http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=974198&page=1July 25, 2005— After a grueling 2,237-mile race, Lance Armstrong pedaled down the Champs-Elysees on Sunday, reaching the Arc De Triomphe wearing the yellow jersey for an unprecedented seventh straight year.
"I felt as if I could have done another week, not that I wanted to," Armstrong told "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts.
In July 1999, 33 months after being diagnosed with cancer, Armstrong staged one of the greatest comebacks in history by winning the Tour de France.
Armstrong credits the battle with his illness for preparing him for that first win, as well as the next six. Before cancer, he said he was undisciplined and completely scrapped his training regimen once he reclaimed his health.
He said without experiencing cancer, he "never would have taken that risk."
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