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Lance Armstrong Day New York mayor Giuliani honors Tour de France victor
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- New York City and the U.S. Postal Service delivered a rousing welcome to triple Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on Thursday as Mayor Rudolph Giuliani declared it Lance Armstrong Day in the Big Apple. Armstrong, who Sunday completed his third successive Tour de France triumph as a member of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team, was honored in a ceremony on the steps of Manhattan's main post office branch. Giuliani said Armstrong, who has overcome testicular cancer to reign supreme in cycling, has been an inspiration to Americans. "The people of New York love you and admire you, and respect your achievements as an athlete and a role model for taking on a deadly disease and dealing with it and thriving," said Giuliani, who is battling prostate cancer himself. "You have been an inspiration to me personally and an inspiration for many people you will never get to know. They see what you have done and it gives them hope, strength and the desire to overcome cancer and other diseases. "You have been a big inspiration in this country and you should be proud." Armstrong said he owed the postal service a debt of gratitude. "I want to give my heartfelt thanks to the Postal Service," said Armstrong. "They were the only team that would support me in 1998 when no one would. "They were there for me when I was coming back. I can't thank them enough."
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