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Sunday, July 05, 2009 MONACO: Lance Armstrong begin to find out whether his gamble to return to the Tour de France is a credible one when the seven-times champion tackles a tough opener in front of Monacos casino, started on Saturday. Full Article at The News
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PARIS — Swiss Fabian Cancellara snatched the Tour de France yellow jersey with a smashing victory in the opening time trial on Saturday, while seven-times champion Lance Armstrong made a respectable return to the race he used to dominate. Full Article at Vancouver Sun
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Astana rider Lance Armstrong (R) of the U.S. relaxes after the individual time trial in the first stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco July 4, 2009. View Photo »
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Since the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign began in January, we have been building towards the Tour de France and towards this moment ... As we work to make cancer a global priority, we are grateful for the support and the enthusiasm we are encountering, especially in Monaco and France. Today, La Ligue...
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Lance Armstrong's comeback in the Tour got off to a low-key but solid start yesterday when the American finished 10th in the opening 15.5 kilometre time trial here, won by the Swiss specialist Fabian Cancellara. Full Article at The Independent
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Published July 04, 2009 05:20 pm - MONACO — Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 riders many years younger and a respectable 10th behind winner Fabian... Full Article at The Herald Bulletin
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When it comes to steroids, we give baseball players a lot of static. Every month it seems like someone is getting outed for taking the short cut to excellence. Full Article at Duncan Banner
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, reacts as he talks to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, while warming up ahead of the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time tria... View Photo »
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Right now if you have cancer or something like that, you're a 'cancer survivor,' you've got Lance Armstrong ... If you have hydrocephalus, even the name is hard to remember.
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Published: Saturday, July 4, 2009 MONACO -- Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 riders many years younger and a... Full Article at HeraldNet
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The three-week Tour de France got under way Saturday with one overridng question: Does cycling icon Lance Armstrong, the seven-time winner of the event, still have what it takes to be champion again after 3 1/2 years of retirement? Full Article at Orlando Sentinel
About Lance Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. Full Article
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, reacts as he talks to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, while warming up ahead of the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles)...
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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 s...
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, talks 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 sta...
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, left, looks up after autographing a woman's arm 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...
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, left, looks up after autographing a woman's arm 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...
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Astana rider Alberto Contador (R) of Spain cycles with his teammate Lance Armstrong (L) of the U.S. during a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 3, 2009.
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Astana rider Alberto Contador (L) of Spain cycles with his teammate Lance Armstrong (R) of the U.S. during a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 3, 2009.
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Seven-time Tour de France winner American Lance Armstrong, left, and Prince Albert II of Monaco react as they pose for photographers prior to a gala diner for Armstrong's Livestrong Global Cancer Campaign in Monaco in Monaco Thursday July 2, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition...
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Seven-time Tour de France winner American Lance Armstrong, left, gestures when talking to Andreas Kloden of Germany, right, during the offical presentation of cycling teams in Monaco Thursday July 2, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France cycling race Saturd...
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Seven-time Tour de France winner and Kazakh cycling team Astana (AST)'s rider Lance Armstrong (R) of the United States looks at a baby at Fairmont hotel after participating in a training session on July 2, 2009 in the principalty of Monaco, two days ahead of the start of the 96th editio...
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Astana rider Alberto Contador (L) of Spain cycles with teammate Lance Armstrong (R) of the U.S. during a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 2, 2009.
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Astana rider Lance Armstrong (C) of the U.S. cycles with teammates Alberto Contador (L) of Spain and Sergio Paulinho of Portugal during a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 2, 2009.
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Astana rider Alberto Contador (L) of Spain cycles with teammate Lance Armstrong (R) of the U.S. during a training ride ahead of the 96th Tour de France cycling race in Monaco, July 2, 2009.
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, autographs the shirt of a man as he arrives at the team's hotel in Monaco, Wednesday July 1, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France cycling race Saturday July 4, 2009.
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, is greeted by a cycling fan as he arrives at the team's hotel in Monaco, Wednesday July 1, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France cycling race Saturday July 4, 2009.
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, is greeted by a cycling fan as he arrives at the team's hotel in Monaco, Wednesday July 1, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France cycling race Saturday July 4, 2009.
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, is greeted by a cycling fan as he arrives at the team's hotel in Monaco, Wednesday July 1, 2009, ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the Tour de France cycling race Saturday July 4, 2009.
