Cyclists Lance Armstrong and Filippo Simeoni withdrew their defamation suits against each other.
Simeoni filed the charges in his home country of Italy after a French newspaper quoted Armstrong about statements he made regarding Simeoni.
Armstrong had alleged in the Le Monde article that Simeoni had agreed to testify against doctor Michelle Ferrari in return for favorable treatment if he …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/17/armstrong-simeoni-defamation-cases-withdrawn/
“George is a nice guy, no doubt. He's learned that he can be a gentleman and still have a killer instinct. Me, I'm the opposite. I'm a jerk who has to work at being a gentleman. I've always loved to put the hurt on people.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/06/bicycle-quote-difference-between-lance-and-george/
Floyd Landis, the 30-year-old American bicyclist, already has two big victories under his belt in 2006: the inaugural Tour of California in February and this month's Paris-Nice.
So, instead of jumping into the Giro d'Italia in May, the team leader of the Swiss Phonak team is going to skip that three-week race to concentrate on the Tour de France in July. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/27/cyclist-floyd-landis-takes-a-break-during-giro-ditalia/
German cyclist Jan Ullrich will be back in the saddle at the Giro d'Italia in May, but just to tune-up for the Tour de France in July.
Ullrich, touted by Lance Armstrong as the best candidate to win this year's Tour de France, was said to be in outstanding shape when he arrived at the T-Mobile camp this spring, but has yet to race. Hmm…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/23/where-in-the-world-is-cyclist-jan-ullrich/
What did the ads used to say for Benson & Hedges cigarettes? “You've come a long way baby!” Yeah, you ladies have come a long way toward increasing your cancer rate to that of men by smoking.
I'm thinking the same thing about Lance Armstrong this morning. The Tour de France blog cites a couple of sources that report Armstrong will drive the pace car in the upcoming Indianapolis 500. It probably will be a Corvette Z06….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/16/lance-armstrong-to-drive-indy-500-pace-car/
Where is Lance Armstrong these days?
A year after he was battling an illness that prevented him from competing in the Paris-Nice bike race, Armstrong is on the lecture circuit in Canada doing motivational speeches. Also checking on his attorneys and planning to bike in the Giro d'Italia — for a day…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/08/lance-armstrong-talks-about-the-power-within/
ESPN announced that cyclist Lance Armstrong will host the ESPY Awards on July 16.
The show, an Academy Awards for athletes, will support the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Lance Armstrong Foundation this year.
The seven-time Tour de France winner has his own ESPY honors, as best comeback athlete in 2000, and best male athlete the last three years….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/02/28/lance-armstrong-to-host-espy-awards/
No, Lance Armstrong hasn't fallen off the radar since he announced his break-up with Sheryl Crow last week. Here are a few headlines about Armstrong in the past few days:
Lance Armstrong pulls out of Grammys — KGET TV
Armstrong didn't want to run into his ex fiance at the event; he was scheduled to be a presenter.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/02/10/catching-up-with-lance-armstrong/
It's no shock that people feel very strongly about Lance Armstrong — as an elite cyclist, a cancer survivor, a motivator, a celebrity, a father, a Texan.
News of his breakup with fiance Sheryl Crow brought out a flood of reaction from columnists and bloggers. Here are a few quotes from the weekend that I found particularly mean, weird or funny:
“Lance Armstrong has unsurprisingly split from the jaundiced star girlfriend. It was sad, originally, that he would choose
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/02/06/bicycle-quotes-the-lance-armstrong-sheryl-crow-split/
So there was something to all that talk about the Tour de France champion and the Grammy Award winner splitting up. Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow made it official Friday night with a simple statement:
“After much thought and consideration we have made a very tough decision to split up. We both have a deep love and respect for each other …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/02/04/its-official-lance-armstrong-and-sheryl-crow-split-up/
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