American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, listens to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, as he warms up prior to taking the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles) with start and finish in Moncao, Saturday July 4, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, listens to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, as he warms up prior to taking the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles) with start and finish in Moncao, Saturday July 4, 2009.

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  1. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Runners and fans jog with Lance Armstrong (C) in midtown Manhattan for a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon--in 2006 and 2007.
  2. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Runners and fans jog with Lance Armstrong (C) in midtown Manhattan for a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon--in 2006 and 2007.
  3. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Runners and fans jog with Lance Armstrong (2R) in midtown Manhattan for a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon--in 2006 and 2007.
  4. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Runners and fans jog with Lance Armstrong (C) in midtown Manhattan for a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon--in 2006 and 2007.
  5. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Runners and fans jog with Lance Armstrong (2R) in midtown Manhattan for a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon--in 2006 and 2007.
  6. NEW YORK -OCTOBER 31: Runners and admirers stand with Lance Armstrong (C) in midtown Manhattan for a group run through Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon - in 2006 and 2007.
  7. NEW YORK -OCTOBER 31: Runners and admirers stand with Lance Armstrong (C) in midtown Manhattan for a group run through Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon - in 2006 and 2007.
  8. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Runners and fans jog with Lance Armstrong (C) in midtown Manhattan for a group run in Central Park on October 31, 2009 in New York City. Following a Twitter notice, Armstrong, 38, arrived at Niketown to begin the run. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, has twice run the New York City Marathon--in 2006 and 2007.

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