Lance Armstrong of the USA (R) poses with team mate Alberto Contador of Spain prior to a Team Astana Training Camp ride at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife. (Getty Images) more pics » The Khazakstan government has agreed to back cycling's Astana outfit for the rest of the 2009 season, including the Tour de France, a team spokesman said on Thursday. The promise of support guarantees the involvement of seven-times Tour winner Lance Armstrong and... Read Full Story
ROME (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong's cash-strapped Astana team are not yet out of the financial woods, team manager Johan Bruyneel said at the Giro d'Italia on Sunday. The International Cycling Union (UCI) set Sunday as a deadline for the Kazakh-based team to meet its financial requirements after the riders complained their salaries were not being paid. The UCI has threatened to withdraw Astana's Pro-Tour license. "The financial woes that left salaries unpaid are not completely resolved yet... Read Full Story
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said his 12th-placed finish in the Giro d'Italia, which ended on Sunday, was "promising" ahead of this year's French test. The 37-year-old American, who broke a collarbone in a crash on the Tour of Castilla and Leon in March, and his Astana team had insisted that he had not come into his first ever Tour of Italy looking for victory. "I came in open-minded. I did not know what to expect, obviously because of the crash in Castilla and Leon, the... Read Full Story
Surrounded by his three children from a previous marriage, Luke , 9, and twins Isabelle and Grace , 7, proud parents Lance Armstrong and Anna Hansen were seen walking out of the Aspen hospital Saturday morning. The couple were carrying newborn son Maxwell Edward. Lance's children and his mother visited and brought pillows for the new mom.
In the early hours of Friday, the cyclist announced the birth of his son, sharing the news and pictures with his fans via Twitter and even creating an... Read Full Story
Lance Armstrong will continue his preparations for the Tour de France by racing in the Nevada City Classic on Sunday, the seven-time Tour de France champion said on Twitter. Armstrong returned to the United States after finishing 12th in the Giro d'Italia in May, and on June 5 welcomed the birth of baby son, Max - his fourth child. The 37-year-old cyclist said he and Astana teammates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner will compete in the 49th edition of the Nevada City Classic, which is run on... Read Full Story
Lance Armstrong's financially strapped Astana team will likely survive for another few weeks, but it's unclear if it will make it to the Tour de France. The International Cycling Union had set a Sunday deadline for the team to straighten out its financial situation or risk suspension. "I think they'll meet the deadline," UCI president Pat McQuaid told The Associated Press on Friday. "The deadline we've given them is a bank-guarantee deadline and the payments are up to schedule." Astana... Read Full Story
Lance Armstrong is back on schedule in his Tour de France preparations. Two months ago, the seven-time Tour winner fell and broke his collarbone at a race in Spain, jeopardizing his entire comeback after three and a half years of retirement. Now, in the third week of the Giro d'Italia, Armstrong is starting to keep up with the race leaders on the tough climbs. "It's exactly what I hoped for," Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel told The Associated Press on Tuesday during the Giro's second... Read Full Story
New parents Lance Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen with son Maxwell Edward "Max" on June 6 in Aspen, Colorado Lance and Anna welcomed baby Max on June 4th weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 20 inches long. Lance Armstrong has three children from a previous marriage. He is father to son Luke, 9, and 11-year-old twins Isabelle and Grace with his ex-wife Kristin Richards source
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Lance Armstrong fell midway through the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday but appeared to escape serious injury. The seven-time Tour de France winner apparently touched the wheel of the rider in front of him as the main pack went around a hairpin curve. He hit the pavement on his left side — the opposite side from his crash in March when he broke his collarbone. Armstrong got right back up, changed his rear wheel, and rejoined the main pack. Italian rider Mauro Da Dalto also went... Read Full Story
At My Cycling Advice, in this article the topic is Lance Armstrong Tour de France Cycling and will he race again some more times in the years to come. It is not clear how many more races, if any, Lance Armstrong will cycling in, in the Tour de France. There is no question that Lance Armstrong has already established himself as one of the best if not the best cyclists of all time.
The Tour de France has been the cycling race that Lance Armstrong has owned in recent years... Read Full Story
