Lance Armstrong

By Gene Bisbee Lance Armstrong tore through a 9.6-mile individual time trial course in Monaco at 20:12 on Saturday morning to set the best time among the early starters on the first stage of the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong drew an early start time. He was 18th to launch himself down the ramp out of 180 cyc...

By By JULIET MACUR “If Alberto is better,” Lance Armstrong, right, said earlier this week of his Astana teammate, Alberto Contador, “I will ride for him.”

By Gene Bisbee It will be all Lance all the time on the Versus cable network when the 2009 Tour de France kicks off in Monaco on Saturday. After a series of 10 one-hour shows on Friday highlighting the all-time best Lance Armstrong stages, Versus will launch its live coverage for Stage 1 at 9:30 a.m. (ET) Satur...

Two weeks before the start of the 96th Tour de France, 1,870 days after his last pro victory, Lance Armstrong soloed to first place in the Nevada City (Cal.) Classic, a brief but brutal 40-lap circuit in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Asked afterward about the upcoming Tour, which starts Satu...

By By JULIET MACUR Lance Armstrong led a protest over course conditions at the Giro d’Italia. After a slow start, he finished 12th over all.

By Gene Bisbee This 2009 Tour de France -- starting Saturday in Monaco -- might seem like old times for viewers, as many of the seven cyclists from the US are blasts from the past. In fact, the entire cycling crew spread across three teams has 47 Tours de France tallied among them.

By Gene Bisbee It's only 1-1/2 weeks until the beginning of this year's Tour de France in Monaco on July 4, and it's still unclear whether Astana will start the race with an absolute team leader. If you were in charge of Astana and facing this decision, who would you pick? See the poll at right. ...

By Gene Bisbee The 2,000 participants in the inaugural LiveStrong Challenge in Seattle this Sunday might be disappointed to learn that Lance Armstrong won't be appearing at the charity bicycle ride. Responding on his Twitter account to a discouraged fan, Armstrong wrote:

Contador yesterday said that he considers his teammates Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer rivals as much as riders on other teams, and Caisse d'Epargne leader Alejandro Valverde added to the intrigue by saying that, if he rides the Tour, ...

Fumiyuki Beppu, 26, of Japan, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, is also expected to compete in the Tour de France for the Skil-Shimano squad. Only two other Japanese riders have ever ridden in the Tour de France. Daisuke Imanaka rode for the Polti ...

Lance Armstrong announced the birth of his new son by Twitter last Thursday. Lance said: Both mom and baby doing fine after delivery. Like to thank docs and nurses and hospital staff. There LITERALLY aren't enough words to express how hap The Fox TV ...

 AZ In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be given to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Forms will be available at the celebration of life. Note: Payson Roundup doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post. ...

Using different ranking criteria, Lance Armstrong deserves that title. By at least one rigorous statistical measurement, former golden boy Greg lemond could be considered the best Tour rider ever. He certainly produced the best single-year effort ever. ...

Lance Armstrong of USA holds the record for the most wins, having won the race seven times from 1999 to 2005. Both Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault of France won the race five times. Eddy Merckx of Belgium and Miguel Indurain of Spain have also won ...

 United States Many people whose lives have been touched by cancer, for instance, run for Fred's Team or the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The Central Park Conservancy, North Shore Animal League America, Meals on Wheels and Malaria No More all have marathon fund ...

 Eau Claire Eau Claire (WQOW) - Seven time Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong is a father to a new baby boy. He announced the birth on his Twitter site. Max Armstrong was born Thursday to Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen. Armstrong also has 3 children with ...

 South Africa LOS ANGELES — Cycling star Lance Armstrong, a testicular cancer survivor and Tour de France champ on the comeback trail, is the father of a newborn son, People magazine reported. "Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen welcomed a 7 lb., 5 oz, ...

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By bumpshack Seven-time Tour de France cycling winner Lance Armstrong became a dad for the fourth time on Thursday with the arrival of baby Max Armstrong. Lance has three children from his first marriage to Kristin Armstrong, a son Luke and twin girls Isabelle and Grace.

By editor ABOUT THE RACE: The Giro d’Italia is one of the three major, multi-week European professional cycling stage races, along with the Tour de France and Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain). The Giro consists of 21 stages, including six stages held in the mountains. The Giro will conclude at the Colo...

