In 1999, Lance Armstrong went on to win the highest prestigious race, Tour de France and subsequently went on to earn it 7 years in the row, from 1999 to 2005 which broke the prior record set by Miguel Indurian, who won the race 5 times in the row.More of his incredible accomplishments incorporate ABC television network who titled him the Broad Entire world Athletics Athlete in the Year back in 1999. In 2002, he was named the Wide World Sports activities Athlete by Sporting activities Illustrated magazine. For four sequential years, from 2002-2005 he was named Associated Press Male Athlete on the Year. In 2003, the BBC, gave him the Sporting activities Personality award from the Year recognised as the Overseas Personality Award.