Lance Armstrong
Over the years I have watched Lance Armstrong win in the mountains often, however in the last couple of Tour’s I think Armstrong rode a slightly different tactical race. Winning on the first summit finish and then riding in defence of his lead and stretching it out when possible was a tactic he used quite […]
When is enough, well …. enough? Lance Armstrong “was” possibly the most tested athlete of all time never being tested positive once for using performance enhancing drugs yet the European press simply will not let it go. Again the press have attacked Lance Armstrong for using a drug called “EPO” which increases performance in athetes.
Maybe […]
Lance Armstrong wowed cycling fans at a local (Denver) gym as he made an appearance to answer some questions for film crews of ESPN, Entertainment Tonight and other various local crews.
Then lucky fans were treated to a short “meet and greet” where the 7 time Tour de France champ answered questions.
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Lance Armstrong’s Retirement – Audio – Your Thoughts
When I first tuned in to the OLN coverage of Lance Armstrongs announcement about his retiring after this years Tour de France I felt kind of sad. Here was the man I have come to watch over the last several years as he created history and “ridden” into […]
The yellow jersey is the most coveted jersey at the Tour de France, it is worn by the leader with the fastest time each day during the tour, this is of course how the race leader is determined on the last day as the tour finishes in Paris.
With such a historical sporting event their are […]
Stage 8 – Pforzheim to Gerardmer (231.5km) Game On!
Lance Armstrong was under pressure today as the crack squad of T-Mobile proved while they are the highest paid team in cycling. All looked good and Armstrong was all smiles as the race headed closer to the final climb of the day, Lance was even chatting it […]
The Tour de France is well underway, the sprinters have had their day and now comes “opportunity” for the GC contenders. Guys like Alexandre Vinokourov, Andreas Kloden, Ivan Basso, Iban Mayo, Roberto Heras and of course Yan Ullrich. With Armstrong entering into the first mountain stages with over a minute on closest rival Vinokourov their will […]
Ah, the yellow jersey has come home to Armstrong …
After at physically demanding Team Time Trial the Discovery and Lance Armstrong are again in yellow. The discovery team rode an incredibly fast Team Time Trial (setting a record) and just narrowly beating out team CSC. Again this years tour did not disappoint the stage was […]
Stage One Results – Individual Time Trial – Ullrich Gets Schooled
What an incredible start to the tour, stage one results are in and Lance Armstrong is in prime position to take the yellow jersey in the coming stages. Today started early for me, I woke up around 6am as I was so dam excited for […]
The Tour de France is fast approaching with less than 6 days before the start of the prologue time trial, for about two weeks in July I usually get a bit nervous about Lance’s well being. The week prior to the tour I get a bit caught up worrying about accidents and miss-happs, then as […]
