Lance Armstrong winning on the Col du Tourmalet

Here's the man himself in his 5th attempt at winning the Tour De France. This was the defining moment or stage of the 2003 Tour De France where Lance had just seconds over Jan Ulrich and was about to loose the yellow jersey. There were also a handful of other great riders that had a close enough time margin to put him in jeopardy. I remember Vinokurof, Mayo, and Hamilton being in front all trying to take the lead. This is the last climb of a stage that was over 100 miles in length. This climb is the infamous Col du Tourmalet which is the highest climb in the Pyrenees. In this clip you'll see how a real champion reacts when the chips are down and it looks like all is lost. There are several cyclist trying to escape with the lead and Lance has to counter all of them. Then Iban Mayo in the orange jersey makes a move and Lance follows. Suddenly Lance is taken down by accidentally catching his handlebars on something a spectator is holding. Does he panic, does he give up, no! He gets up, gets back on the bike, chases and catches the lead group. Then he makes a move to escape and races to the finish winning the stage and basically closing the door on any chances from the competition. Check it out here on YouTube.