When rookie downtown shopowner Lance Armstrong opens the doors to Mellow Johnny's in Austin today, it will probably mark the biggest grand opening for a bike shop in the history of cycling. At least in this country.
The 18,000-square-foot shop at Fourth and Nueces is located a block from the Lance Armstrong Bikeway that will roll through town. Armstrong originally touted it as a store for bike commuters, but it will stock bikes and gear for everyone.
Armstrong, who wrote about his recovery from cancer in "It's Not About the Bike," told VeloNews:
"It’s more than a place to buy a bike. I want it to be a place where cyclists of all levels come in and are encouraged, inspired, and motivated to make cycling a daily part of life. And of course—a place where racers and enthusiasts can get the best equipment, service, and know-how to go faster—or farther—on their bikes." ... more»
As cyclists strapped on their cleats to tackle Stage 1 of the Tour de Georgia on Monday, a former winner of that race was lacing up his running shoes to participate in the 2008 Boston Marathon.
Lance Armstrong, running in his third marathon, finished the fabled race in an unofficial time of 2:50:58. The 7-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor was running to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Lance Armstrong must be getting to like his running game. I wonder if he's lacing up his running shoes more these days than his cycling cleats.
Armstrong is running in the high-profile Boston Marathon on April 21 to help raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. It will be his third marathon.
He qualified for the 112th event by finishing last year's New York Marathon in 2:46:43. The qualifying time for his age group -- 35-39 -- is 3:15... more»
Film producer Frank Marshall says the Lance Armstrong biopic is still on the front burner and might proceed as early as next summer.
Marshall, who has produced and or directed such blockbusters as the Indiana Jones and Bourne series of movies, is currently working on sequels to Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, among some other projects.
He said there's no truth to rumors that the Armstrong film is on hold because of all the doping controversy in cycling ...... more»
The latest tour for Lance Armstrong is a USO tour of US military bases in seven countries in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe.
Armstrong is joined on the Road to Kabul by biking buddy Robin Williams, comedian Lewis Black, Kid Rock, Miss USA Rachel Smith, and Irish tenor Ronan Tynan.
They're all on a non-stop six-day 14-show tour that started in the heat of the desert but soon was flying into swirling snow in Afghanistan. Armstrong is posting blog entries from the trip at the Lance Armstrong Foundation website. On landing in Kabul... more»
Just for the record, Lance Armstrong finished the 2007 New York City Marathon in 2-hours 46-minutes, beating his inaugural run last year by 13 minutes.
The official marathon website listed Armstrong as finishing 233rd, although other reports put him in the low 600s. Some 39,000 ran in the marathon on Sunday.
The news source that seems to have more coverage of Armstrong than any other, E! Online, also reported that Ashley Olsen was "nowhere to be seen" at the finish line. Apparently the two were seen together earlier this week playing kissy-face ... more»
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has filed a trademark infringement suit against a Tulsa man who sells BarkStrong and PurrStrong dog and cat collars.
The collars are too similar to the bright yellow LiveStrong bracelets, the foundation says. The cancer support group founded by bicyclist Lance Armstrong has sold 65 million of the bracelets at $1 each.
Chris Ohman, founder of Animal Charity Collar Group Inc., defends himself in the Tulsa World newspaper, saying the collars aren't bright yellow like the LiveStrong bracelets and they glow in the dark, something that the LiveStrong bracelets don't do... more»
If you rode your bicycle in Vancouver this weekend, there's a good chance that Lance Armstrong was riding nearby.
Armstrong helped draw cyclists to the inaugural Tour of Courage charity ride in Vancouver this weekend to raise nearly $3 million for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.
Hundreds of cyclists raised more than $1,000 each for the privilege to ride with Lance Armstrong at the event on Sunday; 50 high-rollers raised an average $21,000 each to ride with him on a bike ride on Saturday.... more»
"I'd love to answer the question but unfortunately I'm out of that business. I'm here to fight cancer. I haven't looked online. I still love the bike and ride all the time but on the competitive side I'm just not engaged."
Lance Armstrong in response to reporter's questions regarding Floyd Landis losing his appeal of doping charges raised after the 2006 ... more»
Battling to make the fight against cancer a campaign issue in the 2008 presidential election, Lance Armstrong is asking supporters to thank the candidates who participated in his Iowa forums last month.
