It's 'tense and emotional' out there, says seven-time winner
Times (UK) Nov 18, 08 6:39 AM CST
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Super cyclist Lance Armstrong fears a physical attack if he returns to race again in the Tour de France, reports the Independent . “There are some aggressive, angry emotions. My personal safety could be in jeopardy," said Armstrong, 37. French team directors "have encouraged people to take to the streets. It’s very emotional and tense.”
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Daily Telegraph (UK) Oct 14, 08 1:17 PM CDT
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Lance Armstrong will race in the three-week Giro d’Italia for the first time next year, but a return visit to the Tour de France is in doubt, the Telegraph reports. Armstrong, recently out of retirement, has historically clashed with Tour management, and his team was banned from this year’s race for doping-related issues. Still, Armstrong said he would love to race in France again, “but in a serene situation.”
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7-time winner says clean record refutes 'embarrassing' charge
BBC Oct 6, 08 9:32 AM CDT
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Lance Armstrong pointed yesterday to his clean drug record in dismissing jabs from the head of the Tour de France's parent company, the BBC reports. “I won the Tour 7 straight years and was never found to be guilty of doping,” said the cyclist, planning a 2009 comeback, after an official alluded to drug allegations in saying Armstrong “embarrasses” the event.
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7-time American champ OK to ride in France next summer—as long as team stays clean
Associated Press Sep 25, 08 11:56 AM CDT
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Lance Armstrong can return to the Tour de France in 2009 if his team avoids doping scandals, the race director said today after the seven-time champion confirmed his comeback with the Astana squad. The team was barred from this year's Tour because of doping problems in the past. “They should be there if there are no ethical problems,” Christian Prudhomme said.
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Move over, Brett: Lance's comeback will be huge
USA Today Sep 24, 08 8:22 AM CDT
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Lance Armstrong will announce today his return to professional cycling will be in January's Tour Down Under, USA Today reports, with the ultimate goal of competing for his eighth Tour de France title in July. Armstrong is also to unveil the creation of a new 23-and-under team to include 18-year-old Olympian Taylor Phinney, as he seeks to draw attention to his global campaign against cancer.
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Associated Press Sep 9, 08 7:04 PM CDT
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Lance Armstrong today confirmed that he is getting back on his bike. The seven-time Tour de France winner, one week shy of his 37th birthday, says his retirement is over. "I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden," said Armstrong in a statement. He'll offer more details later, but a cycling journal says he will compete in 5 races, including the Tour de France, forgo any salary and bonuses, and make all drug tests public.
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Cyclist aiming to win 8th Tour de France, sources say
VeloNews Sep 9, 08 2:45 AM CDT
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Cycling legend Lance Armstrong may soon be racing down the comeback trail, according to VeloNews . Sources told the cycling journal that the seven-time Tour de France champ is hoping to make it eight next year—and will compete in four other races with the Astana team.
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Celebrities touched by cancer join historic 3-network telethon
Associated Press Sep 6, 08 6:48 AM CDT
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Dozens of Hollywood's finest got together for a historic hour-long, three-network telethon in support of cancer research last night, reports AP. They included cancer survivors Elizabeth Edwards, Christina Applegate and Lance Armstrong, among several others, who made passionate pleas for funding to fight the disease. Cancer kills 550,000 Americans and 6 million worldwide each year—"the equivalent of 9/11 every two days," said Armstrong.
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After 3 months, celebs call it quits
New York Post Jul 30, 08 11:56 AM CDT
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Constant bickering between Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson has doomed their three-month summer fling, and the New York Post reports the couple called it quits this weekend at Armstrong’s Livestrong Summit in Ohio. The last straw was a big blowout, a spy tells the newspaper, in which the cyclist stormed off. “They didn’t talk for like five days.”
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US breaststroker Shanteau putting off testicular surgery until after Beijing
Associated Press Jul 11, 08 4:11 PM CDT
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US Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau has testicular cancer, he tells the AP, but will put off surgery to compete in next month's Beijing Games. Shanteau, 24, unexpectedly locked in the 200-meter breaststroke July 3—just days after he was given the diagnosis. "I made the team, so I had a hard decision," he said. "But, by no means am I being stupid about this."
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Cyclist's fight against cancer may be overshadowed by gossip pages
New York Times Jun 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT
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Will the real Lance Armstrong please stand up? The seven-time Tour de France champ and cancer research advocate is also a serial dater whose affairs light up gossip pages. But so far, trysts with Ashley Olsen and Kate Hudson have not hurt the cancer survivor's higher cause—which includes testifying before Congress and selling 70 million yellow Livestrong bracelets.
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New couple makes a splash at Dolce & Gabbana party
People May 25, 08 2:30 PM CDT
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Among the glitterati packing it in at Cannes was "so cute" couple Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong—liplocked at Dolce & Gabbana's annual bash, People reports. "They were beaming at each other," a source said. The pair hit up the dance floor, rocking to '80s classics, and rubbed elbows with the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Naomi Campbell, and Cannes juror Natalie Portman.
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Actress spends weekend in Texas with Owen's buddy
People May 19, 08 8:52 AM CDT
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Owen Wilson-tease Kate Hudson has quickly turned her attentions to a different Texan, reports People. Serial-celeb dater Lance Armstrong, who seduced 21-year-old Ashley Olsen after dumping Sheryl Crow, took the bubbly actress out for dinner in Austin Friday and Saturday nights—even introducing her to his three kids. The duo also attended a party together in New York on Thursday.
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Male-male friendships sometimes cause rumors to fly
ABC News Apr 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
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Tabloids have speculated that "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford and former 'N Sync-er JC Chasez are more than friends, but the two insist they just love to hang out. They're not the only ones: ABC News has compiled a list of the top 10 high-profile "bromances." Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, best known for co-starring in Swingers , actually met on the set of Rudy .
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Crooner, 45, starts
fresh with adopted
child and new record
Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 27, 08 4:58 AM CST
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Singer Sheryl Crow took one of life's "Detours"—the name she has given to her new album—after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, the Telegraph reports. She now says that serious illness always brings a lesson: “For me, it was to quit worrying about what people thought about me.” Having left cyclist Lance Armstrong, she filled her life with female friends and adopted a son with "incredible fearlessness."
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Denies he's running, heads to lunch confab
Dallas Morning News Jan 19, 08 1:39 PM CST
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"I am not a candidate," Mike Bloomberg reiterated yesterday before having lunch with Ross Perot's former campaign manager, an expert on ballot access, the Dallas Morning News reports. Asked whether his presence in Austin, Texas was a sign, the New York mayor sniped, "I just said I'm not a candidate—it couldn't be clearer," the AP reports.
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