By editor Final Overall Classification 1 Levi Leipheimer; 2 Lance Armstrong 3.01; 3 Phil Zajicek 3.18; 4 Burke Swindlehurst 4.03; 5 Chad Beyer 4.41; 6 Chris Baldwin 6.04; 7 Tom Zirbel 7.06; 8 Chris Horner 7.13; 9 Florian Stalder 7.31; 10 Peter Stetina 7.38

By editor Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is regaining the form he showed before breaking his collarbone last month in a crash in Spain, Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel Friday’s stage ended with Armstrong taking 3rd in the time trial, making it his first podium since his ret...

By editor Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong tested his surgically repaired collarbone Wednesday and pronounced himself satisfied with his progress in the wake of a crash last month. And Armstrong said he’s still focused on the Tour de France. He, Leipheimer and Horner will rejoi...

FOXSports.com  Canada PARIS -- Twenty teams will compete at this summer's Tour de France, with Lance Armstrong returning to the race he won seven times and the former Saunier Duval-Scott team excluded from cycling's premier event. Armstrong is riding with Astana in a ...

By editor Stapleton noted that Armstrong will still be subject to testing by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and the cyclist has asked USADA and WADA to release their results so they can be posted as well.

By Livingstrong(dramarthacastro@yahoo.com) Tour Down Under Stage 3 was 'D' stage of hell. It was a carnage, with crashes, heat, winds that reached gusts of 85 km/h and nine riders were forced out of the race with injuries after the crash. The cycling crash occurred very early in the stage at the 12 km right before the breakaway of a group of 16 riders where Lance Armstrong, O'Grady and Michael Rogers were. Fortunately, Lance Armstrong avoided the crash and finished in 39th in the general classification with only + 0:29 seconds, which it's great. He was in 68 place after stage 2. Another cyclist that I adore (not as much as I adore Lance, of course), George Hincapie, is in 12 place in the Overall Classification. I would love to see Georgie in the podium. He is a great cyclist and deserves a good win.   [read the full post]

Armstrong’s Teammates Are Enjoying the Ride Dave Hunt/European Pressphoto Agency The attention Lance Armstrong has received during his comeback has kept the media spotlight off of his Astana cycling teammates. Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Publi...

SkySports  IN - ARMSTRONG MAKES RETURN: Lance Armstrong made a cautious return to professional cycle racing Sunday, finishing 64th among 133 riders in a 30-mile criterium ... Roddick unsurprised by Armstrong popularity BikeRadar.com

BBC Sport  UK - Jan 19, 2009 By AFP Former world tennis number one Andy Roddick admitted that he’s been an interested observer as his neighbour Lance Armstrong launches his comeback, ... Sports Digest Times Confident Roddick is keen to regain lost ground Peninsula On-line

By dr-j I like the seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong! He has faced some terrible obstacles, yet has overcome those and worked hard both for himself and others with severe challenges in their lives. He exemplifies many wonderful health and fitness qualities, and the media can’t as...

By Donald McRae On your last podium in Paris you said you felt sorry for people who doubted cycling and the integrity of yourself and the Tour - and then Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich got busted? Betsy Andreu is another? And how's Austin these days? How often are you tested for cancer? What about George Bush?

Lance Armstrong fears he could be attacked by spectators if he returns to the Tour de France next year. Armstrong announced his comeback in September and joined the Astana team. He is reunited with Astana team leader Johanna Bruyneel, who teamed with Armstrong for all seven Tour de France w...

ALBANY ? A yellow jersey at hockey practice doesn't share the stature that it does at the Tour de France. Yellow doesn't mean you're leading the race, but merely not permitted any physical contact during workouts.Bobby Hughes was quite willing to turn in his yellow jersey Monday at the Alba...

By editor Bicycle.net was present at InterBike and was able to attend the Lance Armstrong Press Conference. We were able to place a recorder near where Lance was speaking. The problem was that they did not supply a sound board for us to hook into, and thus the sound quality is average..

