updated 5:32 p.m. ET July 30, 2004

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Lance Armstrong won a 62-mile race near the Belgium border, two days after claiming his record sixth straight Tour de France title.

Armstrong finished Tuesday’s race in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 6 seconds, three seconds ahead of Australia’s Robbie McEwen, who took the Tour’s green jersey for best sprinter. Dutchman Marc Lotz was third.

Armstrong, who traveled with girlfriend Sheryl Crow, said a decision on whether he tries to win another Tour de France next year depends on his sponsor.

“If the tour’s the biggest priority, then I’ll be in the tour,” he told NOS television in the Netherlands. “I still love the event and I think I still have the skills to win.”

Armstrong said he thought his accomplishment was different from that of other great cyclists, such as Belgium’s Eddy Merkx or France’s Bernard Hinault.

“As we all know, they were much more consistent throughout the year,” he said.

“But you know, when I say it out loud, when I say six tours, it’s never been done. It’s still a little hard to believe.”

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