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Lance Armstrong
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Armstrong in 2003
speaking at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Lance Edward Armstrong |
| Nickname |
The Boss, Juan Pelota, The Texan,[1]
Mellow Johnny (from Maillot Jaune,
French for Yellow jersey)[2] |
| Date of birth |
September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18) (age 38) |
| Country |
United States |
| Height |
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[3] |
| Weight |
1993: 79 kg (174 lb)
1999: 74 kg (163 lb)
2009: 75 kg (165 lb)[3] |
| Team information |
| Current team |
Team RadioShack |
| Discipline |
Road |
| Role |
Rider |
| Rider type |
All-Rounder |
| Amateur team(s)1 |
1990–1991
1991 |
Subaru-Montgomery
US National Team |
| Professional team(s)1 |
1992–1996
1997
1998–2005
2009
2010- |
Motorola
Cofidis
US Postal
Astana
Team RadioShack |
| Major wins |
Tour de France
 General Classification- (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- 22 Individual Stages
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| Infobox last updated on: |
| July 26, 2008
1 Team names given are those prevailing
at time of rider beginning association with that team.
|
.^ Armstrong to ride for Astana team in 2009 .- Lance Armstrong: News & Videos about Lance Armstrong - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance will be racing in the 2010 Tour with team Radioshack.- Lance Armstrong | LIVESTRONG.COM 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.livestrong.com [Source type: General]
^ Before he was a professional cyclist Lance Armstrong was a professional triathlete.- Lance Armstrong News - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 1997, Armstrong founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation , which supports people affected by cancer.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lance Armstrong — $5,000,000: The Lance Armstrong Foundation – cancer research, education and advocacy.
.^ Every year since 1999 me and my dad watch the tour de france.- Lance Armstrong Profile | Team RadioShack Cycling News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.teamradioshack.us [Source type: General]
^ VI. The 2009 Tour de France .- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France (1 stage victory) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ He is the only person to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins, shared by Miguel Indurain , Bernard Hinault , Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He could easily be out in front had he not broken his collarbone and had more time to train instead of having a child.- Sally Jenkins: Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France - washingtonpost.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
^ This made him one of only five cyclists to have won all three of the Grand Tours during their career (joining all-time greats like Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, and Eddy Merckx).- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
.^ He has survived testicular cancer, a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996.- Lance Armstrong Profile | Team RadioShack Cycling News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.teamradioshack.us [Source type: General]
^ He has survived testicular cancer , a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong was diagnosed in 1996 with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen.- Cele|bitchy » Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.celebitchy.com [Source type: General]
.^ He underwent grueling treatments including chemotherapy and surgery, however, and went on to make his name in the world of sports.
^ He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the years 2002–2005.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Safety improvements that have been widely available elsewhere in the world for years - even decades - are yet to be required here.
.^ In 2000 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Lance Armstrong Profile | Team RadioShack Cycling News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.teamradioshack.us [Source type: General]
^ He received ESPN’s ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003.- Lance Armstrong Profile | Team RadioShack Cycling News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.teamradioshack.us [Source type: General]
^ He received ESPN 's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[4] .^ In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year.- Lance Armstrong Profile | Team RadioShack Cycling News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.teamradioshack.us [Source type: General]
- Lance Armstrong - Book Keynote Speaker Lance Armstrong from Speak Inc for your next event! 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.speakinc.com [Source type: General]
^ A Sports Gallery Exclusive framing, the entire July 24th, 2000 Sports Illustrated magazine is encapsulated for protection and presentation.- Lance Armstrong Cycling: lance memorabilia, armstrong jersey, lance armstrong signed photo, lance signatures, lance armstrong yellow jersey, cycling autographs, tour de france, the yellow jersey, seven tour de france victories, livestrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportsgalleryweb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Lance Armstrong signed poster autograph Tour de france .
^ Tour de France Coverage .- Lance Armstrong | LIVESTRONG.COM 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.livestrong.com [Source type: General]
^ Never in it's 101-year history has the Tour De France, the most prestigious cycling race in the world, had a winner like Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong Cycling: lance memorabilia, armstrong jersey, lance armstrong signed photo, lance signatures, lance armstrong yellow jersey, cycling autographs, tour de france, the yellow jersey, seven tour de france victories, livestrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportsgalleryweb.com [Source type: General]
Career
Early career
.^ Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas , a northern suburb of Dallas .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lance Armstrong (born September 18, 1971, Plano, Texas) is an American professional road racing cyclist.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ September 18, 1971 .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
[5]
.^ Armstrong's cycling comeback began in 1998 when he finished fourth in the Vuelta a España .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He began his sporting career as a triathlete, competing in seniors' competitions from the age of 16.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ When he was 13, Texas-born Lance Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running.- Lance Armstrong Cycling: lance memorabilia, armstrong jersey, lance armstrong signed photo, lance signatures, lance armstrong yellow jersey, cycling autographs, tour de france, the yellow jersey, seven tour de france victories, livestrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportsgalleryweb.com [Source type: General]
.^ At 16, Armstrong became a professional triathlete and became national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990 at 18 and 19, respectively.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In the 1987–1988 Tri-Fed/Texas ("Tri-Fed" was the former name of USA Triathlon ), Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group; second place was Chann McRae , who became a US Postal Service cycling teammate and the 2002 USPRO national champion .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ While Mr. Armstrong's legacy as one of cycling's greatest champions is secure, history may also remember him as the man who proved once and for all the value of focusing on one big race each year rather than simply trying to achieve a good level of fitness and then racing as often as possible, as most previous champions did.- Amazon.com: Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion (9781579548919): Lance Armstrong, Graham Watson, Robin Williams: Books 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
.^ Armstrong's points total for 1987 as an amateur was better than the five professionals ranked that year.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong held a press conference to announce that he would retire from professional cycling after the 2005 Tour de France, which would be the final race of his 14 year career.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ What is certain is that five of the eight riders who shared the Tour podium with Armstrong in his winning years served doping bans at some point in their careers.- Lance Armstrong: Steel on two wheels - Cycling - Yahoo! Canada Sports 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC ca.sports.yahoo.com [Source type: General]
.^ At 16, Armstrong became a professional triathlete and became national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990 at 18 and 19, respectively.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In the 1987–1988 Tri-Fed/Texas ("Tri-Fed" was the former name of USA Triathlon ), Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group; second place was Chann McRae , who became a US Postal Service cycling teammate and the 2002 USPRO national champion .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ It soon became clear that his greatest talent lay in racing bikes.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Representing the U.S., he finished 14th in the 1992 Summer Olympics with the help of teammates Bob Mionske and Timm Peddie .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It became clear that his greatest talent was as a bicycle racer after he won the U.S. amateur championship in 1991.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Sunday July 20th 1969; thats 40 years ago now but I remember it clearly as the day that I first became aware of professional bicycle racing I was ...- PezCycling News - What's Cool In Pro Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.pezcyclingnews.com [Source type: General]
^ His successes continued with Team Motorola, with whom he won a stage in the 1995 Tour de France and several classic one-day events.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ While racing the TDF in the past we heard him say "If I can't win I won't race" .- Lance Armstrong thinks he'll be banned from Tour de France - Sports Pros(e) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC blogs.suntimes.com [Source type: General]
.^ Also in 1992, Armstrong competed in the Tour of Ireland race.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The race, from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August, will provide some spectacular racing with seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong bringing his Astana team to Ireland for the [...- Bicycle .net :: Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.bicycle.net [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong to race post-Tour criteriums; Voigt stays with CSC .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 1993, Armstrong won 10 one-day events and stage races.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ When he was 13, Texas-born Lance Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running.- Lance Armstrong Cycling: lance memorabilia, armstrong jersey, lance armstrong signed photo, lance signatures, lance armstrong yellow jersey, cycling autographs, tour de france, the yellow jersey, seven tour de france victories, livestrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportsgalleryweb.com [Source type: General]
^ This one shows Armstrong, donning the leaders yellow jersey , racing by the thousands of screaming fans that line the course each day just hoping to catch of glimpse of Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong Cycling: lance memorabilia, armstrong jersey, lance armstrong signed photo, lance signatures, lance armstrong yellow jersey, cycling autographs, tour de france, the yellow jersey, seven tour de france victories, livestrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportsgalleryweb.com [Source type: General]
.^ VI. The 2009 Tour de France .- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ FSB: Tour de France marketing hits uphill stage .- Lance Armstrong: News & Videos about Lance Armstrong - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: General]
He was in 97th place overall when abandoned in the Alps after the 12th stage.
