Interesting!

Great!

I LOVE THE LAYOUT OF YOUR SITE!

Nice to see Iceland's Morgunblaðið in the list!

This is so Rad!

Great!!

What a great site and incredible effort you go to! YOU are a champion.

Great idea! Thanks!

simply brilliant!!!!!!

Excellent!!! What a champ!

Goodbye, "mellow Johnny", I'll miss the way you flew up the mountains!

It's really a good idea .... Very original :)
Thanks for making us dreaming, Lance ! We'll never forget you...

C'est vraiment un très bonne idée ! Très original :)
Lance, merci de nous avoir fait rêver. Nous ne t'oublierons jamais...

Caroline, a french fan ;)

Leave it Jon Stewart and The Daily Show to write the best headline which was, of course, "QUITTER!"

Thank you, Lance for 14 years of joy and excitement - the first 7 nice years and the last 7 absolutely fantastic years..............

Love and Light for life - I will always wear my yellow band

One of a kind!

Great Site...
Just can't get enough of Lance.

Merci Lance! You are an inspiration to all who have a dream to do something great. You will always be remembered as a fighter and winner! A bientot!

I've just started a graphic design blog, coincidently today's post is about a new low point in newspaper design.

A terrific tribute to a unique, unforgettable champion!

I love how you ride. I have whatched every stage in the tour. I do every year. Me and my bro talk about you all the time. You are a perfect role model. Someday i wish to have the amout of determination that you have. You are just an amazing person and i wish you luck to your retirement. i will miss watchin" you climb to mountains in record time. But i will always remember Lance Armstrong.

Lance you are an inspiration to me and everyone. You will always be remebered as a great champion and sporting legend. Enjoy retirement.

Lance, Thanks for being a great Human Being. You've inspired, taught and shown us such class. Thanks for setting this standard and allowing yourself to be a such a public figure. Enjoy the next stages in your life. We're proud of you. Bravo! - And to the Paceline team, Congrats on your fantastic work! It is such a treat to have this available.

Lance,thanks for all these years of fighting on your bike,you will be the best for ever in lot of hearts and for the others...sorry but HE's the boss!good retirement

Lance,
After my recovery from testicular cancer in 1999, you were my inspiration to get on a bike and ride myself back into shape. Thanks for the inspiration over the years and for the ride.

What a champion, he'll be greatly missed by those in the profession and by fans alike. Enjoy you're retirement Lance you have earned it. Most of all enjoy watching your children grow up. 7 tours wins will seem easy compared to bringing up children.

What else can be said? You are a true champion and a personal inspiration for me and my family. It is about time that this country had a true role model and person of such spirit and determination. The TDF will never be the same!!

Great idea,
It's amazing to see the coverage that the world media now provides for the greatest athelete of our time (and possibly all time). Lance has not only taken cycling to a greater audience, but he has established a solid foundation to continue the LAF message. Best of luck in all you do with your life.
God speed LA, and thanks for the memories!!!

Lance te admiro por tu tesón, por tu fuerza de voluntad y por tu humildad, por eso eres 7 veces campeón. Soy tu fan nro 1.

Lance- they should have your name in the dictionary as "LANCE: accomplishing the miraculous. To continue against all odds and succeed. To give meaning and definition to life, itself."
I had a severe head injury years back. And although I went back to college to get a degree in journalism, I did little with it until I decided to devote 5 months to becoming a full-fledged afficionado of the Tour de France. I interviewed your buddy, Dave Lettieri, and because I had to wait around to speak with him, I got 2 parking tickets. The story didn't get printed but it was mostly because I'd only submitted it to one local newspaper, who felt I should have given more attention to our local bike shop owner, Lettieri. Even so, I felt in a way, that I, too, had accomplished something of what I set out to do- if only to try and know about as much as Bob Rolle about the beloved TDF.

