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The Armstrong Debate – Can He Win The 2009 Tour de France
No position by: Spencer Canon
Bicycling Magazine arrived in my mailbox yesterday. The cover article is “Lance Rides Again. Why He Can Win.” I found myself immediately annoyed. First off, I don’t know how I miraculously got a subscription to Bicycling. It just shows up every month like a perky Hollywood celebrity telling me I can [...]
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- Anti Doping Chief John Fahey Praises Armstrong Comeback
February 24th, 2009GENEVA, Feb 24, 2009 (AFP) – World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey on Tuesday praised Lance Armstrong’s comeback and the “phenomenal” interest the US cyclist generated for cycling and the campaign against cancer.
Fahey, who was operated on for lung cancer in 2001, applauded Armstrong’s own personal struggle against cancer [...] - Armstrong Lacks Punch, But Exceeds Expectations Including His Own
January 25th, 2009by Justin Davis
ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 24, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s return to professional cycling did not end in victory here at the Tour Down Under on Saturday.
But the 37-year-old American, completing his professional comeback after a three-and-a-half year hiatus, is happy with his race form [...] - Huge Fan Interest In Armstrong’s Comeback Race At Tour Down Under
January 8th, 2009ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 8, 2009 (AFP) – The first of the European teams
have arrived in Australia for this month’s Tour Down Under, but the travel
details of cycling superstar Lance Armstrong were still under wraps Thursday.Race organisers, mindful of the extraordinary interest that the seven-time
Tour de France champion’s comeback has generated, have [...] - I Can Race For A Full Two Years States Armstrong At Press Conference In Spain
December 4th, 2008I
ARONA, Spain, Dec 4, 2008 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong has indicated he could race for a full two years after launching his comeback from retirement with a bid for an eighth Tour de France crown.
The seven-time yellow jersey champion, who also reiterated his innocence in the face of drugs [...] - Armstrong Says That Astana Is Just One Big Happy Family
December 4th, 2008ARONA, Spain, Dec 4, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on Thursday played down any rumors of internal strife in his new cycling team Astana.
On his comeback from retirement, Armstrong joined the Astana team of Spaniard Alberto Contador, who recently became the fifth cyclist in [...] - Lance Armstrong Fears Being Attacked By Spectators At Tour de France
November 18th, 2008Lance Armstrong has revealed that he fears being attacked by spectators when he makes his return to the Tour de France next year.
The American, a seven-times winner of the Tour, believes he could be targeted by French fans angry that doping allegations surrounding him have helped to destroy the credibility and [...] - Armstrong States: I’m Not Playing Games With Tour de France Organizers
November 5th, 2008PARIS, Nov 5, 2008 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong, who claimed he was not playing games with organizers on his Tour de France participation next year, has revealed he will race in some spring classics but not Paris-Roubaix.
The seven-time Tour de France winner announced his comeback to cycling after [...] - Video: Lance Armstrong At Tour de Gruene
November 3rd, 2008This video was taken by CycleTo.com at Lance Armstrong’s first race back. It was the Tour de Gruene time trial. He was, as expected, fast. Also as expected he won.
So the big question is – now that Lance is back – Is he really back to win?
Watch Lance at the Tour de Gruene in [...] - Lance Armstrong Wins Time-Trial On Way Back To The Top
November 2nd, 2008Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong won the Tour of Gruene time-trial timing in 33 minutes and 14 seconds over the 26.6 kilometre route.
The 37-year-old – who sensationally announced earlier this year that he was
returning to the saddle next season – was competing in the 35-39 age category and [...] - Gerdemann Strikes Out At The Armstrong Return
October 30th, 2008BERLIN, Oct 30, 2008 (AFP) – Top German cyclist Linus Gerdemann, known for
his staunch anti-doping stance, has criticized the return of Lance Armstrong
because of the doping suspicions once surrounding the seven-times Tour de
France winner.
Armstrong recently announced his comeback to cycling after a three-year
hiatus and is expected to bid for an eighth [...] - LANCE RETURNS — LONG LIVE KING LANCE?
October 30th, 2008I’m absolutely frustrated with the negative jawboning going on within the sport of cycling about the imminent return to competition of the most influential rider – and one of the most high-profile athletes – in modern sports history.
