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Outside Magazine Dupes Lance Armstrong—BFD

by Mario Fraioli

PhotoShop geniuses at Outside Magazine added lettering to the plain blue t-shirt LA wore during a recent cover shoot. The lettering—that makes a statement about his age—and the act didn’t seem to please Mr. Armstrong, who Tweeted his comments upon seeing the final product.

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ESPN: Floyd Landis Admits Doping, alleges use by Armstrong, others

by Mario Fraioli

Nearly four years after he was disqualified as the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, Floyd Landis told ESPN.com Wednesday night that he doped during much of his career. According to the story, Landis detailed his “extensive, consistent use of the red blood cell booster erythropoietin (commonly known as EPO), testosterone, human growth hormone [...]

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Cyclists Pedal Toward Five-Million-Dollar Goal in Rise Across Texas

by Mario Fraioli

Texas is big. How big? You could drive from Texarkana in northeast Texas to Chicago, Illinois on the shores of the Great Lakes in about the same time it would take you to get from Texarkana to El Paso, on Texas’ southwestern corner. So when organizers designed the Rise Across Texas Challenge bike ride, they [...]

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Amgen Announces 2010 Tour of California “Queen’s Stage”

by Mario Fraioli

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. February 11, 2010 – Today officials of the Amgen Tour of California announced the Stage 6 route from Pasadena to Big Bear Lake.

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Race In Costa Rica with Chris Carmichael

by Mario Fraioli

Chris Carmichael Launches 10@50, Seeks 10 Qualified Athletes to Race 2010 La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica. (Colorado Springs, CO) Chris Carmichael, personal coach to Lance Armstrong and founder of Carmichael Training Systems, today officially launched Chris Carmichaels 10@50.

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Columbia–HTC’s Greipel Takes Tour Down Under Stage One

by Mario Fraioli

Defending Tour Down Under champion, Andre Greipel stole the show during Tuesday’s stage.

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Tour of California: The (Golden) Road To France

by Mario Fraioli

ATOC organizers explain the race’s move from February to May. By Ben Delaney The Amgen Tour of California has been a great “early season” race since its inception in 2006. Its organizers want it to be a great race, period.

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2010 Amgen Tour of California Route Unveiled

by Mario Fraioli

Lance Armstrong will be among those racing the Tour of California, which will include Sierra Nevada climbs, a Big Bear finish and a Los Angeles TT. The 2010 Amgen Tour of California will venture high up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, dispense with the traditional prologue, include a time trial in Los Angeles and feature [...]

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RadioShack Partners With Lance Armstrong To Form New Cycling Team In 2010

by Sean McKeon

According to this press release Lance will not only compete for Team Radio Shack as a cyclist but also as triathlete and runner. Could we see Lance back at another marathon in 2010?!? RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is proud to announce a partnership with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong to form a new [...]

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Tour De France Stage One Time-Trial Start Times

by Liz Hichens

The world’s greatest cycling event rolls out of Monaco today. Riders, including seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong, leave Monaco at 4:00 pm local time and set off on a no-joke 15.5k time trial. Defending Tour champion, Carlos Sastre of Spain, is scheduled to start last.

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