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
high last quality since strong three weeks
I feel good, I feel strong and I've had a high quality three weeks since my last race,
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Jan's not finished. He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one on the chin today but he always comes back and is strong in the last week.
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Jan's not finished, ... He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one on the chin today but he always comes back and is strong in the last week.
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Georgia was a great race last year and very tough in terms of its route, ... I hope to defend there, although I think it will be tougher this year.
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At this point of my life, I'm not out to protect anybody. I'm out to protect seven people, and they all have the last name Armstrong.
half last looks second stronger toughest week
The last week looks really tough, the toughest we have ever done. It will be much better to have a stronger second half than a strong first half.
light limits weight
Too light is when it is out of the rules. There are weight limits in place.
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We were looking at the Chicago Marathon, but a conflict arose with the date, and New York seems to fit our schedule better. I've been training some, but I wouldn't call it serious. It's just something to fill a void in my life after I quit competing as a professional cyclist.
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I started fast and hard, it was difficult with a hard climb and long downhill with headwind. It was a 100 percent effort all the way but that's OK,
nights sit wonder
I sit around some nights and I wonder what it would be like to be retired,
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EPO is a powerful drug, ... Some say it makes you 10 percent faster. Let's say I took EPO in 1999 and didn't take it from 2000 to 2005. My performance never dropped off. Obviously, I'm not saying I did. But I only got faster.
Right now, ... we're considering all our options.
confirm followed positive protocol sample
Protocol wasn't followed and there is no back-up sample to confirm what they say is a positive test,
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Birthdays don't really matter much anymore ... for me, I sort of have a new birthday and that's October 2nd, the day I was diagnosed, ... the day we all sort of look to and mark these milestones by one year, two year, five year, 10 year. Hopefully, I have a 50 year.