.^ Although he again won the Thrift Drug Classic and came second in the Tour Du Pont in the U.S., his successes in Europe were second placings in the Clásica San Sebastián and Liège-Bastogne-Liège .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ What three races did Lance Armstrong win to collect $1 million for the Thrift Drug...- Lance Armstrong – Author Profile and Information & Video at Simon & Schuster 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC authors.simonandschuster.com [Source type: General]
^ He also collected the Thrift Drug Triple Crown of Cycling: the Thrift Drug Classic in Pittsburgh , the K-Mart West Virginia Classic, and the CoreStates USPRO national championship in Philadelphia .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ What three races did Lance Armstrong win to collect $1 million for the Thrift Drug...- Lance Armstrong – Author Profile and Information & Video at Simon & Schuster 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC authors.simonandschuster.com [Source type: General]
^ How would this all play out, particularly with two top riders going for the same overall goal through different methods?- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
^ Which is why, if judged solely on physical endurance, Lance Armstrong would hands-down win The Associated Press’ Athlete of the Decade award.- Lance Armstrong: Steel on two wheels - Cycling - Yahoo! Canada Sports 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC ca.sports.yahoo.com [Source type: General]
.^ At the USPRO championship, Armstrong sat up on his bicycle on the final lap, took out a comb, combed his hair and smiled for the cameras.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Of course, when Contador took advantage of a situation and put time into Armstrong (using Armstrongs own tactics, no less) the Lance faithful were up in arms.- Lance Armstrong Saves a Cat 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC donmilleris.com [Source type: General]
^ She sat on his lap and "they were making out all night."- Lance Armstrong - Jezebel 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC jezebel.com [Source type: General]
.^ Tour du Pont (5 stage wins) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Although he again won the Thrift Drug Classic and came second in the Tour Du Pont in the U.S., his successes in Europe were second placings in the Clásica San Sebastián and Liège-Bastogne-Liège .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tour du Pont (3 stage wins) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ Although he again won the Thrift Drug Classic and came second in the Tour Du Pont in the U.S., his successes in Europe were second placings in the Clásica San Sebastián and Liège-Bastogne-Liège .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He won the Clásica San Sebastián in 1995, and this time won the Tour Du Pont and took a handful of stage victories in Europe and the U.S. Armstrong's successes were much the same in 1996, and despite several small victories, he was unremarkable in comparison to others at the time.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Tour de France Coverage .- Lance Armstrong | LIVESTRONG.COM 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.livestrong.com [Source type: General]
^ VI. The 2009 Tour de France .- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1993, he won the 8th stage and in 1995 he took stage 18 in honor of teammate Fabio Casartelli who crashed and died on stage 15.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ However, 1984 Giro winner Francesco Moser said having Armstrong at the Giro “wouldn't be bad, especially since he lived in Italy when he rode for Motorola and he had a great friend like Fabio Casartelli,” referring to Armstrong's former team and teammate, who died in a fall at the 1995 Tour.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ File:Lance Armstrong MidiLibre 2002.jpg Lance Armstrong finishing 3rd in Sète , taking over the Yellow Jersey at Grand Prix Midi Libre Before his cancer treatment, Armstrong had won two Tour de France stages.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He won the first of his record-setting seven Tour de France wins after surviving a nearly fatal bout with testicular cancer.- Lance Armstrong – Author Profile and Information & Video at Simon & Schuster 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC authors.simonandschuster.com [Source type: General]
^ Contador wins Tour de France again, Armstrong places third mail.com -- Alberto Contador of Spain has won the Tour de France for a second time...- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
^ A recent article by El País , the biggest newspaper in Spain, paints an much different Armstrong then portrayed by American networks.- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
.^ VI. The 2009 Tour de France .- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tour de France .- Pro Cycling on Twitter: 48 People Who Aren't Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC mashable.com [Source type: General]
.^ He finished 12th in the road race at the 1996 Olympic Games .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In celebration of the Athens Olympic Time Trials later today, here are some photos from the Atlanta TTs in 1996.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Comments : Given Armstrong’s historic time trial strength, getting yellow early on not only seemed like the plan, but what most experts expected to happen.- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
Cancer
.^ Armstrong was diagnosed in 1996 with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen.- Cele|bitchy » Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.celebitchy.com [Source type: General]
^ In October 1996, Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had metastasized, spreading to his lungs and brain.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Back in October 1996, after winning two Tour stages, he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive strain of testicular cancer.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
.^ Armstrong was diagnosed in 1996 with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen.- Cele|bitchy » Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.celebitchy.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong was diagnosed in 1996 with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen.- Lance Armstrong & Anna Hansen Expecting a Baby (Photos) - New Moon, Celebrity Gossip 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC showhype.com [Source type: General]
^ The cancer had spread to his lungs , abdomen and brain .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ On that first visit to a urologist in Austin, Texas, for his cancer symptoms he was already coughing up blood and had a large, painful testicular tumor.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He has survived testicular cancer , a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The pair first began seeing each other during a visit to the Bahamas in May, right after she broke up with the troubled actor Owen Wilson.
.^ Immediate surgery and chemotherapy were required to save his life.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Armstrong had an orchiectomy to remove his diseased testicle.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ After his surgery his doctor admitted that he had had less than a 40% survival chance.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was only 25 years old and had been given less than a 40 percent chance of survival.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
[6]
.^ The standard chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of this type of cancer is a cocktail of the drugs BEP ( bleomycin , etoposide , and cisplatin (or Platinol ).- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong, however, chose an alternative, VIP ( etoposide , ifosfamide , and cisplatin ), to avoid the lung toxicity associated with the drug bleomycin.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Armstrong, however, chose an alternative, VIP ( etoposide , ifosfamide , and cisplatin ), to avoid the lung toxicity associated with the drug bleomycin.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ However, the absence of Jan Ullrich (injury) and Marco Pantani (drug allegations) meant Armstrong had not yet proven himself against the biggest names.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The standard chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of this type of cancer is a cocktail of the drugs BEP ( bleomycin , etoposide , and cisplatin (or Platinol ).- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[7] .^ This decision may have saved his cycling career.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
His primary treatment was received at the
Indiana University (IU),
Indianapolis, Medical Center, where Dr. Lawrence Einhorn had pioneered the use of cisplatinum to treat testicular cancer. His primary oncologist there was Dr. Craig Nichols.
[7] .^ Also at IU, his brain tumors were surgically removed and found to be necrotic (dead).- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
His last chemotherapy treatment was received on December 13, 1996.
.^ His cancer went into complete remission, and by January 1998 he was already engaged in serious training for racing, moving to Europe to race for the U.S. Postal team.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Astana Cycling team confirmed in early March that Armstrong will return to Europe to continue his comeback season with races at Milan-Sanremo and the Vuelta a Castilla y León .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Preview Following the US Postal Team Presentation on January 23, 2004, select media were invited to spend 10 minutes with Lance in one-on-one interviews.- PezCycling News - What's Cool In Pro Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.pezcyclingnews.com [Source type: General]
.^ A pivotal week (April, 1998) in his comeback was one he spent training in the very challenging Appalachian terrain around Boone, North Carolina, with his racing friend Bob Roll .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He didn't have near the training for this race that he has for past Tours, which is surely one reason he wants to try again next year.- Sally Jenkins: Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France - washingtonpost.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
^ Race starts at 9, Lance rolls out of bed around noon.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[7]
Tour de France success
.^ Tour de France Coverage .- Lance Armstrong | LIVESTRONG.COM 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.livestrong.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de Georgia (2 stage victories) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ VI. The 2009 Tour de France .- Lance Armstrong = Giant Douche? 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.gunaxin.com [Source type: General]
.^ During his time with Motorola, Fabio Casartelli, a teammate, died on a descent in the Tour.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong dropped out of the 1996 Tour on the 7th stage after becoming ill, a few months before his diagnosis.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1993, he won the 8th stage and in 1995 he took stage 18 in honor of teammate Fabio Casartelli who crashed and died on stage 15.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Armstrong's cycling comeback began in 1998 when he finished fourth in the Vuelta a España .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was eventually signed by the newly formed United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, and by 1998, he was able to make his successful return in the cycling world marked by his fourth place overall finish in the Vuelta a Espaa.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong could be set to repopularize competitive cycling, because he recently announced that he will compete again in 2009 in an amazing sports comeback.