The undisputable facts are that he’s exciting, he’ll bring new fans and greater press coverage to the sport, [...] - Lance Armstrong Likes 2009 Tour Plans, Excited About Future
October 24th, 2008AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France winner
LanceArmstrong was pleased with the 2009 Tour de France route announced Wednesday
and looked forward to the possibility of trying to win the race once again.
The US cycling legend, returning after a three-year hiatus, released a
reaction statement that also expressed his [...] - Lance Armstrong Is Still 50/50 For Another Yellow Jersey Bid
October 22nd, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, Oct 22, 2008 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s participation on the 2009 Tour de France, for which a highly innovative race route was unveiled here, remains uncertain – but not impossible according to his team here on Wednesday.
Seven-time Tour winner Armstrong recently announced his [...] - Lance Armstrong Strongly Defends His Tour de France Track Record
October 4th, 2008LOS ANGELES, Oct 4, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong hit back Saturday at insinuations he sullied cycling’s premier event, saying he reigned over the race when the sport’s popularity was at a peak.
“The last time I checked, I won the Tour seven straight years [...] - Friends and Foes Emerge As Lance Armstrong’s Comeback Gathers Speed
October 3rd, 2008by Justin Davis
PARIS, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) – A comeback by one of sport’s biggest legends is
usually the stuff dreams are made of.
But less than two weeks after announcing his return to professional cycling
after a three-year hiatus, Tour de France icon Lance Armstrong continues to
attract a mix of plaudits [...] - Lance Armstrong’s Motivation Undented, Says Astana Manager Johan Bruyneel
October 3rd, 2008PARIS, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s will to succeed is one
“intangible” that his manager at Astana, Johan Bruyneel, will be counting on
come next July when the Tour de France icon aims for an eighth yellow jersey.
While hoping to appease record-setting team leader Alberto Contador of
Spain, Bruyneel – who steered [...] - Lance Armstrong Racing In Tour of California
September 25th, 2008American Lance Armstrong on Thursday said he would race in the February 14 to 22 Tour of California, a day after the seven-time Tour de France winner confirmed his comeback to professional racing.
The Texan, who won the Grand Boucle from 1999 to 2005, was speaking during a [...] - Lance Armstrong’s Anti-doping Program To Be Made Public During Comeback
September 25th, 2008by Emmanuel Pionnier
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) – American Lance Armstrong, making a return to professional cycling three years after winning his seventh Tour de France, said on Thursday his doping test results would be open to the public.
The Texan, who [...] - Lance Armstrong Confirms That He Will Ride For Team Astana In Historic Comeback
September 24th, 2008NEW YORK, Sept 24, 2008 (AFP) – Cycling legend Lance Armstrong said Wednesday he would join Kazakhstan’s Astana team for his competitive comeback
– but he didn’t promise an eighth Tour de France victory.
“I will race in 2009 with Astana,” he told journalists in New York.
Armstrong, 37, said he [...] - Tour de France Director Prudhomme States Armstrong Welcome In 2009
September 10th, 2008by Allan Kelly
PARIS, Sept 10, 2008 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong will be able to compete in next year’s Tour de France as long as he fully submits to the latest anti-doping controls, the race’s director Christian Prudhomme said on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old American rocked the world of [...] - It’s Confirmed – Armstrong Making A Comeback – Hear It In His Words
September 9th, 2008US cycling icon Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday he will return to professional cycling in 2009 and try to win an eighth Tour de France crown.
“I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order [...] - Bruyneel Believes The Armstrong Return Nothing More Than A Rumour
September 9th, 2008Johan Bruyneel, general manager of Astana and
former sporting director of Lance Armstrong’s US Postal and Discovery Channel
outfits, said Tuesday he thought reports of the seven-time Tour de France
champ returning to racing were only “a rumor.”
Armstrong intended to come out of retirement and bid for an eighth Tour de
France title, VeloNews reported on [...] - Lance Armstrong Coming Out Of Retirement – Tour de France 2009
September 8th, 2008LOS ANGELES, Sept 8, 2008 (AFP) – American cyclist Lance Armstrong will
come out of retirement and bid for an eighth Tour de France title, VeloNews
reported on its website on Monday.
Armstrong, who will turn 37 on September 18, is poised to join the Astana
team and compete in five road races, according [...]
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