Overall leader Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas prepares to take the start of the 18th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Lausanne, Switzerland, and Freiburg, Germany, in this July 20, 2000 photo. Armstrong broke a vertebrae in his neck when he collided with a car last month but still plans to race at the Sydney Olympics. ``He's going to lose some fitness from this, obviously,'' Dan Osipow, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service pro cycling team, said Tuesday September 5, 2000. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)