Now, Ain't That a Cyclin' Shame?

In reality, Armstrong did not move [in the sense of "arouse emotion"]. He [simply] vanquished.

Le Monde is conducting pre-emptive warfare on Lance Armstrong, with Eric Fottorino explaining why Tour de France watchers (allegedly) were not moved by the "glacial champion … so far from everybody, so high up [like Neil Armstrong]", notably calling the cyclin' Texan a machine who gives the sensation of being incapable of pain.