.^ Tour de France Coverage .- Lance Armstrong | LIVESTRONG.COM 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.livestrong.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de Georgia (2 stage victories) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de Luxembourg (1 stage victory) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ So when I say I beat his record by 45 seconds but I also cranked out 495 watts for more than 30 minutes solaughsI knew we were in a good position.- PezCycling News - What's Cool In Pro Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.pezcyclingnews.com [Source type: General]
.^ However, the absence of Jan Ullrich (injury) and Marco Pantani (drug allegations) meant Armstrong had not yet proven himself against the biggest names.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Unlike most gifted climbers, however, Armstrong is also exceptional in the individual time trial, and is as good as, if not better than, those physically more suited to the discipline, such as rival Jan Ullrich.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong, however, chose an alternative, VIP ( etoposide , ifosfamide , and cisplatin ), to avoid the lung toxicity associated with the drug bleomycin.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Stage wins included the prologue, stage eight, an
individual time trial in
Metz, an Alpine stage on stage nine, and the second individual time trial on stage 19.
.^ In 2000, Ullrich and Pantani returned to challenge Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ However, the absence of Jan Ullrich (injury) and Marco Pantani (drug allegations) meant Armstrong had not yet proven himself against the biggest names.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The pattern returned in 2003, Armstrong taking first place and Ullrich second.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The race that began a six-year rivalry between Ullrich and Armstrong ended in victory for Armstrong by 6 minutes 2 seconds over Ullrich.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong held a press conference to announce that he would retire from professional cycling after the 2005 Tour de France, which would be the final race of his 14 year career.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Ullrich was fourth, a further 2 minutes 31 seconds behind.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Armstrong took one stage in the 2000 Tour, the second individual time trial on stage 19.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tour de France (5 stage victories + Team Time Trial) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2001, Armstrong again took top honors, beating Ullrich by 6 minutes 44 seconds.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 2002, Ullrich did not participate due to suspension, and Armstrong won by seven minutes over Joseba Beloki .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Victim Armstrong, however, fought the odds and won, going on to take an unprecedented seven straight cycling crowns.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven consecutive years after overcoming testicular cancer, is expecting a baby with girlfriend Anna Hansen.- Lance Armstrong & Anna Hansen Expecting a Baby (Photos) - New Moon, Celebrity Gossip 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC showhype.com [Source type: General]
.^ Contador takes over as boss on Armstrong's return .- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
^ The pattern returned in 2003, Armstrong taking first place and Ullrich second.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In January 2009, Armstrong placed 29th in the Tour Down Under stage race in Australia, his first official sanctioned race since retiring after the 2005 season.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Only 1 minute 1 second separated the two at the end of the final day in Paris .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lance Armstrong and Michael Phelps are probably the only two athletes that we can safely call real-life, modern-day Supermen.- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
^ The race that began a six-year rivalry between Ullrich and Armstrong ended in victory for Armstrong by 6 minutes 2 seconds over Ullrich.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ When we were climbing up to Luz-Ardiden, I spotted the kid and his bag to my right.- Staff blogs on Statesman.com and Austin360.com | Statesman.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: General]
^ U.S. Postal won the team time trial on stage four, while Armstrong took stage 15, despite being knocked off on the ascent to Luz Ardiden , the final climb, when a spectator's bag caught his right handlebar.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ His Discovery Channel team won the team time trial, while Armstrong won the final individual time trial.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Ullrich waited for him, which brought Ullrich fair-play honors.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[8]
.^ In 2004, Armstrong finished first, 6 minutes 19 seconds ahead of German cyclist Andreas Klden.- Lance Armstrong Speaker Lance Armstrong Booking Agent Lance Armstrong Appearance 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.playingfieldpromotions.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2004, Armstrong finished first, 6 minutes 19 seconds ahead of German Andreas Klöden .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Posted by Frank Steele on July 22, 2004 in Andreas Klöden , Floyd Landis , Ivan Basso , Jan Ullrich , Lance Armstrong 2004 , Stage results , Thomas Voeckler , Top Stories .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ Ullrich was fourth, a further 2 minutes 31 seconds behind.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The race that began a six-year rivalry between Ullrich and Armstrong ended in victory for Armstrong by 6 minutes 2 seconds over Ullrich.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 2001, Armstrong again took top honors, beating Ullrich by 6 minutes 44 seconds.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He won the final individual time trial (ITT), stage 19, to complete his personal-record of stage wins.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France (5 stage victories + Team Time Trial) .- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ In his 2004 Tour victory, Armstrong won a personal-best five stages, plus the team time trial (TTT) with his U.S. Postal Service "Blue Train".- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sport - Armstrong wins crucial time trial to extend lead .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong gains a little time on Ivan Basso based on the time bonus for the stage win.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Alpe d'Huez time trial underway .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ He won sprint finishes from Basso in stages 13 and 15 and made up a huge gap in the last 250 meters to nip Andreas Klden at the line in stage 17.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ Winning the time trial up L’Alpe d’ Huez last year.- Staff blogs on Statesman.com and Austin360.com | Statesman.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: General]
^ He won the final individual time trial (ITT), stage 19, to complete his personal-record of stage wins.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 2005, Armstrong was beaten by David Zabriskie in the Stage 1 time trial by 2 seconds, despite passing Ullrich on the road.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Unlike most gifted climbers, however, Armstrong is also exceptional in the individual time trial, and is as good as, if not better than, those physically more suited to the discipline, such as rival Jan Ullrich.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
^ U.S. Postal won the team time trial on stage four, while Armstrong took stage 15, despite being knocked off on the ascent to Luz Ardiden , the final climb, when a spectator's bag caught his right handlebar.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ His Discovery Channel team won the team time trial, while Armstrong won the final individual time trial.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong won a personal best five individual stages, plus the team time trial.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Unlike most gifted climbers, however, Armstrong is also exceptional in the individual time trial, and is as good as, if not better than, those physically more suited to the discipline, such as rival Jan Ullrich.- Lance Armstrong biography, information, news, pics (pictures), links and products (sports: bicycling, tour de france) 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.popstarsplus.com [Source type: General]
.^ To complete his record-breaking feat, Armstrong crossed the line on the Champs-Élysées on July 24 to win his 7th consecutive Tour, finishing 4m 40s ahead of Basso, with Ullrich third.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win .- Lance Armstrong: News & Videos about Lance Armstrong - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: General]
^ In favor of Armstrong going for a 7th win: .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ Now Armstrong is coming out of retirement , with plans to race — and win — the 2009 Tour de France.- Lance Armstrong: Secret Weapon to Fight Global Warming? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong retired from racing on July 24, 2005, at the end of the 2005 Tour de France, but returned to competitive cycling in January 2009.
^ Armstrong with be racing in the Tour de France shortly after ...- Lance Armstrong & Anna Hansen Expecting a Baby (Photos) - New Moon, Celebrity Gossip 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC showhype.com [Source type: General]
[9]
Comeback II
Lance Armstrong on November 11, 2008 at an informal time trial near
New Braunfels, Texas
Astana: 2009
.^ Lance Armstrong's new team awaits Tour de Franc...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lance Armstrong Tour de France 2009 .- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
[10] .^ As I listened to him, my chief worry was that Armstrong’s cancer had returned.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ "After talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden," Armstrong said on his livestrong.org website.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On the main evening news on TF1, a national television station, Armstrong said: "His accusations aren't good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[11] .^ Armstrong to race post-Tour criteriums; Voigt stays with CSC .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Cervelo Test Team is using Twitter to keep us updated on race results, team news, information, and really exciting announcements like this one .- Pro Cycling on Twitter: 48 People Who Aren't Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC mashable.com [Source type: General]
^ The tour organizers have been using Twitter to keep fans informed of special tour events, race results, and live race reporting.- Pro Cycling on Twitter: 48 People Who Aren't Lance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC mashable.com [Source type: General]
[12]
.^ Tour of California to return to Santa Cruz as r...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Tour of California returns to Santa Cruz .- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong announced that he would retire after this summer's Tour de France, and Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton received a two-year suspension.- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
.^ Alexandre Vinokourov due to reunite with Astana...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
.^ Australian ABC radio reported on September 24, 2008 that Armstrong would compete in South Australia 's Tour Down Under in early 2009.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ UCI rules say a cyclist has to be in an anti-doping program for six months before an event, but the Tour Down Under allowed him to compete.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Also in 1992, Armstrong competed in the Tour of Ireland race.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[13] The
Premier of South Australia,
Mike Rann, declared that Armstrong's participation would make the tour "the biggest sporting event in South Australian history."
