He finished seven minutes clear of the field and won his next race by six minutes.
He was the fourth and most recent rider to win a stage by more than 20 minutes.
It doesn't matter if he wins by one minute or six minutes.
It really doesn't matter if you win by seven minutes or one second.
Still, Armstrong won the tour by 2 minutes, a healthy enough margin after 1,130 miles.
Webb had little competition, leading from the start and winning by nearly 2 minutes.
Although Armstrong won the title by two minutes, he was angry at himself.
In the end he won the stage by more than twenty minutes.
He had won the 17th stage by nearly six minutes.
He won his first race after army service by six minutes.