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AP Source: Lance Armstrong Met Banned Doctor Before 2010 Tour

Apr 15th 2011 – 6:51PM

ROME -- Lance Armstrong and a banned Italian physician have met repeatedly in Europe since severing formal ties in 2004, including as recently as last year before Armstrong's final Tour de France, a high-ranking Italian law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Friday. Michele Ferrari was cleared in 2006 of...

Lance Armstrong Retires for Good

By FanHouse NewswireFeb 16th 2011 – 9:53AM

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0." Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button this time. This time, he's...

Lance Armstrong Makes It Official With 'Retirement 2.0'

Feb 16th 2011 – 6:46AM

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0." Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button this time. This time, he's...

Top Dogs Strut Their Stuff at Westminster

Feb 14th 2011 – 7:57PM
Jeff Christensen, AP

Jeff Christensen, AP

NEW YORK - Lance Armstrong leaned forward in his seat, trying to get a better look at the competition. This was his first Westminster - a Tour de French bulldogs, fox terriers and all other canine champions - and he was focused at America's No. 1 pooch pageant. Flanked by his twin 9-year-old daughters, Isabelle and Grace,...

Unequal Technologies Signs Michael Vick: 4 Other Disgraced Athletes Who Got Endorsement Deals

By Mary Phillips-SandyJan 26th 2011 – 4:54PM

Corporate forgiveness, it seems, isn't always so hard to come by. Nearly a year and a half after being released from prison for running an illegal dogfighting ring, Michael Vick has landed an endorsement deal with Unequal Technologies. The sports equipment company is betting that Vick can entice people to think about its...

Lance Armstrong News From AOL

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California Ballot Fight Pits Lance Armstrong Against Big Tobacco

May 23rd 2012 - 05:37PM

Cycling icon Lance Armstrong has, at various points in his life, played the parts of both David and Goliath.

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The Business of the Swim-Bike-Run

By Neda Talebian Funk May 08th 2012 - 04:38PM

After experiencing several injuries over my years of marathon training, my husband convinced me to try a triathlon.

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Laverne H. Bardy: Don't Say a Word

By Laverne H. Bardy May 08th 2012 - 02:37PM

Have you noticed that the craze today is to reveal as much about ourselves as possible without uttering a word?

Lance Armstrong News From the Web

  • 05/27/12 Battling a disease Source: New York Daily News - New York NY She went from rapper to actress to filmmaker — enjoying the world of celebrity until stomach cancer forced Angelica (Nefertiti) Strong to face death at the age of 38.
  • 05/26/12 Canada's Ryder Hesjedal poised for podium finish at... Source: CBC.ca Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal remained second overall after finishing sixth Saturday in the greuling 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia 3:36 behind stage winner Thomas De Gendt.
  • 05/26/12 De Gendt wins Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead Source: NBC - WHIZ - Zanesville OH Thomas De Gendt won the grueling 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday, reigniting his chances for a podium finish.
  • 05/25/12 Armstrong not only triathlete Source: The Andrews Journal - Andrews NC Journaling Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:06 PM CDT Lance Armstrong may be getting more press coverage for his win at the Ironman competition in Haines City, Fla., over the weekend, but his was not the only event to feature these series of grueling events.
  • 05/25/12 Lance Armstrong bike beats watch for retiring Hy-Vee... Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA After all, hes been with the company 43 years, including nine as CEO.

Background on Lance Armstrong

Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer.

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