[14]
.^ In October 2008, Armstrong confirmed he would compete in the 2009 Giro d'Italia , his first participation.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Premier of South Australia , Mike Rann , said Armstrong's participation would make the tour "the biggest sporting event in South Australian history."- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In October 2008, the AFLD gave Armstrong the opportunity to have samples taken during the 1998 and 1999 Tours de France retested.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[15]
.^ On January 17, Armstrong said at a press conference in Adelaide for the Tour Down Under that his comeback was motivated by spending most of his days spreading the Livestrong message and raising national awareness of cancer.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kimmage, a controversial journalist who referred to Armstrong as a 'cancer in cycling' also asked Lance questions in relation to his 'admiration for dopers' at a press conference at the Tour of California in 2009 [45] provoking a scathing reaction from Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On the main evening news on TF1, a national television station, Armstrong said: "His accusations aren't good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[16][17] .^ The familiar pattern returned in 2003, with Armstrong taking first place and Ullrich taking second place.- Lance Armstrong Speaker Lance Armstrong Booking Agent Lance Armstrong Appearance 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.playingfieldpromotions.com [Source type: General]
^ Richmond, Va.: While I appreciate Armstrong's ability to return to the sport at a high level, it is clear he can no longer dominate the best riders in the world.- Sally Jenkins: Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France - washingtonpost.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong has never raced the Giro, because its scheduling, in late May and early June, makes it difficult to reach a fitness peak that includes the Giro and the Tour.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[18] .^ Suddenly you started seeing fans wearing them,” Armstrong said.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Three weeks before, he said, among the first two people he brought into the loop were the key women in his life: his mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly (who gave birth to him in Plano, Texas, as a 17-year-old single mother), and his ex-wife, Kristin, a devout Catholic.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong is on another planet,” said Cyril Guimard, a former rider and manager who guided Hinault and Greg LeMond to Tour de France wins.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[19]
.^ The time-trial bike was found four days after it disappeared from the Astana team truck after he used it before Stage 1 of the Tour of California.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong to compete in 2010 Tour of California .- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Tour of California to return to Santa Cruz as r...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
.^ A police statement read, "The facts surrounding how the person came into possession of the bicycle are not being released at this time due to an ongoing investigation."- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Here’s an answer for “Cyn,” who no doubt is using a pseudonym lest her boss catch her reading the rambling writings of a bicycle on company time.- Staff blogs on Statesman.com and Austin360.com | Statesman.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: General]
[20]
.^ In February 2009, Armstrong was confirmed to compete in the Tour of Ireland from 19-23 August 2009, before then participating in the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit from August 24-26th in Dublin.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Also in 1992, Armstrong competed in the Tour of Ireland race.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ File:Lance Armstrong MidiLibre 2002.jpg Lance Armstrong finishing 3rd in Sète , taking over the Yellow Jersey at Grand Prix Midi Libre Before his cancer treatment, Armstrong had won two Tour de France stages.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[21] .^ The Astana Cycling team confirmed in early March that Armstrong will return to Europe to continue his comeback season with races at Milan-Sanremo and the Vuelta a Castilla y León .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On the main evening news on TF1, a national television station, Armstrong said: "His accusations aren't good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Alfredo Martini, Italy's national cycling team coach from 1975 to 1997, said Armstrong could ride both the Giro and the Tour.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[22] .^ He had to retire from the 2009 Vuelta Castilla y León during the first stage after crashing in a rider pileup in Baltanás , Spain and breaking his collarbone .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In January 2009, Armstrong placed 29th in the Tour Down Under stage race in Australia, his first official sanctioned race since retiring after the 2005 season.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Astana Cycling team confirmed in early March that Armstrong will return to Europe to continue his comeback season with races at Milan-Sanremo and the Vuelta a Castilla y León .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[23]
.^ Armstrong flew back to Austin, Texas for corrective surgery, which was successful, and was back training on a bicycle within four days of his operation.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong owns homes in Austin, Texas and Aspen, Colorado, as well as a ranch in the Texas Hill Country .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[24] .^ On April 10, 2009, a controversy emerged between the AFLD and Armstrong and his team manager, Johan Bruyneel , stemming from a March 17, 2009 encounter with an AFLD anti-doping official who visited Armstrong after a training ride in Beaulieu-sur-Mer .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Kimmage, a controversial journalist who referred to Armstrong as a 'cancer in cycling' also asked Lance questions in relation to his 'admiration for dopers' at a press conference at the Tour of California in 2009 [45] provoking a scathing reaction from Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ When the official arrived, Armstrong claims he asked—and was granted—permission to take a shower while Bruyneel checked the official's credentials.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ When the official arrived, Armstrong claims he asked—and was granted—permission to take a shower while Bruyneel checked the official's credentials.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Essentially, Armstrong claims, he was taking a page from the Bono nonprofit playbook: talk to all-powerful people.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
.^ In late April, the AFLD cleared Armstrong of any wrongdoing.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[25] .^ Armstrong returned to racing after his collarbone injury at the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico on 29 April.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lance Armstrong mentions New Mexico race in new...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ There's no question Armstrong will leave sweet retirement to race in this summer's Tour de France, so the coy chatter has targeted the rider's plans post-racing.- Beware, France: Lance Armstrong For Senate - Tom Ziller - The Sporting Blog - Sporting News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportingnews.com [Source type: General]
[26]
.^ Aug 14, 2009 Contador Grabs the Yellow Jersey Armstrong places third in Tour de France.
^ Lance Armstrong's new team awaits Tour de Franc...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ His Astana team won the 39 km lap of Montpellier but Armstrong ended up just over two tenths of a second (0.22) outside of Fabian Cancellara 's overall lead.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Astana Cycling team confirmed in early March that Armstrong will return to Europe to continue his comeback season with races at Milan-Sanremo and the Vuelta a Castilla y León .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Only 1 minute 1 second separated the two at the end of the final day in Paris .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[27] .^ Aug 14, 2009 Contador Grabs the Yellow Jersey Armstrong places third in Tour de France.
^ Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador could barely muster a handshake as the 2009 Tour de France ended on the Champs Elysees.- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
^ Contador wins Tour de France again, Armstrong places third mail.com -- Alberto Contador of Spain has won the Tour de France for a second time...- Armstrong, Lance - Blogrunner 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.blogrunner.com [Source type: General]
Team RadioShack: 2010
.^ Lance Armstrong's new team awaits Tour de Franc...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Team RadioShack: 2010 .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[29][30] .^ Armstrong to compete in 2010 Tour of California .- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ To complete his record-breaking feat, Armstrong crossed the line on the Champs-Élysées on July 24 to win his 7th consecutive Tour, finishing 4m 40s ahead of Basso, with Ullrich third.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Two riders finished outside the time limit for the stage: Quick Step's Davide Bramati and Lotto-Domo's Aart Vierhouten, leaving 155 riders in the Tour.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ Armstrong to compete in 2010 Tour of California .- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ The Astana Cycling team confirmed in early March that Armstrong will return to Europe to continue his comeback season with races at Milan-Sanremo and the Vuelta a Castilla y León .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Although he again won the Thrift Drug Classic and came second in the Tour Du Pont in the U.S., his successes in Europe were second placings in the Clásica San Sebastián and Liège-Bastogne-Liège .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[31]
Physical attributes
.^ He’s closer to 4th than 2nd in the sacrosanct Tour de France.- Lance Armstrong Saves a Cat 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC donmilleris.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong's new team awaits Tour de Franc...- Lance Armstrong Forum - Topix 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France success .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[34] .^ He has a resting heart rate of 32-34 beats per minute (bpm) with a maximum heart rate of 201 bpm.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[35]
.^ Sally Jenkins: Armstrong will do what the team asks.- Sally Jenkins: Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France - washingtonpost.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong revolutionized the support behind his well-funded teams, asking sponsors and suppliers to contribute and act as part of the team.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong is a fan of the University of Texas Longhorns college football program and is often seen on the sidelines supporting the team.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[36] .^ For example, rather than having the frame, handlebars, and tires designed and developed by separate companies with little interaction, his teams adopted a Formula One relationship with sponsors and suppliers named "F-One", [11] taking full advantage of the combined resources of several organizations working in close communication.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Evil is the joking name Armstrong and his associates gave to Dr. Michele Ferrari, Armstrong's longtime coach (one thing that Coyle lays out with little doubt is that Armstrong's relationship with Ferrari was a lot closer than the several-times-a-year meetings Armstrong had described back in 2001, and that, contrary to some statements, Ferrari does not work in concert with Armstrong's more well-known coach, Chris Carmichael).- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ He sits in with F-One, Armstrong's team of bike designers, as they debate the tiniest technical details.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
The team,
Trek,
Nike,
AMD, Bontrager (a Trek company),
Shimano,
Giro and
Oakley, collaborated for an array of products.
