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Cycling: Armstrong says he will ride in Tour
IHT ^ | 2/16/05 | staff

Posted on 02/16/2005 6:41:45 AM PST by pissant

Lance Armstrong says he will aim for a seventh victory this summer. . Armstrong has won the Tour for the last six years. His 2005 racing schedule "will include this summer's Tour de France, where he will go for a seventh straight victory," his team, Discovery Channel, said on Wednesday on its Web site. . "I am grateful for the opportunity that Discovery Communications has given the team and look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour de France," it quoted the Texan as saying. . The announcement ended speculation about whether Armstrong would skip this year's Tour, the biggest in cycling, to focus on other events. . Last year, Armstrong became the first cyclist to win the Tour de France six times. . "I am excited to get back on the bike and start racing, although my condition is far from perfect," Armstrong said in the statement. . Armstrong will start his season with the Paris-Nice stage race in March. He will then compete in the Tour of Flanders on April 3 before defending his title at the Tour de Georgia in the United States later that month, the statement said. . Armstrong added that he and his friend and team manager Johan Bruyneel "will evaluate my fitness later this spring and possibly add some races to the calendar." . Olaf Ludwig, the head of the T-Mobile team which includes Jan Ullrich, a former winner, said he was not surprised by Armstrong's decision. . "I thought he'd race," Ludwig said. "His sponsors are not going to leave their best rider out."

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Hoepfully, he'll ditch his skanky girlfriend, Sheryl Crow, and find a solid conservative gal to spend his time with.
1 posted on 02/16/2005 6:41:50 AM PST by pissant
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To: pissant

Whoo hoo!!

Drive those Frogs crazy!


2 posted on 02/16/2005 6:44:04 AM PST by Guillermo (Abajo fidel: End the Cuban Embargo)
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To: pissant

RGRGRGR on the crow

Go Lance!

Live STRONG!

Top sends


3 posted on 02/16/2005 6:45:18 AM PST by petro45acp (Democrat = socialist. Say it loud, say it often, and VOTE!!)
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To: pissant

Good news, the tour wouldn't have been as exciting this year without him.

Although if they show that skank crow too often I may find myself rooting for Tyler Hamilton over Armstrong.


4 posted on 02/16/2005 6:45:47 AM PST by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: pissant

I predict that the french will attempt something outrageous next time. They're becoming increasingly upset that those bathing Americans keep stomping them at their own game.


5 posted on 02/16/2005 6:46:22 AM PST by cripplecreek (The crippled stool is the cadillac of poopin stools.)
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To: pissant

I imagine Pierre and the rest of the french media are already getting their panties knotted up over the possibility of the hated American winning again.


6 posted on 02/16/2005 6:46:30 AM PST by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: Bikers4Bush

wasn't Tyler caught taking drugs?


7 posted on 02/16/2005 6:46:40 AM PST by Eurotwit
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To: Eurotwit

I hadn't heard that. I'll have to check into that.

Any idea when that would have been?


8 posted on 02/16/2005 6:47:50 AM PST by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: pissant
It is my opinion cycling is dirtier than baseball and football in terms of performance enhancing drug use.

I do not consider Armstrong an exception. He would actually be equivalent to Barry Bonds.

9 posted on 02/16/2005 6:49:26 AM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: pissant

The French Pappa Razzi are probably already salivating at the opportunity to break into his room and plant some steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.


10 posted on 02/16/2005 6:49:32 AM PST by wingsof liberty (Marines - the few, the proud, the best!!)
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11 posted on 02/16/2005 6:51:19 AM PST by maggief
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To: pissant

He should go back to his wife and children. Maybe if he put as much time into saving his marriage as he did riding a bike...well, you know.


12 posted on 02/16/2005 6:51:50 AM PST by yellowdoghunter (Liberals should be seen and not heard.)
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To: Bikers4Bush

I haven't followed it closely, but if true it is really a pity. I starting watching Tyler riding for CSC a few years ago. Great rider. Anyways, here is a story I just googled:


GENEVA -- Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping.


The Swiss-based International Cycling Union, or UCI, said Tuesday the Phonak team told the governing body that the American rider's contract was terminated last week.


Hamilton, a former University of Colorado skier, confirmed the move on his Web site, www.tylerhamilton.com.



http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1934983


13 posted on 02/16/2005 6:52:36 AM PST by Eurotwit
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To: wingsof liberty
I don't think things will be any worse this year than they have been in the past. Lance has already surpassed the major records, and has tested clean while doing so. They can't "stop" him any more.

Today's news is good news, and early too! Word was that Lance would not make an announcement until after the major races coming up in the next 6 weeks.
14 posted on 02/16/2005 6:52:38 AM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: maggiefluffs

What is she wearing?


15 posted on 02/16/2005 6:53:40 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: maggiefluffs

Well at least the dress matches the bracelet.


16 posted on 02/16/2005 6:53:46 AM PST by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: Eurotwit

Damn that sucks. I really like that kid.


17 posted on 02/16/2005 6:56:14 AM PST by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: maggiefluffs

Lance should be embarrased. He can take the pick of the litter, and he ends up with an anti-american, sloppy 2nds, Kid Rock reject.


18 posted on 02/16/2005 6:57:36 AM PST by pissant
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To: cyborg

Sheryl Crow (news) (R) jokes that she made her dress from Lance Armstrong's yellow jerseys before presenting the award for record of the year, during the 47th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 13, 2005. Norah Jones (news) and Ray Charles won the Grammy for 'Here We Go Again.' REUTERS/Gary Hershorn REUTERS

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050214/ids_photos_en/r3380369155.jpg


19 posted on 02/16/2005 6:59:42 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggiefluffs

:sigh: how sad *lol*


20 posted on 02/16/2005 7:01:40 AM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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