Lance Armstrong Retires

[Nbadan]

Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced today his retirement from competitive cycling. Armstrong, who beat cancer to become one of cycling's greatest names, said: "The (2005) Tour de France will be the last race of my professional career." As well as raising the profile of cycling, Armstrong has built a charity in his name to combat cancer."

CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/)

More time to spend with Sheryl Crow. Best Wishes to Lance

[FromWayDowntown]

This is a political story??????

[NeoConIV]

This is a political story??????
Guess so.

:huh

[Nbadan]

I know we don't think about it much, but this is also a news forum.

[E20]

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[timvp]

Interesting.

Am I the only one who think that steroids were involved in this decision? In today's sports world, you are guilty 'til proven innocent.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

i think his assertion that he has been 1) tested over 100 times in the last 6 years and 2) that anabolic steroids would be counter productive for an indurance athlete (although i really have no clue if that is actually true) and 3) that he has been planning on retiring for a while now (i heard lance was going to retire in January fior the first time) should convince the public he's clean. Not that he is, but they are compelling arguments.

[Clandestino]

and also, anyone who dared say he used anything illegal he sued... not like the other athletes who don't do shit about it bc it is true..

[Clandestino]

some of his former teammates have been busted... if lance had been doping he would've been busted by now...

[desflood]

Somehow, I don't think someone who's had his life on the line via cancer would further abuse his body with steroids.