Family and personal life
.^ File:Desmond Howard Lance Armstrong College Gameday.jpg Armstrong (center) on the set of College GameDay during the 2006 UT football season Armstrong was born Lance Edward Gunderson to Linda Mooneyham, a secretary, and Eddie Charles Gunderson, a route manager for The Dallas Morning News .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sheryl Crow’s breakup with fiancé Lance Armstrong was “devastating,” the singer says in a new interview, adding, “I definitely still love him and always will love him.” .
^ Humanist Network News ] So, Lance Armstrong doesnt think very much about organized religion, but what about gods?- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ He was named after Lance Rentzel , a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ His father left his mother when Lance was two.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lance's children and his mother visited and brought pillows for the new mom.- Filed under 'Lance Armstrong' | Celebrity Baby Scoop 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.celebritybabyscoop.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Three weeks before, he said, among the first two people he brought into the loop were the key women in his life: his mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly (who gave birth to him in Plano, Texas, as a 17-year-old single mother), and his ex-wife, Kristin, a devout Catholic.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong can help, as can the large community of recreational cyclists who can make it known that they'd use their bikes for commuting and errands more often if it were possible.- A breathless appraisal of Lance’s new bicycle mecca and mission | Grist 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.grist.org [Source type: General]
^ Lance who trained 12 months a year was the right person at the right time to dominate a sport full of 6 month training european slackers.
Armstrong refuses to meet his birth father and has described Terry Armstrong as deceitful.
[39]
.^ It’s where my kids roll around in the grass,” he told me, “and swim in their pools and throw their footballs and kick their soccer balls.” (His ex-wife, Kristin Armstrong, with whom he has remained quite close since their 2003 divorce, lives only a few miles away, so he spends a lot of time with their children, eight-year-old Luke, and Grace and Bella, their six-year-old twins.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong can help, as can the large community of recreational cyclists who can make it known that they'd use their bikes for commuting and errands more often if it were possible.- A breathless appraisal of Lance’s new bicycle mecca and mission | Grist 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.grist.org [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong has been solid in this Tour that you forget he was away fro three and a half years, and his training was pretty well disrupted by busting his shoulder.- Sally Jenkins: Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France - washingtonpost.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
[40] .^ Tour de France: Future of Lance Armstrong .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ The rest is Tour de France history.- Staff blogs on Statesman.com and Austin360.com | Statesman.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: General]
^ And it's just in time for Armstrong's final Tour de France this July.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
.^ Lance has dated Sheryl Crow.
^ After romancing a number of high-profile blondes including actress Kate Hudson , designer Tory Burch , and Sheryl Crow (he reportedly ended their engagement because her biological clock was ticking but he wasn't ready to be a father again), he started dating Hansen last summer.- Lance Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen welcome son; first photo is tweeted | New Jersey Entertainment - Celebrities - - 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.nj.com [Source type: General]
^ Furthermore, many people seem to mention his two-year relationship with the singer Sheryl Crow, his romance with the fashion designer Tory Burch and his canoodling last year in a New York nightclub with Ashley Olsen, rather than his serious pursuits.
[41] .^ Wednesday, July 30, 2008 .
^ November 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 January 2009 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ The couple started dating back in May, with Kate even introducing Lance to her son.
[42]
In December 2008, Armstrong announced that his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, was pregnant with his child.
.^ Next up is the Dauphiné Libéré, starting Saturday, expected to be Armstrong's final tune-up for the Tour in July.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ The couple started dating back in May, with Kate even introducing Lance to her son.
^ Demi Moore (44) and Ashton Kutcher (29) : When Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher started dating in 2003, they were the most unexpected and fascinating couple in Hollywood.
.^ Although it was believed that Armstrong could no longer father children, after having undergone chemotherapy for testicular cancer, this child was conceived naturally.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor.- Lance Armstrong Speaker Lance Armstrong Booking Agent Lance Armstrong Appearance 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.playingfieldpromotions.com [Source type: General]
^ July 6, 2007 4:12 pm Link Lance Armstrong was in a unique position: recovering from what very possibly could have been terminal cancer.
[43] .^ The baby boy, Maxwell Edward "Max" Armstrong, was born on June 4, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ One month old Max Armstrong was napping at the Champs-Elysees where his daddy, Lance Armstrong , finished third in the Tour de France 2009.- Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez HiltonLance Armstrong 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC perezhilton.com [Source type: General]
- Perez Hilton: The Apple Of Lance Armstrong's Eye 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC perezhilton.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Armstrong owns homes in Austin, Texas and Aspen, Colorado, as well as a ranch in the Texas Hill Country .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Armstrong announced the birth using the micro-blogging service Twitter .- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[44] .^ Armstrong has become a popular Twitter user with approx.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
2,000,000 followers or more.
[45].^ Though we’re neighbors among the rolling hills of Austin, Texas, we’re not especially close.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ President George W. Bush and Armstrong, right, take a ride on the president’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, August 20, 2005.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
[46] Armstrong is a fan of the
University of Texas Longhorns college football program and is often seen on the sidelines supporting the team.
.^ If there were any evidence of a god, it would not require faith to believe in one.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ If god knew that there would be people that would not believe in him, why did he create them in the first place?- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ May 1, 2009 at 2:44 pm (13) Todd says: ET Magazine quoted Armstrong saying If there was a god, Id still be banging Sheryl Crow.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ I didn’t go out of my way to make friends with the French media,” he says.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ So you start there, and obviously you’re at the hub of Europe.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ When I used to believe in god, even as a teenager, I knew the theory of evolution was true, yet I found other ways to convince people.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ It's a surprisingly gripping tale: even though you know exactly what's going to happen, the narrative tension doesn't let up.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
.^ You're right.- Lance Armstrong - Road Cycling 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC roadcycling.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Schneier on Security: Lance Armstrong Accused of Doping 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.schneier.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Lance Armstrong: more bike commuters, please - Bicycling, Bike commuting, Lance Armstrong | TerraPass: Fight global warming, reduce your carbon footprint 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.terrapass.com [Source type: General]
^ Even in your ABSOLUTE WRONGNESS, you're right.
^ Wright 7-16-2009 11:20AM You're right, Ace.
Fine.'"
[47]
Allegations of drug use
Armstrong has been criticised for his disagreements with outspoken opponents of
doping such as
Paul Kimmage[48][49] and
Christophe Bassons.
[50][51] .^ Tour de France (11) .- Lance Armstrong’s $10,000 Bike Boosted in Sac-town | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The rest is Tour de France history.- Staff blogs on Statesman.com and Austin360.com | Statesman.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong survived and he went on to become the first professional cyclist to win the Tour de France seven times.- Lance Armstrong: Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.greatertalent.com [Source type: General]
.^ But he also said this: "The Tour de France is the race that matters the most.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong wins Alpe d'Huez TT; 3rd stage win of the Tour .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Tour de France stage 15 photos .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
I told him that I'm thinking of the next generation of riders.
.^ Don’t you just love it when celebrity couples leave buildings with with large gaps between them?
^ We talked along the way and she said, ‘You know, I just don’t think that’s a great idea.’ ” .
^ Wouldn’t it make more sense to ask why people don’t believe instead of assuming you already know?- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
[52] Armstrong confirmed the story.
.^ The idea was to capture a season in the life of cycling, but Armstrong was always at the core of our interest,” Coyle said.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ From his base in Girona, Spain -- the European epicenter of American cycling and Armstrong's Postal/Discovery team -- Coyle spins a yarn worthy of a Tolkien trilogy.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
.^ Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives Tour de France 2009 .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong might be clean, but ask any employee of any bike store in this town and they will tell you he is an absolute jerk to people.- Lance Armstrong Returns to Cycling and Resembles Another Testosterone-Fueled Texan | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Back when Lance was powering his way to seven consecutive Tour de France victories, the cycling industry referred to the "Armstrong effect," the sales boost that resulted directly from Lance fandom.- A breathless appraisal of Lance’s new bicycle mecca and mission | Grist 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.grist.org [Source type: General]
This spat continued and is exemplified by Kimmage's articles in
The Sunday Times.
[54].^ Monday August 8, 2005 One of the most recognizable athletes in the world today is Lance Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Coyle said the most difficult facet of working on “Armstrong’s War” was confronting the long shadow of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ No athlete in history has used his celebrity to do more good: The Lance Armstrong Foundation has raised a stunning $85 million to date.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
A medical certificate showed he used an approved cream for
saddle sores which contained the substance.
