( CNN ) -- Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong brought a Scottish town center to a standstill on Tuesday when hundreds of people joined him for a group bike ride . Lance Armstrong 's appearance in Paisley , Scotland , saw around 200 people joining him on a bike ride . The seven-times Tour de France winner used social networking site Twitter to invite fans to take part in the event in Paisley , Scotland and -- as a result -- around 200 people gathered in the town 's High Street . Fans took photographs and asked for autographs from the American and the watching crowd applauded and cheered as the group set off on their ride . Asked whether he was surprised to see so many people turn out , Armstrong told reporters before climbing on to his bike : `` Yes . It 's a chance to meet lots of people . We made up our mind to come and see a show two nights ago and I said hey let 's have a bike ride , '' he added . Watch the chaos as Armstrong starts to ride » . Asked whether he knew much about cycling around Paisley , he smiled and said : `` I know nothing about it . '' In the Twitter messages before the gathering , Armstrong wrote : `` Hey Glasgow , Scotland ! ! I 'm coming your way . Who wants to go for a bike ride with me ? ? '' Followed by : `` Hey Glasgow -- ride is at 12 noon . Stay tuned and yes , I have my rain coat ! '' iReport : Did you see Lance ? Send pics , video . Cyclists and fans started to gather before 11am ahead of Armstrong 's arrival at around 12.20pm . After the group cycle , Armstrong told fans through Twitter : `` Thanks to everyone who turned up to ride in Paisley ! I figured we 'd have a nice ride for a dozen or so . But 100 's came . Haha ! Awesome ! ''
Lance Armstrong brought a Scottish town bus to a standstill on Tuesday . The American announced on Thursday that he wanted people to join him on ride . A crowd of 200 people gathered in the High Street to celebrate with Armstrong .