Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrongis an American former professional road racing cyclist. He is the 1993 Elite Men's Road Race World Champion, and he had won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his Tour de France victories in 2012 after a protracted doping scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth18 September 1971
CityPlano, TX
CountryUnited States of America
fairly realize
It was fairly serious, but I didn't realize how much play it would get. My fault. In hindsight, I shouldn't have done it.
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It's great to beat your goals -- and it's not that sports goals are bad, but this one was much better, ... This combines my two main passions in life, outside of my children.
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It's a dream scenario for me, ... Now that President Bush doesn't run anymore, he rides his mountain bike fanatically. People wonder why he's stays at the ranch so long, it might be the mountain bike trails.
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The fact is that cycling in France is in the process of going through one of its toughest periods, ... They haven't won for twenty years now so naturally it's harder for them to accept.
basically city parties saying thank
We've always had parties or celebrations on that day. It was just a way to do something for a city that has done a lot of things for me. We're basically saying thank you for all the support.
absolutely gave great impressed kid lift team word
What's so great about the kid is that he absolutely doesn't know the word quit. He gave us a real lift today, and you had to be impressed with how our team set him up at the end.
good ready regroup rest
We were better, ... That's good going into the rest day: regroup and get ready for the big climbs.
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We started out at a very young age setting goals, ... Lance wasn't a follower, he was a leader. All his friends went off to college and Lance said all he wanted to do was ride his bike.
relationship
Where to start? ... This has been a long, love-hate relationship between myself and the French.
days few mountains start
We'll start to see the start of the real race. There are a few days that are not so selective, but then we have the mountains and the start of the real Tour.
difficult hurts
It hurts to start, and it's difficult to be consistent.
ethics process question
The question is not about me but about the process and the ethics,
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Wattage is a true indication of what your body is doing.
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Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues, ... (This) article is nothing short of tabloid journalism.