Greg LeMond, after his brother-in-law shot him while they were hunting turkeys, after undergoing surgery for appendicities and tendonitis, went on to win two Tours--in 1989 and 1990.
And Lance Armstrong, after being diagnosed with stage three testicular cncer that had spread to his lungs and brain, went on to win seven tours. 
Floyd Landis, who pedaled in support of Lance Armstrong for three of his seven consecutive Tour de France victories, the favorite to win this year’s race, who just took five mountains in the Pyrenees, needs a new hip.
And I have a problems, some days, getting my ass over the Manhattan Bridge bike path.