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Police say Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, blamed girlfriend Anna Hansen. OWStarr : It's true. It wasn't. (about... Share photos and videos on Twitter. Lance Armstrong sued by U.S. for post office sponsorship funds. Oprah Winfrey speaks with Lance Armstrong during an interview on the controversy surrounding his cycling career on Monday, January 14, in Austin, Texas.

Lance Armstrong sued by U.S. for post office sponsorship funds

Oprah Winfrey's exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Lance Armstrong, "Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive," has expanded to air as a two-night event on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The interview airs Thursday, January 17, and Friday, January 18. Cyclist Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France wins and banned from the tournament for life, the International Cycling Union announced Monday, October 22. Pictured, Armstrong addresses participants at The Livestrong Challenge Ride on Sunday. He stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer charity on Wednesday, October 17. Armstrong leads his teammates during the final stage of the 1999 Tour de France. Armstrong, 17, competes in the Jeep Triathlon Grand Prix in 1988. Federal Prosecutors Drop Lance Armstrong Investigation. Armstrong Doping Controversy. Lance Armstrong's Second Comeback: stuff of legends or death of one?

Well, it appears it is official, Lance Armstrong, the uncontested best Tour de France rider ever with 7 tour victories has announced his intention to return to the sport with the goal of competing in the 2009 Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong's Second Comeback: stuff of legends or death of one?

According to Armstrong spokesman, Mark Higgins, Lance isn’t racing to “win second”. I know Lance and I don’t think he would race for second. Lance hates losing more than any person I have ever known. And as someone that has spent the better part of my life in very competitive environments from the pressure cooker of the Olympic Training Center for four years to the world of venture capital funded high-tech start-ups I have been around some of the toughest competitors you can imagine. Some pundits are already suggesting that Lance can’t win and that it is possible that he won’t even be the protected leader of his likely team, Astana – I suggest that these pundits need to brush up on their Lance history.

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Armstong's Final Tour de France

Lance Armstrong Timeline — Infoplease.com - (Build 2010040106463. Lance Armstrong - (Build 20100401064631) Compiled by Erin Teare Martin Once considered a hero and an inspiration, Lance Armstrong suffered a stunning fall from grace beginning in June 2012, when the U.S.

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Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) charged him with using performance-enhancing drugs, stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles, and banned him from cycling for life. Six months later after a decade of denials, Armstrong told Oprah Winfrey that he began using testosterone, EPO, and blood transfusions in the mid-1990s and the illegal substances contributed to each of his Tour de France victories. Armstrong shows early promise At 13, Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running. As a high school senior Armstrong qualified to train with the U.S.

In 1998, Armstrong married Kristin Richard of Austin, Tex. In 1999 Armstrong was the surprise winner of the grueling Tour de France, which winds through the Alps and Pyranees. Hamilton barred from Aspen restaurant after Armstrong argument (Build 20110413222027) Retired pro Tyler Hamilton has been told he’s not welcome at an Aspen restaurant after a reported run-in with Lance Armstrong there on Saturday evening.

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Hamilton was in Aspen leading bike rides at an annual summit hosted by Outside. Hamilton mistakenly believed Armstrong to be out of town and went to the Cache Cache restaurant to eat. According to Outside Online, the Texan happened to be there and blocked Hamilton’s path when he exited the bathroom. “He wanted to get into it,” Outside magazine editor Abe Streep reported Hamilton as telling him. “I was like, ‘Let’s step outside and talk away from the crowd, but he wouldn’t. Streep said that Armstrong began to berate him. Hamilton recently admitted doping for much of his career and in a lengthy interview on the CBS 60 Minutes programme, said that Armstrong and others on the US Postal Service team used banned substances.