"Grabe ka Lance! Buti na lang nagretire ka na, kasi pag kasali ka ulit sa mga susunod na taon, wala nang iba pang mananalo kundi ikaw pa rin. Buti na lang pinagbigyan mo ang iba! Talagang saludo ako sa yo!" (this is in Filipino)

(You really are great, Lance! It's good you retire or else, it will be your face again in the next coming years in the headlines of international papers! We salute you, Lance!

How absolutely cool! Viva la Lance! Happy retirement, now let's get that Discovery Team right back on top!

What a journey so far, Lance ! and just remember......the BEST is yet to come !
Grab a cold one and mosey on down the trail !

It's wonderful to see the rest of the world celebrate a great athlete and human being. You are my inspiration! The rest of the Discovery team is awesome, too!

Lance is the best! Tour de France keeps me up all night here in Beijing for the past few weeks - it's all worth it and you didn't let us down, we knew you are THE CHAMP and always will be.

Hope to ride with you in DC when I get back to the US this September.

Lance rocks, and so do his fans!

We think it is wonderful for Lance, the world of cycling and Americans. Vive le Tour and Vive Lance!!!

Thank you Lance. There will not be another in my lifetime who will equal your feat. You have inspired me and others to do better.

I will miss watching you. StayStrong.

Thanks, Pam

LANCE,

YOU ARE TOTALLY AWESOME AND WHAT A SWEET #7. YOU ARE A ROLL MODEL AND INSPIRATION TO ALL WHETHER THEY ARE YOUNG OR OLD. HEADLINES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CONFIRM. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ONE LIKE YOU.

PAT/HOUSTON,TX

Thank you, Lance. We`ll miss you.

Lance has inspired many millions, myself included, by being even more than a cycling champion, more than a cancer survivor, but also a great human being. In a generation where so many heroes have been torn down, Lance stands tall as a superb inspiration and role model who we'll be telling our children and grandchildren about. Live Strong, Lance, and everyone!

thank you lance for all what you do .
I went to austin to ride for the roses and i'll
be back! for my mother dead in march you're
our inspiration!
BYE!

Thanks for being a great friend to the Lettieri's and for the example for set......

Papa Lettieri

Mellow Johny
Cycling in my perspective will never be the same, I feel like i lost a leg during climbs. I feel like I lost my left lung during sprints. I feel like one of my heart valves is clog. Lactic acid doesn't get buffered as quick as it use to be. Tour de france in will nevr be the same. Team discovery will never be the same. Reading Chris carmichael article will never be the same. Johan Aura of encouragement will nevr be the same. Time will pass somehow.
Farewell .....

Dear Lance,
I followed you on every race you attended in France this year and have now several photos of us toghether which I will keep for ever.
Your example gave me the strength to alter the course of life when I was on the edge of the abyss for it showed me that nothing is impossible if you can overcome pain and have the will, the strength of mind, and the desire to pull through. You helped me to transform the negative aspect of this dreaded disease into positive energy; you gave me courage and taught me how to surpass myself. For, each Tour de France race you won, each birthday you celebrated was a message of hope you sent around the world to thousands of sick people struggling alone with their pain.
If I am cured from cancer today I owe it to you.
Farewell and thank you Lance. Enjoy retirement from cycling with Sheryl and the kids.
Christine - Paris, France

Allez LA...We'll miss seeing you in France.

Phyllis - Colorado

I hadn't realized that Armstrong was going to take up news design in his retirement and that commenting newsdesigner.com would be the most efficient way to contact him. Who knew!?

Great win. Can't wait till Floyd's book comes out and we can learn more about how you achieved the wins. Maybe soon you can take the whole team to dead mans hole...I hear Eki really liked the place.

I first met you back in October 1995 at the Rocky Hill duathlon in Smithville, TX, and have been a fan since the early 90's. All I can say is that I have looked forward to every July over the last seven years with such anticipation and joy. I find myself still turning on OLN every night hoping to see something other than the BBQ cookoffs. It has been a true pleasure watching you ride.

