Armstrong Headin' to France

[spiderlake]

Is he in or out?? Velonews says he's goin'......

Armstrong to arrive Monday
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is expected to arrive at the race on Monday, Discovery Channel officials confirmed to VeloNews.

Armstrong surprised many when he told Austin reporter Susanne Halliburton that he was going to return to the Tour despite earlier statements that he wasn't interested in coming back to France following a string of damaging stories in L'Equipe last year.

Armstrong's itinerary and schedule are still not finalized, but Armstrong is expected to be with the team during Tuesday's and Wednesday's decisive climbing stages in the Alps and then return to Paris for the finale.

[atmo]

comebackstrong atmo

[Avispa]

And now that Lance will be there don't be surprised if all of a sudden, the Discovery Channel Team raises from the ashes like the Phoenix and kicks eveyones butt! :eek:

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....Is Lance stopping in Italy for some Ferrari advise before heading to France?

[spiderlake]

hipstrong has a nicer ring to it!

comebackstrong atmo

[learlove]

"Armstrong to arrive Monday
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is expected to arrive at the race on Monday, Discovery Channel officials confirmed to VeloNews."

Wonderful - now Bob Roll can physically stick his nose in LA's butt. I like Bob but its like - Lance this, Lance that, Lance Lance Lance Lance........., not to mention the rest of the guys in the booth.

[BBB]

Aren't the team just 'losers' now?

JB better watch out for his job...

[flyingscot]

Like any diligent fund manager, Lance is merely inspecting his investment up close
He may also read them the riot act!

[BBB]

They can concentrate on winning stages now without the pressure of the overall and with the talent the team has they should be able to do okay riot act or not.

[SpaceOdyssey]

I'm thinking these days, the only Dr. Ferrari Lance might be visiting would be Enzo.

Say an F40 in Livestrong yellow and black? :banana:

I would think JB has at least a 1 year free pass on almost anything Disco does or doesn't do, as long as it's legal.

Lance is nothing if not loyal to his freinds and those who are loyal to him.

Bruce

[BumbleBeeDave]

I was thinking the same thing. Now we're going to end up seeing about three minutes of actual bike racing in the three hour prime time coverage. They already waste at LEAST half on commercials and now the other 87 minutes will be what Lance thinks of THIS, what Lance thinks of THAT, blah, blah, blah . . . Kinda like reading my own posts on the forum . . . :crap:

BBD

[Richard]

I may be mistaken, but isn't Discovery"s sponsorship up in one year? The "free ride" may just be a restructure of the team to something a European sponsor may want.

[kestrel]

If the Discovery dropout rate continues today, there may not be any team left riding by the time LA gets there....

[William]

Gonna show them what "cyclism" really means.....with a boat load of lawyers and two body guards on his heels. :bike:


William ;)

[Kevan]

OLN will finally get to mention him.

[Elefantino]

Damn.

Doesn't his kid have a soccer game or something?

[39cross]

snippet: ....Armstrong is expected to be with the team during Tuesday's and Wednesday's decisive climbing stages in the Alps and then return to Paris for the finale.Maybe he is going to needle them to the top.

[atmo]

snippet: Maybe he is going to needle them to the top.
knitstrong atmo

[atmo]

snippet: Maybe he is going to needle them to the top.
sewstrong atmo

[Zard]

snippet: Maybe he is going to needle them to the top.

darnstrong

[atmo]

darnstrong
pharmstrong atmo

[catulle]

pharmstrong atmo


Post of the TdF, atmo.

[mike p]

He can't stand not being in the spotlite. OLN special extended tour coverage starts as lance steps off his private jet in france.

Mike

[manet]

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[Fixed]

bro he's goin in drag so no one will rec.him
cheers

[atmo]

bro he's goin in drag so no one will rec.him
cheers
crowstrong atmo

[J.Greene]

crowstrong atmo


uniballstrong

JG

[Bill Bove]

"Read the riot act"

strongarm

[Zard]

pharmstrong atmo

Heh heh!

[atmo]

dumbstrong atmo.



snipped from here: (http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jul06/jul16news4)
Armstrong made a number of jokes during the introduction, including one which referred to his battle with testicular cancer. "I told the producers I'd give my left nut to host this thing," he said. "Actually, it was my right.”

However another attempt at humour may raise eyebrows. Speaking about the French soccer team, he was quoted by the Los Angeles Daily News as saying: "All their players tested positive ... for being *******s."

[saab2000]

dumbstrong atmo.



snipped from here: (http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jul06/jul16news4)
Speaking about the French soccer team, he was quoted by the Los Angeles Daily News as saying: "All their players tested positive ... for being *******s."

What a prick.

[Birddog]

Does anybody really think he wrote his own material?

Birddog

[atmo]

Does anybody really think he wrote his own material?

Birddog
atmo that would add to the irony;
he could always veto material if
it's handed up from writers. he's
lance armstrong.