Category: Lance Armstrong Watch

Lance Armstrong is hungry to race

Already scheduled to return to the bicycle peloton next Tuesday for the Paris-Camembert, Lance Armstrong actually will begin competition on Sunday in Belgium.
“He called me this afternoon and said he feels great in the training and is hungry to race,”

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Lance Armstrong is looking for a few good cyclists

Lance Armstrong is looking for 20 bicyclists who can ride their bicycles — relay fashion — day and night for nine days from San Diego to Washington DC. Along the way, the cyclists will be called on to share their …

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Lance Armstrong interview at CyclingNews

CyclingNews conducted an interview with six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong last week that it just published today.

The timing of the interview is interesting …

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Bobby Julich — first American cyclist to win Paris-Nice

With all eyes on Lance Armstrong this spring, fellow American Bobby Julich quiety trained for the beginning of the European pro racing season. And as Armstrong sat at his home in Girona, Spain, nursing an illness that knocked him out of the Paris-Nice race on Wednesday, Julich took the podium as the first American to win the week-long bicycle race in its 63-year history.

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American holds lead in Paris-Nice bicycle race

American Bobby Julich will wear the yellow/white leader's jersey for the final day of the Paris-Nice bicycle race on Sunday.

Julich's CSC teammates protected him from other cyclists contending for the general classification lead on the 114-mile route from La …

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Lance Armstrong must get well, then it's back to business

Lance Armstrong might have to scratch some upcoming bicycle races from his schedule. First he has to recover from his illness, then start cycling again.

Armstrong is recovering from flu-like symptoms at his home in Girona, Spain, after dropping out …

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Lance Armstrong is out, but American rules in Paris-Nice

Although Lance Armstrong departed the Paris-Nice bicycle race on Wednesday, an American racer has ridden forward to take the lead.

Bobby Julich, riding for Team CSC is in the yellow/white jersey Friday with a 19 second lead over his nearest …

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Bicycle Quote: Paris Olympic endorsement

“To be fair, I think Paris deserves the Olympics. I think they were arguably the best candidate in 2008, but for different reasons Paris didn't win, and they went to Beijing. … Paris is one of the legendary cities of the world.”

Lance Armstrong, explaining why he thinks Paris should host the 2012 Olympics …

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Armstrong out of Paris-Nice; sore throat and fever

A sore throat and fever has sidelined Lance Armstrong from the snowy Paris-Nice bicycle race. Team officials said Armstrong would not start Thursday's stage and would return immediately to his home in Girona, Spain.

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Armstrong cycling in middle of the pack in Paris-Nice

Should we take Lance Armstrong at his word when he says this year's Paris-Nice is only a training ride for the 2005 Tour de France? After three stages, Armstrong sits in 62th place of 161 riders. Overall, his Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team sits in the middle of general classification.

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