Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrongis an American former professional road racing cyclist. He is the 1993 Elite Men's Road Race World Champion, and he had won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his Tour de France victories in 2012 after a protracted doping scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth18 September 1971
CityPlano, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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Jan's not finished. He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one on the chin today but he always comes back and is strong in the last week.
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Jan's not finished, ... He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one on the chin today but he always comes back and is strong in the last week.
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What else can it be? ... Do you think I'm going to trust some guy in a French lab to open my samples and say they're positive and announce that to the world and not give me the chance to defend myself? That's ludicrous. There is no way you can do that.
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Perhaps we were a little too active in the race, worked a little too much, ... Maybe the guys are tired.
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This is the guy (Ullrich) that has challenged me and our team,
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How can you prosecute a guy when there have been what must be violations of the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) code? ... The code says when there is just one sample available, that sample must always be anonymous. Second, that sample can't be used without permission. These are serious violations.
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It's arguably one of the most famous sporting events in the world. Every year, there can only be one guy to drive the pace car. For me to be selected and asked to come, it's a huge honor.
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A guy like him - I'm not blowing smoke - could be the future of cycling.
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I think we have fielded our strongest team ever with this formation,
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It has been an honor for me to call Austin home. It is my pleasure to say thanks to my fellow residents for their continued support.
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Jan is completely different from other years. I have known him for seven, eight or nine years, and he clearly has a new motivation and a new perspective. I think he will win.
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I'm on JetBlue and United. So I spend a lot of time on airplanes with other people and in terminals or just traveling around and going to restaurants or whatever. The interaction I get on a daily basis is always positive. I've never had a negative interaction.
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My son Luke thinks it's cool that his dad quit his job,
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It doesn't surprise me at all that they have samples, ... Clearly they've tested all of my samples since then to the highest degree. But when I gave those samples, there was not EPO in those samples. I guarantee that.