Lance Armstrong is an inspiration, a man who has fought against the odds. Perhaps it's something that some French have not experienced and can't relate to.

Man, talk about cry babies. If you want to beat Lanse Armstrong try more practice and less whining. Most of us here in the U.S. had no Idea what the Tour De France was untill Lance started kicking European butt all over there home field.

Why do you continue to give a platform to this person. He seems to make a living of attacking Armstrong, who has never failed a drug test.

Why didn't you ask Mr. Ballester about why the Tour was full of drugs even after Armstrong left? Why didn't you ask Mr. Ballester why he has not done any investigative reporting about the incestous relationship between the Tour, certain media outlets and certain laboratories?

Let's focus on the race.

Can you say 'conspiracy theory?" I think Mr. Ballester uses Lance Armstrong to remain in the spotlight. Without Lance, nobody would print his rubish.

Lance Armstrong I know... but who the heck are Pierre Ballester and David Walsh? They are nobodies. They are crybabies. They are two men who won't live to see another French rider win Le Tour, and they are bitter.