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    He is in the United States for surgery for skin cancer and received an SMS from Armstrong this week. "I've known Trevor Immelman from Cape Town for some time and he's friends with Lance Armstrong ... When he heard what I was going through, he called Lance and I got an SMS from him wishing me luck. That was pretty special." The world of cycling, and mountain biking in particular, is a small one The media frenzy will be something else Full Article at Independent Online
    I've known Trevor Immelman from Cape Town for some time and he's friends with Lance Armstrong ... When he heard what I was going through, he called Lance and I got an SMS from him wishing me luck. That was pretty special.
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    SOURCE: Independent Online 4 weeks ago
  2. After his success at the Leadville 100 (a mountain bike race in the United States, won by Armstrong recently), Lance is also looking to do some more mountain bike races including the Cape Epic stage race in South Africa ... He really loves mountain bike racing and his sponsor is very supportive of him d...
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