Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

Lance Armstrong doing some windtunnel testing in San Diego.
via twitter.com/neilroad and http://roadmagazine.net/

Lance Armstrong was not at the Tour presentation, but he did give his reactions to the 2009 Tour route today.
First off, Lance likes the innovative route of the 2009 course that starts in Monaco with a 15km hilly TT and visits Barcelona and Girona, Spain.

“The route of the 2009 Tour de France strikes me [...]

The 2009 Tour de France route was unveiled today in Paris. Notibly absent was Lance Armstrong who is Twittering from Austin and developing a radical new TT position. The Tour contenders in Paris including Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans liked the course.
The first stage is a 15km hilly TT in Monaco. The Team Time Trial [...]

An article in Live Science gives some insight into why athletes such as Dara Torres, Brett Favre and Lance Armstrong decide to come back to the sport after retiring.
With Armstrong, he never really left the limelight since he was either competing in the New York or Boston Marathon, running around with Matthew McConaughey or [...]

Lance Armstrong plans on announcing his plans for 2009 over the next two days. First at the Clinton Global Initiative and next at Interbike.

Lance Armstrong will hold a pair of press conferences in the next two days — the first on Wednesday in New York and the second on Thursday at the Interbike trade [...]

Lance Armstrong is coming back with an expanded announcement on September 24th at the Clinton Global Initiative. The main goal of the comeback at least publicly is to help promote the fight against cancer. The thinking is that with Armstrong being out there back in the spotlight, he could have a better platform to push [...]

The Vanity fair article is posted and Sports Illustrated confirms it. More info can be found at the new blog created by me letlanceride.com
As we sat in our terrace chairs overlooking the manicured vista, Armstrong nervously fingered the yellow band on his wrist. He insisted he had something on his mind. “Something huge,” as he [...]

Rumors swirling about the return of Lance Armstrong to the Astana Team for 2009. From the sounds of it you might as well make plans to watch the Cyclysm 8 The return of Lance. Eh and why not. Lance Armstrong has not let himself go in the time since he retired. Marathon running seemed to [...]

Artist uses a tricycle as a brush to paint a large portrait of Lance Armstrong.
How to Paint Lance Armstrong Using a Tricycle

Lance Armstrong and Dick Pound are on the list of Top 10 Manliest Names on Cracked.com. Here is Lance Armstrong’s analysis.

The Name:
It’s impossible to hear this name without picturing many men getting impaled on a battlefield. He’s got the lance, and he’s got the arm strength to drive it through you and the four guys [...]