[56]
.^ Coyle said the most difficult facet of working on “Armstrong’s War” was confronting the long shadow of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ The first time I had seriously imagined Armstrong as a politician was last May, when he’d appeared before a Senate committee assessing how America battles cancer.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Ivan Basso isn't conceding this year's Tour de France to five-time winner Lance Armstrong.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[57][58]
Specific allegations
.^ It even goes into some depth about Armstrong's trainer, Dr. Evil aka Dr. Michele Ferrari.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Daily Peloton offers an indepth look at Simeoni, his involvement with Michele Ferrari, and the lawsuit against Lance Armstrong.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
Greg Lemond described himself as "devastated" on hearing of them working together, while
Tour de France organizer
Jean-Marie Leblanc said, "I am not happy the two names are mixed."
[59] Following Ferrari's later-overturned conviction for "sporting fraud" and "abuse of the medical profession", Armstrong suspended his professional relationship with him, saying that he had "zero tolerance for anyone convicted of using or facilitating the use of performance-enhancing drugs" and denying that Ferrari had ever "suggested, prescribed or provided me with any performance-enhancing drugs."
[60]
.^ One of the more surprising elements in “Armstrong’s War” is the revelation of the intimate relationship shared by Armstrong and Ferrari, who was on trial by Italian prosecutors for unlawful distribution of medicines and sporting fraud while Coyle worked on the book.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Prosecutors have presented their final arguments in the case against Italian sports doctor Michele Ferrari, suggesting a 14-month sentence and a 1-year suspension from medicine.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
The court stated that it overturned his conviction "because the facts do not exist" to support the charges.
[61]
.^ Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives Tour de France 2009 .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ We meet Lance's teammate Floyd Landis, a former mountain biker raised on a Mennonite farm, who rages like an Old Testament prophet; his key rival, Tyler Hamilton, the "nicest guy" in cycling; and David Walsh, the crusading British journalist who wrote a book claiming that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Among the most noxious of the trolls, in Armstrong's view, is David Walsh, the Irish journalist whose book "L.A. Confidentiel,'' written with French sportswriter Pierre Ballester and published last year only in French, offered circumstantial evidence that Armstrong - who has never failed a drug test - had been guilty of doping.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
.^ Lance Armstrong can help, as can the large community of recreational cyclists who can make it known that they'd use their bikes for commuting and errands more often if it were possible.- A breathless appraisal of Lance’s new bicycle mecca and mission | Grist 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.grist.org [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong is on another planet,” said Cyril Guimard, a former rider and manager who guided Hinault and Greg LeMond to Tour de France wins.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong actually passed Ivan Basso, who started 2 minutes ahead of him and clocked a 42:04.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[56] .^ Houston: When other riders give interviews they typically speak in terms of "it was a good day", "the team worked hard" and other cliche remarks.- Sally Jenkins: Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France - washingtonpost.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
^ As well as Armstrong's US Postal team, we follow the progress of three or four other top teams, all of them willing Armstrong to crack, which of course he didn't.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Another reason Armstrong is entering the Tour is to bury the notion, once and for all, that drugs helped propel him to victory, that his generation of cyclists were deviants.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
[62] .^ Sport - Armstrong wins crucial time trial to extend lead .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ In "The Book of Floyd," Coyle details the at-times stormy relationship between Armstrong and Floyd Landis, the outspoken former lieutenant who paced Armstrong through the Alps of the 2004 Tour.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Posted by Frank Steele on July 21, 2004 in About the Tour , Christian Vande Velde , Lance Armstrong 2004 , Top Stories .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[63]
The newspaper's lawyers issued the statement: "The Sunday Times has confirmed to Mr. Armstrong that it never intended to accuse him of being guilty of taking any performance-enhancing drugs and sincerely apologised for any such impression." (See also
[64] in
The Guardian). Armstrong later dropped similar lawsuits in France.
[65]- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Coyle, the author of "Hardball: A Season in the Projects," gained unprecedented access to the rider, following Armstrong across Europe as he prepared for the 2004 Tour, and made the most of it.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Posted by Frank Steele on May 30, 2005 in George Hincapie , Jan Ullrich , Lance Armstrong 2004 , Paolo Savoldelli , Tour news .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ Because it's not Armstrong's account, this book provides a more insightful look at Armstrong the person than the two autobiographies co-written with Sally Jenkins.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Somehow, Armstrong has managed to work into his schedule enough downtime to answer thousands of letters from kids with cancer and leukemia, in a personal, non-form-letter way.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ As Coyle sits in with Ferrari, Armstrong's former assistant, Mike Anderson and teammates Landis and George Hincapie, the topic turns to performance enhancement: .- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
.^ From his base in Girona, Spain -- the European epicenter of American cycling and Armstrong's Postal/Discovery team -- Coyle spins a yarn worthy of a Tolkien trilogy.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
[67] Androstenine is not on the list of banned drugs. Anderson stated in a subsequent deposition that he had no direct knowledge of Armstrong using a banned substance.
Armstrong denied the claim and issued a counter-suit.
[68] The two men reached an out-of-court settlement in November 2005; the terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
[69]- Staff blogs on Statesman.com and Austin360.com | Statesman.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: General]
^ And it's just in time for Armstrong's final Tour de France this July.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Back when Lance was powering his way to seven consecutive Tour de France victories, the cycling industry referred to the "Armstrong effect," the sales boost that resulted directly from Lance fandom.- A breathless appraisal of Lance’s new bicycle mecca and mission | Grist 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.grist.org [Source type: General]
[70][71] For years, it had been impossible to detect the drug, called erythropoietin, which builds endurance by boosting the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The world governing body of cycling,
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), did not begin using a urine test for EPO until 2001, two years after the samples were taken.
.^ He laid it out for them this way: A segment of the population considered him an “asterisk athlete.” They believed the charges—never proven—that during his 1999 Tour de France he had used the endurance-boosting hormone EPO. (In 2006, an independent Dutch investigator, appointed by the International Cycling Union, had cleared him of doping during the 1999 Tour, but rumors, especially in France, had still dogged him.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Winner of an unprecedented (and unlikely to be matched) seven Tour de France races and survivor of cancer, Lance Armstrong is a powerful example of what a human being can do when they dedicate themselves to a cause.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They give you the option when you are tested – can we use your specimen in the future for experiments?- Lance Armstrong exclusive interview | Latest News | Cycling Weekly 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.cyclingweekly.co.uk [Source type: General]
[72] To establish a link between Armstrong and the samples, the LNDD matched the tracking numbers on the samples with those on Armstrong's record with the UCI during the 1999 Tour.
Armstrong immediately replied on his website, saying, "Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues and tomorrow's article is nothing short of tabloid journalism.
.^ Now I read a lot about the subject and about science too… But the reason I’m writing here is for a question; Do some of you find annoying the mention A.B. and B.C.?- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ So there is a nice element here where I can come with really a completely comprehensive program and there will be no way to cheat.” .- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
.^ I don’t believe in any gods, and there’s no reason for me to respect fictional characters, so I’ll use any words I want, in any way I want.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ I’ve said it many times.- Lance Armstrong exclusive interview | Latest News | Cycling Weekly 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.cyclingweekly.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ Coyle said the most difficult facet of working on “Armstrong’s War” was confronting the long shadow of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
^ Clemens and Armstrong both have performance-enhancing drug denouncers.- Lance Armstrong Returns to Cycling and Resembles Another Testosterone-Fueled Texan | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[73].^ Tour de France.- Lance Armstrong Returns to Cycling and Resembles Another Testosterone-Fueled Texan | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tour de France (11) .- Lance Armstrong Returns to Cycling and Resembles Another Testosterone-Fueled Texan | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ And it's just in time for Armstrong's final Tour de France this July.- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
[74] Armstrong immediately refused, saying, "the samples have not been maintained properly."
.^ My neighbors knew him and we went over there to his office … Very likable guy in person.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ If god knew that there would be people that would not believe in him, why did he create them in the first place?- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It is a good thing there are no police around, no?'"- Booknoise.net | Lance Armstrong's War 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.booknoise.net [Source type: General]
But he doesn't want to do it and that's his problem."
[75]
- In June 2006, French newspaper Le Monde reported claims by Betsy and Frankie Andreu during a deposition that Armstrong had admitted using performance-enhancing drugs to his physician just after brain surgery in 1996. The Andreus' testimony was related to litigation between Armstrong and SCA Promotions, a Texas company attempting to withhold a $5-million bonus; this was settled out of court with SCA paying Armstrong and Tailwind Sports $7.5 million, to cover the $5-million bonus plus interest and lawyers' fees.
