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Mellow Johnny's -- Lance Armstrong proprietor

Gene Bisbee — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:00:00 -0700

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." ...

Lance Armstrong beats 3 hours at Boston Marathon

Gene Bisbee — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:03:35 -0700

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.

Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won the race ...

LiveStrong to partner health and fitness website

Gene Bisbee — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:30:02 -0800

The Lance Armstrong Foundation is lending its LiveStrong brand to a new, for-profit social-networking website that will launch later this year.

The Internet venture is being put together by former MySpace.com chairman Richard Rosenblatt and his company Demand Media.

The Austin American-Statesman says both will benefit from the deal. Demand Media will get all the advertising revenue from the website ....

Boston Marathon is Lance Armstrong's next challenge

Gene Bisbee — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:10:00 -0800

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...

Armstrong movie still on "front burner"

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:45:04 -0800

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 ......

Lance Armstrong joins another tour

Gene Bisbee — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:00:00 -0800

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...

Lance Armstrong's marathon finish latest headline in strange week

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:15:41 -0800

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 ...

LiveStrong trademark battle going to the dogs

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:34:20 -0700

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...

Lance Armstrong leads bike ride in Vancouver

Gene Bisbee — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:00:00 -0700

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....

Armstrong quote on Landis verdict

Gene Bisbee — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:19:23 -0700

"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 ...