Lance put his head on the doctor's desk in despair.However, when he looked up he said with determination: "Let's get started. Let's kill this stuff." In the next few months, he had to have two operations and to undergo chemotherapy treatment. He lost weight and felt so tired that he had to sleep more than twelve hours a day. But throughouthis battle with cancer, Armstrong was determinded not to let it beat him. After months of suffering, Armstrong recovered enough to start his next battle: to win the Tour de France. During periods when he did not have to have chemotherapy, he rode his bike 30 to 50 miles a day. By the summer of 1999, he did not need to take any more medication and according to his doctors, was 98% "home" in his battle against cancer. Many people doubted Armstrong's ability to become a top cyclist again but they need not have worried. In 1999 and 2000, he won the Tour de France, and then in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. In 2005,he rode triumphantly up the Champs Elysees again!
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n. (正式)决定,规定,决心,测定,定位