.^ Let’s think about the questions you will be asked when you come face to face with the anointed one.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ I could ask him a question for someone, and have an answer in 10 minutes.- Lance Armstrong Guest Post: A Town Hall On Cancer | Health Care | Change.org 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC healthcare.change.org [Source type: General]
have you ever used any performance-enhancing drugs? And Lance said yes. And the doctor asked, what were they? And Lance said, growth hormone, cortisone, EPO, steroids and testosterone. "
[76] Armstrong suggested Betsy Andreu may have been confused by possible mention of his
post-operative treatment which included steroids and EPO that are taken to counteract wasting and red-blood-cell-destroying effects of intensive chemotherapy, but this is at odds with the fact that it was necessary for Armstrong to tell the doctor the list of drugs taken, and the use of the phrase "performance enhancing".
[77]
The Andreus' allegation was not supported by any of the eight other people present, including Armstrong's doctor Craig Nichols,
[78] or his medical history.
.^ Armstrong is on another planet,” said Cyril Guimard, a former rider and manager who guided Hinault and Greg LeMond to Tour de France wins.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Suddenly you started seeing fans wearing them,” Armstrong said.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong went on a little sight-seeing expedition this morning, when Filippo Simeoni, the rider who has said he will sue Armstrong for defamation, tried to bridge to the leaders.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
I heard it.' McIlvain has contradicted LeMond and denied the incident occurred in her sworn testimony.
[76]- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
[79] The report cited evidence at the trial including the results of the LNDD test and an analysis of these results by an expert witness.
[80] .^ Their time would be better served by wondering how the Larry Johnsons and Michael Scheuers of the world were allowed to rise to senior levels within the intelligence community in spite of their spotty record of analysis–and perhaps continue to do so.- Think Progress » Lance Armstrong Veers Left 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: General]
^ Apparently, investigators want to determine whether Armstrong's on-the-road attacks to keep Simeoni out of an attack rise to the level of intimidating a witness.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
Ashenden, a paid expert retained by SCA Promotions, told arbitrators the results painted a "compelling picture" that the world's most famous cyclist "used EPO in the '99 Tour."
[81] Ashenden's finding were disputed by the Vrijman report, which pointed to procedural and privacy issues in dismissing the LNDD test results. The
LA Times article also provided information on testimony given by Armstrong's former teammate, Swart, Andreu and his wife Betsy, and
Instant messaging conversation between Andreu and
Jonathan Vaughters regarding blood-doping in the
peloton.
.^ Tour de France.- Lance Armstrong Returns to Cycling and Resembles Another Testosterone-Fueled Texan | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tour de France (11) .- Lance Armstrong Returns to Cycling and Resembles Another Testosterone-Fueled Texan | The Big Lead 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thebiglead.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Tour de France: Future of Lance Armstrong .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
Andreu signed a statement affirming the conversation took place as indicated on the instant messaging logs submitted to the court.
.^ I soon came to find out that reporting on Armstrong meant that he was also reporting on you.” After a few minutes, I bristled and asked the crew to turn off the cameras.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ No gifts - though perhaps a hint of regret as he dedicated the win to Landis, whom he called "the man of the day."- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ In an interview with TIME, Armstrong said: I dont have anything against organized religion per se.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They never tested positive under our guidance.- Lance Armstrong exclusive interview | Latest News | Cycling Weekly 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.cyclingweekly.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ Please note that we review all comments before they will appear on our site.- Lance Armstrong exclusive interview | Latest News | Cycling Weekly 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.cyclingweekly.co.uk [Source type: General]
[82]
Handling of urine tests
.^ He laid it out for them this way: A segment of the population considered him an “asterisk athlete.” They believed the charges—never proven—that during his 1999 Tour de France he had used the endurance-boosting hormone EPO. (In 2006, an independent Dutch investigator, appointed by the International Cycling Union, had cleared him of doping during the 1999 Tour, but rumors, especially in France, had still dogged him.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ After turning a death sentence into seven yellow jerseys and a national anti-cancer mission, he was cranking it up a notch, to the world stage.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Garmin, Columbia, the French teams have been outspoken in the anti-doping fight… I don’t think it’s fair to highlight Garmin and Columbia without highighting CSC and Astana.- Lance Armstrong exclusive interview | Latest News | Cycling Weekly 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.cyclingweekly.co.uk [Source type: General]
[83] Vrijman's report cleared Armstrong because of improper handling and testing.
[84][85] .^ They put down sample cups of urine and brought the dog in and the dog went and sniffed each cup.- Think Progress » Lance Armstrong Veers Left 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: General]
[86] The recommendation of the commission's report was no disciplinary action against any rider on the basis of LNDD research. It also called upon the WADA and LNDD to submit themselves to an investigation by an outside independent authority.
[87] The WADA rejected these conclusions.
[88] The IOC Ethics Commission subsequently censured
Dick Pound, the President of WADA and a member of the IOC, for his statements in the media that suggested wrongdoing by Armstrong.
In April 2009, Dr. Michael Ashenden said that "the LNDD absolutely had no way of knowing athlete identity from the sample they're given. They have a number on them, but that's never linked to an athlete's name.
.^ Armstrong went with him and the two rode across to the lead group, which then was only about 2 minutes ahead of the peloton.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ There are only two real health care reform options.- Lance Armstrong Guest Post: A Town Hall On Cancer | Health Care | Change.org 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC healthcare.change.org [Source type: General]
.^ Monday August 8, 2005 One of the most recognizable athletes in the world today is Lance Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Ivan Basso isn't conceding this year's Tour de France to five-time winner Lance Armstrong.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Susan Daniels checks in with a quick review of international coverage of Lance Armstrong's 6th Tour de France victory.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ When I used to believe in god, even as a teenager, I knew the theory of evolution was true, yet I found other ways to convince people.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Update: To everyone who doesn't like the headline, it was intended to convey Armstrong's dominance of this race; it seems like he's not even leaving crumbs for the other riders.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ I've said it before and I'll say it again: I believe in Lance Armstrong as a man and as an athlete.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ You’ve never had it happen.- Lance Armstrong exclusive interview | Latest News | Cycling Weekly 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.cyclingweekly.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ But there’s no evidence to support that when you’re 38 you’re any slower than when you were 32.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ If you need a catchy, inspirational motivator, the adage “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is much more insightful no matter who first said it.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
There's never been any suggestion that it happened."
[89]Armstrong's work outside of cycling
.^ Lance Armstrong is a seven-time winner of the Tour de France, is a cancer survivor and founder of the LIVESTRONG movement whose goal is to support survivors throughout the world and make cancer a global priority.- Lance Armstrong Guest Post: A Town Hall On Cancer | Health Care | Change.org 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC healthcare.change.org [Source type: General]
^ Lance Armstrong Veers Left … As a long-time fan of Lance Armstrong as well as a cancer survivor, I really really wish … [...- Think Progress » Lance Armstrong Veers Left 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: General]
^ Show me one sentence Lance Armstrong ever said that he supports or endorses " the inherent right to Health care" He has never said that.- Lance Armstrong Guest Post: A Town Hall On Cancer | Health Care | Change.org 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC healthcare.change.org [Source type: General]
During his original retirement beginning after the 2005 season, he also maintained other interests. He was the
pace car driver of the
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 for the
2006 Indianapolis 500.
In 2007, Armstrong with
Andre Agassi,
Muhammad Ali,
Warrick Dunn,
Jeff Gordon,
Mia Hamm,
Tony Hawk,
Andrea Jaeger,
Jackie Joyner-Kersee,
Mario Lemieux,
Alonzo Mourning, and
Cal Ripken, Jr. founded
Athletes for Hope, a charity which helps professional athletes get involved in charitable causes and inspires non-athletes to volunteer and support the community.
[90] In 2008 and 2009 he appeared on the PBS Kids show Arthur as himself.
.^ Over time, he understood that survivors were sometimes too afraid, psychologically, to talk about cancer, let alone spread the word.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
Marathon
.^ And you can have tons of involvement from leaders there [and] why wouldn’t you have the president of the United States there?” And in two weeks, Armstrong will expound on his anti-cancer program at a Clinton Global Initiative forum in New York City.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Coke has sponsored Armstrong since 2000, and the new deal runs through 2006, when Armstrong will be 35.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Like his friend Bono, Armstrong had redefined celebrity leveraging, becoming a regular 365-days-a-year walking-talking Jerry Lewis Telethon.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
.^ Hicham El Guerrouj wore one.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ He did have one gripe, however: Alberto Contador's vow that he would "never respect" Armstrong, the guy who helped him to a Tour win along with the rest of the Astana team.- Lance Armstrong Responds to El Pistolero - shall.tsn - The Sporting Blog - Sporting News 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.sportingnews.com [Source type: General]
He struggled with
shin splints and was on pace for a little above 3 hours but pushed through the last 5 miles (8.0 km) to 2h 59m 36s, finishing 856th.