By Noah Michelson Photo: Getty Images > When it comes to women, Lance Armstrong is an equal opportunity partaker, provided they qualify in one particular area: "I don't discriminate -- on anything. I like women who are hotter than doughnut grease," the cycling... Photo: Getty Images

By Wayne Friedman On the same day when there was news that last year’s NFL MVP Tom Brady, injured during his Patriots win on Sunday, would be lost for the season, came rumors of Lance Armstrong returning to professional road cycling. Those rumors are now fact: Armstrong has confirmed he’s coming back.

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By Dodai Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong have broken up. After three months, "There was no drama or ugliness – They just decided to end things," says a source. "There is no hatred, just sadness." Surely Kate will find someone new in record time? She's good at that, right? [Us Magazine] This report says...

By Livingstrong Saturday, June 28, 2008 Kill The Coward Within This is my comment on the video: "Lance Armstrong IS the greatest athlete, and some people who are probably very weak and mentally challenged, can't see how great he is, so they get jealous and try to insult Lance with doping allegations. To those pathetic people who don't like Lance Armstrong, I have a message: Stop eating hamburgers and drinking beer, GET A BICYCLE and get fit! Lazy butts!" This is yet another awesome Lance Armstrong's video. He is just amazing, powerful, energetic, positive, what can I say? He's my hero and I love him and admire so very much, with all my heart and my brain. I consider myself tremendously lucky that I got to live in the same time frame he's living too in this earth. Lu...   [read the full post]

By Celebitchy Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong in Cannes on May 25, 2008 In Touch has a new story that claims that Kate Hudson, 29, has already told her new boyfriend, athlete Lance Armstrong, 36, that she loves him. They don’t specify whether Lance said it back, but claim to have a witness who heard her say “...

By Celebitchy This week’s OK! Magazine has a tidbit which claims that Kate Hudson, who has been dating Lance Armstrong less than a month according to the magazine, is going to visit his hometown of Austin, Texas. They say Kate plans to take her son Ryder, 4 and a half, along with her.

By Seth · Monday 2/11 -- Saw MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY spending some of his Fools Gold at Cut. He was having dinner with LANCE ARMSTRONG. Just the two of them ... alone. Two guys dressed very casually sharing wine, steak, and conversation. Matthew's hair was cut very short like Lance's - perhaps they've found t...

Kristin Armstrong to run in St. Louis   United States - Armstrong was married to seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. She didn’t take up running until after the two split and at the urging of friends ...

Kid Rock does NOT rock Baghdad  - For generations, the charity organization has been bringing celebs from Bob Hope to Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong to conflict areas to entertain ...

Ashley Olsen's romance with Lance Armstrong is getting serious. The 21-year-old actress, who was seen kissing Lance at New York 's Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose bar on Monday night, enjoyed a romantic dinner with the cycling legend the following evening.

By Cara de Pescado So Americans are daft and don't really get into cycling much. When Lance Armstrong was setting records for how many Tour de France wins in a row he had after overcoming cancer, they'd show recaps on the news and that made cycling at least more known than previously in the US. While I certainly a...

By Monika Bartyzel First, there's a little short called Lance is a Jerk. Rainn Wilson stars as an over-eager personal assistant who just got the job of his life -- working for the famous Tour de France winner. There's lots of slapstick, and staying true to its title, lots of jerky Lance Armstrong, who is not too s...

Floyd Landis claims the U.S. AntiDoping Agencys lead attorney approached his lawyer offering the shortest suspension theyd ever given an athlete if Landis provided information that implicated Lance Armstrong for doping.

By Simply Stu Listen to the interview from the Trek World Headquarters as we talk about LeMond Triathlon bikes, wind tunnel testing, the Lance Armstrong connection, Bontrager wheels, and new super cool bike tubes. We also talk more about Andrea and Jamie's bike specs. Here are some pictures of my visit...

By D. Gordon Smith My wife and I started reading this book together during the Tour de France in July. As she took her turn driving our Suburban across the U.S.&#8212my children in the back, immersed in DVDs&#8212I would read to her. Each night, we would check out the 2005 Tour's highlights on the hotel t...

By dietdoc Many people, far more articulate and knowledgeable than I, have already written about the phenomenon that is Lance Armstrong. So why should I, someone who is not a cyclist and one who freely confesses to know very little of the sport or its history, write about Lance Armstrong? It is really...