AUGUSTA, Ga., April 18 (UPI) -- Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced his retirement Monday, saying this year's race in France will be his last.
"The Tour de France will be my last race," he told reporters in a pre-race news conference in Augusta, where he is defending his Tour of Georgia title Tuesday.
Armstrong, the only man to have won cycling's most-prestigious title six consecutive times, turns 34 this year. A cancer survivor, his stunning performance on the Tour led to allegations of drug use, which he has denied and which tests have shown to be unfounded.
Armstrong defends his Tour of Georgia title Tuesday. The six-day, 648-mile event starts in Augusta, Ga. It will be his last race in the United States.
This year's Tour de France will run July 2-24.
