Posts Tagged ‘Lance Armstrong’
Why is Lance Lance?
Just read this piece on CNN on Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s blog. It’s the simplest and best explanation of how Our Boy Lance does what he does (or did). I’ve had this explained to me before (and by Jonathan Vaughters along with a cardiologist), but never so clearly.It speaks to my “all great athletes are physical [...]
Presidential Cyclist?
AP photo So, who’s the cyclist/presidential candidate with Our Boy Lance?Read the story.
Silver Streaks
Well, this isn’t really news, as its been widely speculated and talked about since last December, but the old silver mining town of Leadville, CO may experience another “rush” of people come August 11th as Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong plan to dance in the dirt in the Leadville 100. Who Needs the Pyrenees? The [...]
Lance Gets Political for Cancer
Our Boy Lance is trying to leverage his cycling fame by enticing the presidential candidates to attend forums where they’ll be asked to discuss their plans for fighting cancer should they win the White House. “Whoever wants to be the Commander in Chief ought to answer the Cancer Question,” says Armstrong. Good for Lance! According [...]
Monkey See…
Armstrong in Calgary for the 2007 Tour of Courage It didn’t take long to determine what type of significance Floyd Landis’ Wiki Defense would have on the process of sports arbitration or on the way athletes defend themselves against allegations. Lance Armstrong has recently followed suit and published his own collection of legal documents on [...]
Double Trouble
– VeloNews: Walsh, Landis books to hit shelves next week– AHN: Armstrong denies doping allegations as controversial book gets read to hit news stands– AP: Tour winner Armstrong says doping ‘a sports problem’– Andy Hood for USA Today: Officials seek Tour de France pledge from riders– AP: Honchar fired by T-Mobile
The Young Lance
Here’s one of those stories and pictures that crops up on the Internet every once in a while: A 15-year-old Lance Armstrong (right) and his agent Scott Eder, seconds after Our Very Boy Lance won the 1987 Hillcrest-Tulsa Triathlon. There’s a story in the Tulsa World in advance of the 25th annual Tulsa Triathlon June [...]
New Little Crow’s Feet
And by the way, while we’re congratulating Jan Ullrich …Sheryl Crow, who had breast cancer surgery early last year after a breakup with Our Boy Lance, said on Friday that she has adopted a 2-week-old baby boy. Crow announced the adoption with a short message to fans posted on her official Web site:”His name is [...]
It’s Always Lance’s Fault
Two more stories worth your time: Phil Hersh, the long-time Olympics writer of the Chicago Tribune, has a guilt-by-association column on Lance Armstrong. He concludes that Ivan Basso + Tyler Hamilton + Floyd Landis = Our Boy Lance. Hersh allows Armstrong to point out that the French sports daily L’Equipe “is nothing more than a [...]
Landis: USADA Sought Dirt on Armstrong
The dirt pile just gets higher and higher and higher … Sal Ruibal of USA Today is reporting on the website’s SportsScope blog that Floyd Landis says a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency official offered his attorney “the lightest possible sentence” if Landis would provide incriminating information about former teammate Lance Armstrong. Landis, speaking at a press [...]
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