Six candidates participated in the forums: Republicans Sam Brownback and Mike Huckabee and Democrats Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson. ... more»
Maybe RAGBRAI XXXV is in danger of becoming LAGBRAI II at times, but that's OK if the issue is the fight against cancer.
Presidential candidate John Edwards rode with Lance Armstrong on Wednesday, following a convertible packed with media and surrounded by a pack of riders about 50 deep.
Edwards, who said he's only ridden a bicycle one or two times in 20 years, is the only presidential candidate to accept Armstrong's invitation to ride with him for a spell in RAGBRAI ... more»
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will have quite a large contingent for his bike ride across Iowa this week, but Matthew McConaughey will not be in the group.
The Texas-born actor is in the pack with Armstrong when it comes to goofing off and doing some light bicycling, but he won't be found on the 477-mile RAGBRAI that starts Sunday.
Armstrong told the Des Moines Register, "He would never ride in a group of people like that. He'd be scared to death. For all you ladies, I hate to break it to you... more»
It looks like both Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong will be racing at the Leadville 100 mountain bike race on Aug. 11 afterall.
Rob Lucas at UltraRob Adventures first had the scoop last week, as he pieced together some info about Armstrong riding part of the Leadville course with trainer Chris Carmichael and scheduling a charity event in Colorado Springs -- 3 hours away -- on Aug. 9 ... more»
Except for wishing his team well, Lance Armstrong isn't picking anyone to win this year's Tour de France.
In Armstrong first year of retirement in 2006, he picked Germany's Jan Ullrich. Then he switched to Italy's Ivan Basso. Both had dogged him in his previous Tour wins.
Of course, neither Ullrich nor Basso raced in 2006 after the rumored allegations ... more»
Lance Armstrong is riding the entire RAGBRAI bicycle tour this summer and is making off-the-bike appearances at a special event for youths in Spencer and a concert in Cedar Falls.
After the first stage, which ends Sunday, July 22, in Spencer, Armstrong is scheduled to meet with registered youth participants (under 21) on the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. He'll answer their questions about his journey through life ... more»
Memo to the US Anti-Doping Agency: You do not ask someone who has just won the Tour de France to rat out a former teammate who has won it 7 times and whose reputation is up there somewhere next to Mother Theresa.
But, according to Floyd Landis, the USADA lead attorney Travis Tygart approached Landis' attorney Howard Jacobs with such an offer last year.
Landis said Thursday that Tygart had told Jacobs that Landis could walk away from these doping allegations with "the shortest suspension they've ever given an athlete" if Landis could provide information on Lance Armstrong. ... more»
Lance Armstrong, the world's most famous cancer survivor, will help kick off a cancer fund-raiser bicycle ride -- Tour of Courage -- in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 21-23.
The seven-time Tour de France champion's visit to Canada comes about a week before he arrives in Portland to attend the LiveStrong Challenge on September 29-30.
Armstrong, who appears in the Discovery Channel's special broadcast "Living with Cancer" at 8 p.m. (ET) later this evening (Sunday), is busy with cancer fund-raisers and awareness events throughout the summer. In addition to events in Calgary, Philadelphia and Austin, he's bicycling in RAGBRAI to help draw attention to cancer as an election issue. .... more»
Former pro cyclist and the world's most famous cancer survivor Lance Armstrong will appear on the live Town Hall meeting "Living with Cancer" on the Discovery Channel.
The show, hosted by former ABC Nightlight reporter Ted Koppel, also features presidential candidate spouse Elizabeth Edwards, exec producer Leroy Sievers, and a studio audience comprised of people living with cancer.
The show airs at 8 p.m. (ET), Sunday, May 6, on the Discovery Channel. The live studio audience will meet at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. ... more»
As cyclists strapped on their cleats to tackle Stage 1 of the Tour de Georgia on Monday, a former winner of that race was lacing up his running shoes to participate in the 2008 Boston Marathon.
The latest tour for Lance Armstrong is a USO tour of US military bases in seven countries in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe.
Maybe RAGBRAI XXXV is in danger of becoming LAGBRAI II at times, but that's OK if the issue is the fight against cancer.
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will have quite a large contingent for his bike ride across Iowa this week, but Matthew McConaughey will not be in the group.
Lance Armstrong, the world's most famous cancer survivor, will help kick off a cancer fund-raiser bicycle ride -- Tour of Courage -- in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 21-23.
