Armstrong back in the saddle after banning
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Lance">Lance</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Anti">Anti</span>-<span word="Doping">Doping</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="the">the</span> #<span word="poweroffour">poweroffour</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>," <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="climbs">climbs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="descents">descents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aspen">Aspen</span>-<span word="Snowmass">Snowmass</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="whooped">whooped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>! <span word="Keegan">Keegan</span> <span word="Swirbul">Swirbul</span> - <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="name">name</span>!" <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Swirbul">Swirbul</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USADA">USADA</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expunged">expunged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="doping">doping</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="violations">violations</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="administering">administering</span> <span word="doping">doping</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="furthest">furthest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Denver">Denver</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unaffected">unaffected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>."</p><p><span word="USADA">USADA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="forfeit">forfeit</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 1, 1998, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1999-2005 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000.</p>
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