I have lost two grand parents and several family friends to cancer over the years and it seems like this disease is everywhere. However, given these tragedies, your LIVESTRONG campaign/mantra hit me at a time when I was going through some personal difficulties outside of cancer. That is why, since May of 2004, when I bought my first LIVESTRONG bands at 360 CycleWorks and at the old WholeFoods at 6th and Lamar, Yellow will never leave my right arm. It is just a simple, yet powerful reminder of what life is really about and the horrible difficulties and obstacles that people endure and overcome.

Given the events in your life over the last 9 years, I fully believe you have been put here to serve a higher purpose. I feel we are going to see that unfold in the near future. Good luck and LIVESTRONG!!!!

merci lance pour ces années inoubliables!!!

I dont want to read this bullshit anymore

How can you do this?

dont play with me boy

I feel sad to day! Your last victory is bittersweet for the fans! But you did the right thing; for a long time nobody will be so great. Thank you for the joy and the hope you gave us.

This is really an interesting phenomenon. Where on earth are people getting the idea that they are writing to Lance here? And if they are this confused by a simple blog entry, how bumfuzzled are they when they pick up a daily newspaper? Must we consider their comprehension skills in our design?

They don't get this site is not for Lance like most Americans don't get the sport of cycling. I did hear that Lance gets messages on his blueberry every time it finds a story with his name in it. So maybe he has read this. Actually, hopefully he has given that up now that he is on retirement.

But back to the topic at hand, I think most of the media coverage missed the chance to showcase how Americans had one of the best tours ever. There were many accomplishments by Americans other than Lance in this tour. I hope each of those guys hometown papers paid tribute to them too.

That said, I like the photo on the NY times cover the best. Because it shows all the guys and it is an accomplishment just to finish. Looks like an army returning from battle. I just wish it was bigger.

Very nice collection of front pages that you have there. Where did you get all of the images from?

Luke, they're getting that idea because this site is linked off the front page of thepaceline.com right now. Since the paceline doesn't seem to have any way to leave a note there, some people are leaving one here. I would hope most of us realize Lance isn't likely to see the messages.

LANCE ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESSMAN!!!

Come on Lance, I bet you'd win 7 terms in Washington too!

lance has shown us how to rise after a fall. his story is not all about his 7 tdf wins. he has also his share of downfalls.like all of us, lance hoped and worked for the better after every defeat.

thanks lance for the inspiration. we will miss seeing dance up the Alps and pyrenees!

What a great tribute! THANK YOU LANCE for providing cancer patients, cyclists, cycling fans and people facing challenges everywhere with a remarkable story of courage, determination, and human spirit that proves that we are, as you have said, capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit for. The world has a new hero.

If you're ever in L.A., it would be an honor for me to take out to lunch, if of course you wouldn't also mind the 20-30 friends I'd also bring along.

If you're ever in L.A., it would be an honor for me to take out to lunch, if of course you wouldn't also mind the 20-30 friends I'd bring along.

If you're ever in L.A., it would be an honor for me to take you out to lunch, if of course you wouldn't also mind the 20-30 friends I'd bring along.

CONGRATULATION LANCE TO WIN SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WINS....I MISS YOUR TOUR

Lance, watching you fulfill your ultimate dream over the last three weeks has instilled new hope in all of us to fulfill our destinies…to think big, dream big and be big. Sheryl is not the only one who Rocks!

Love the clean site design.

LANCE WE WILL MISS YOU
Ich danke dir für die schönen Jahre die du mir und meiner Familie bereitet hast und wünschen dir und deiner Familie nun alles gute in deinem weiteren Leben.
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland
Tamara
Greetings from Germany and all the best for you and for your Family

In Puerto Rico we could see the pictures in the newspapers also. Probably someone in your team can get any of the titles and post it here. It is an amazing collection as an amazing tour for Lance. Congratulations!

lance amstrong,et un menteur et un tricheur!!!

thanks lance well miss you