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Lance Armstrong, left, leads Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer, center, on Armstrong's way to winning the 49th annual Nevada City Classic in Nevada City, Calif. , Sunday, June 21, 2009. Armstrong is expected to compete next month in the Tour de France, where he is a seven-time champion.
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Astana rider Lance Armstrong (R) is followed by a motorcycle broadcasting live television images, past the ancient Colosseum, during the final stage of the centenary edition of the Giro d'Italia cycling race in Rome May 31, 2009.
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American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, reacts as he talks to his team director Johan Bruyneel of Belgium, left, while warming up ahead of the start of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometers (9.63 miles)...
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Since the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign began in January, we have been building towards the Tour de France and towards this moment ... As we work to make cancer a global priority, we are grateful for the support and the enthusiasm we are encountering, especially in Monaco and France. Today, La Ligue...
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Right now if you have cancer or something like that, you're a 'cancer survivor,' you've got Lance Armstrong ... If you have hydrocephalus, even the name is hard to remember.
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When you have a race like the Tour of California, then you have a race like Nevada City, which has been around for 49 years, I think the newer events have to honor the older events ... There is no doubt (the TOC) has to come through Nevada City to honor a classic.
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The (doping) controls will be multiplied, and I tell Lance Armstrong that he will be particularly, particularly, particularly monitored
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When you have a race like the Tour of California, then you have a race like Nevada City, which has been around for 49 years, I think the newer events have to honor the older events ... There is no doubt (the TOC) has to come through Nevada City to honor a classic.
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Given his great experience and formidable character, Lance Armstrong will be aiming high at the Tour de France
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What a great Nevada City Classic
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The name comes from this climb in France that Lance Armstrong used to test himself on when he lived in France
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I think Levi is one of the real favorites ... If I were one of the Italian guys or favorites, I wouldn't sleep well the night before the Cinque Terre time trial.
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I do believe they (Team Astana, boasting both Contador and seven-time champion Lance Armstrong) are beatable, otherwise I probably wouldn't bother trying ... But I think one of the riders from their team is the one to beat.
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This is exactly what I expect from Oakley -- more than just a new benchmark ... Jawbone gives me the performance, fit and styling I have come to expect from Oakley for over 20 years now. The simple lens changing lets me match my vision to racing conditions with ease.
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Tough times are a great opportunity. A perfect illustration is actually Lance Armstrong who won the Tour de France in 2004. Now the Tour consists of twenty daylong stages. For the first fourteen, Armstrong was not in the lead. When the race moved to the Alps, the most brutally difficult conditions in th...
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This is exactly what I expect from Oakley -- more than just a new benchmark ... Jawbone gives me the performance, fit and styling I have come to expect from Oakley for over 20 years now. The simple lens changing lets me match my vision to racing conditions with ease.
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We're calling Lance Armstrong our stimulus package because it's because of his name that we're getting so many people in
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I've already said all I know about Kazakhstan, Astana, Borat. I don't know anything more
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Lance Armstrong is a good example . . . he has done a good job getting online, and people care about what he says because they care about the cycling and that is what he writes about
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But now there's more specialists for this event ... Look at Garmin, they've been in training camp, they've been studying the course and spending a lot of time on it. It's hard to beat that. We rode together for the first time two days ago and we never saw the course. It's just a question of priorities. ...
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If your heart rate fluctuates 60 to 80 beats per minute, cardiac-wise that’s healthier than someone whose heart rate varies between only 70 and 75 beats per minute ... It means your system is not so rigid. Someone like Lance Armstrong has a massive swing in heart-rate variability, whereas an unhealthy o...
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Outside the Tour [de France], the Giro is as big as they get
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My dad handed me the start list for the pros and I saw Levi Leipheimer and Lance Armstrong
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The people in New Mexico were great ... This is a great and a hard race. I am glad we raced here. It is better to start in the Giro having done this race than nothing. I cannot complain.
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It is an honor to succeed such greats as multiple winner Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods.
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The first priority is to protect him and make sure that he fulfills his potential there ... It would be an amazing thing for an American to win the tour of Italy again. I'd be pleased to be there and help.
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It's an honour to succeed such greats as Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods.
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Similar elevations, but a little lower, warmer and sunnier ... It's a good continuation because we'll have a whole month at elevation before the Tour of Italy. It works well.
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