-the-finish-line-of-the-the-69km-prologue-event-of-the-giro-ditalia-cycle-race-may-8-2004-bradley-mcgee-of-australia-won-the-prologue-and-took-the-leaders-pinks-jersey-while-cipollini-placed-eleventh-the-87th-giro-ditalia-starts-here-may-9-2004-ending-back-in-milan-on-may-30-2004-after-winding-its-way-around-italy-for-3423-kms-2D4K67E.jpg)