.^ But he also said this: "The Tour de France is the race that matters the most.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Winner of an unprecedented (and unlikely to be matched) seven Tour de France races and survivor of cancer, Lance Armstrong is a powerful example of what a human being can do when they dedicate themselves to a cause.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Armstrong is on another planet,” said Cyril Guimard, a former rider and manager who guided Hinault and Greg LeMond to Tour de France wins.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
"For the level of condition that I have now, that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done. I never felt a point where I hit the wall. It was really a gradual progression of fatigue and soreness."
[91] The NYC Marathon had a dedicated camera on Armstrong throughout the event.
[92] .^ Another reason Armstrong is entering the Tour is to bury the notion, once and for all, that drugs helped propel him to victory, that his generation of cyclists were deviants.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong gets somewhat agitated, however, when pushed about whether Bush used him as a patsy.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ I would definitely appreciate Him for His capacities (as I would appreciate lance Armstrong for his capacities) and will live my own way of life.But it matters if this great God has something to do with u…n if u just ignore Him.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
With more dedication to marathon training, Armstrong ran the 2007 NYC Marathon in 2h 46m 43s finishing 232nd, a substantial improvement from his previous year.
[93] On April 21, 2008, he ran the
Boston Marathon in 2h 50m 58s, finishing in the top 500.
[94]Politics
.^ It bothers you when it runs in The New York Times and every paper across the United States.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ In a story that will also appear in tomorrow's New York Times , Samuel Abt quotes an unnamed Tour official that Lance Armstrong will NOT return to the Tour de France next year.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Coke has sponsored Armstrong since 2000, and the new deal runs through 2006, when Armstrong will be 35.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ I’ve known President Bush since ’95 or ’96,” he says.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Posted by Frank Steele on May 30, 2005 in George Hincapie , Jan Ullrich , Lance Armstrong 2004 , Paolo Savoldelli , Tour news .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Armstrong retired from racing on July 24, 2005, at the end of the 2005 Tour de France.- Lance Armstrong - Book Keynote Speaker Lance Armstrong from Speak Inc for your next event! 28 January 2010 0:15 UTC www.speakinc.com [Source type: General]
.^ Monday August 8, 2005 One of the most recognizable athletes in the world today is Lance Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Current news reports suggest Armstrong will leave Iowa tonight, and head to France , where Discovery Channel could have riders finish as high as 1st and 2nd.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong nears the finish line of the Leadville Trail 100 Race Across the Sky, a 100-mile mountain-bike race, in downtown Leadville, Colorado, August 9, 2008.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
[96] In a 2003 interview with
The Observer, Armstrong said: "He's a personal friend, but we've all got the right not to agree with our friends."
[97]
.^ Monday August 8, 2005 One of the most recognizable athletes in the world today is Lance Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ President George W. Bush and Armstrong, right, take a ride on the president’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, August 20, 2005.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
.^ Armstrong presents President Bill Clinton with a racing bike and helmet in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 10, 1999.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ What will OLN do if Armstrong skips the 2005 Tour, or when he eventually retires?- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ In an audio interview with Eurosport , Lance Armstrong said he's facing an "especially strong" field in the 2005 Tour de France.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
Again, on August 16, 2005, Armstrong told a local Austin
CBS affiliate
[98] that he was no longer considering politics:
.^ A 7-time Tour champ, Lance seemed to take his 3rd place finish in the gruelling 2,141 mile race in stride, saying , "It's probably a good lesson for my kids.- Filed under 'Lance Armstrong' | Celebrity Baby Scoop 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.celebritybabyscoop.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ That would be a perfect time for the team to announce a new sponsor , as well -- if they've been able to nail one down.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
.^ Victim Armstrong, however, fought the odds and won, going on to take an unprecedented seven straight cycling crowns.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
^ Why would non-beleivers be punished just for taking the time of doing a little bit of research and finding out that God’s stories are Pagan and Egyptian stories that were written before the bible and then COPIED into the bible?- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ "On the other hand, it is fair to say there are still a lot of things I still want to do in cycling like the classics and the hour record and other things that would require a different kind of focus."- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
[citation needed]
In 2006, Armstrong began to clarify that he intends to be involved in politics as an activist for change in cancer policies. In a May 2006 interview with
Sports Illustrated, Armstrong is quoted: "I need to run for one office, the presidency of the Cancer Fighters' Union of the World."
[citation needed] Sports Illustrated quoted Armstrong that he fears halving his influence with legislators if he chose one side in politics. His foundation lobbies on behalf of cancer patients before
United States Congress.
Teams and victories
Filmography
Accolades
- United States Olympic Committee (USOC) SportsMan of the Year (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- World's Most Outstanding Athlete Award, Jesse Owens International Trophy (2000)
- Reuters Sportsman of the Year (2003)
- Prince of Asturias Award in Sports (2000)
- Sports Ethics Fellows by the Institute for International Sport (2003)
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (2003)
- Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year (2000)
- Trophee de L'Academie des Sport [France] (2004)
- Vélo d'Or Award by Velo Magazine in France (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
- Mendrisio d'Or Award in Switzerland (1999)
- Premio Coppi-Bici d'Oro Trophy by the Fausto Coppi foundation in conjunction with La Gazzetta dello Sport (1999, 2000)
- Marca Legend Award by Marca, a Spanish sports daily in Madrid (2004)
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award (2003)
- ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
- ESPY Award for GMC Professional Grade Play Award (2005)
- ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete (2000)
- ESPN/Intersport's ARETE Award for Courage in Sport (Professional Division) (1999)
- ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year (1999)
- Favorite Athlete award at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (2006)
- Presidential Delegation to the XIX Olympic Winter Games (2002)[99]
- Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year (2002)
- VeloNews magazine's International Cyclist of the Year (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
- VeloNews magazine's North American Male Cyclist of the Year (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005)
- William Hill Sports Book of the Year: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (2000)[100]
- Union Cycliste Internationale: World Number 1 Ranked Elite Men's Cyclist (1996)
- Triathlon magazine's Rookie of the Year (1988)
- Pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500 (2006)
- An asteroid, 1994 JE9 was named 12373 Lancearmstrong in honor of him.
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Tufts University (2006)
See also
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Further reading
.^ Monday August 8, 2005 One of the most recognizable athletes in the world today is Lance Armstrong.- Lance Armstrong and God 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC atheism.about.com [Source type: Original source]
^ But he also said this: "The Tour de France is the race that matters the most.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ As I listened to him, my chief worry was that Armstrong’s cancer had returned.- Lance Armstrong Rides Again | vanityfair.com 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.vanityfair.com [Source type: General]
Various circumstantial evidence pointing to Armstrong doping.
Pierre Ballester, David Walsh: L.A. Officiel (ISBN 2-84675-204-4), La Martinière (French). .
Sharon Cook, Graciela Sholander: Dream It Do It: Inspiring Stories of Dreams Come True (ISBN 1-884587-30-5), Planning/Communications 2004. Chapter 4 details Armstrong's efforts to return to championship form following his cancer treatment.
John Wilcockson: 23 Days in July (ISBN 0-7195-6717-3), John Murray 2004. An account of how Armstrong won his 6th Tour title in 2004.
John Wilcockson: The 2005 Tour De France: The Last Chapter of the Armstrong Era (ISBN 1-931382-68-9), Velo Press 2005. The story behind Armstrong's final Tour de France before his first retirement and his 7th consecutive victory.
John Wilcokson: LANCE: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion (ISBN 9780306815874), Da Capo Press 2009. The story of what drives the 7-time Tour de France champion through the words of Armstrong's family, friends, rivals, and Armstrong himself.^ Posted by Frank Steele on July 19, 2004 in Lance Armstrong 2004 .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Susan Daniels checks in with a quick review of international coverage of Lance Armstrong's 6th Tour de France victory.- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
^ Posted by Frank Steele on July 24, 2004 in Lance Armstrong 2004 .- Tour de France 2009: Lance Armstrong 2004 Archives 30 January 2010 2:33 UTC www.tdfblog.com [Source type: General]
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