Lance Armstrong to run Boston Marathon
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Seven times Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has entered the Boston Marathon on April 21, organizers said on Thursday.
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Six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and other cyclists are rolling into Washington Saturday with the hope of raising millions of dollars for cancer research.
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Catherine Ndereba and Timothy Cherigat of Kenya will return to Boston to defend their titles in the 109th running of the Boston Marathon April 18, to be joined by one of the top United States marathoners, Olympian Alan Culpepper of Lafayette, Colo.
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Frankie Andreu, once Lance ArmstrongÂs teammate, said he hoped admitting his use of EPO would help change the tradition of doping in cycling.
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Defending champion Lidiya Grigoryeva, 2006 winner Rita Jeptoo, and two-time runner-up Jelena Prokopcuka top a strong women's field for the 112th running of the Boston Marathon, set for April 21, sponsor John Hancock Financial announced yesterday.
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Ryan Hall, who won the United States menâs Olympic marathon trial in November, and Dan Browne, a 2004 Olympian in the marathon, joined the field for Saturdayâs United States cross-country championships in San Diego. The first nine finishers in the menâs 12-kilometer race will qualify for the world championships March 30 in Scotland. But if the 25-year-old Hall qualifies, he said he was unlikely to go.In a telephone call from his training base in Big Bear Lake, Calif., to the New York Track Writers Association, he said, âI donât think I would go because I donât think it would fit into my buildup.âThe buildup is for the London Marathon on April 13. Last April, Hall ran London in 2 hours 8 minutes 24 seconds, the fastest marathon debut ever by an American. In November, he ran 2:09:02 over a more difficult course in the Olympic trials in Central Park. He said he was pleased to become one of the worldâs elite runners. âThe Olympic trials were the highlight of my career so far, and Iâm happy to be able to enjoy it,â he said. âIt really opened up my mind to what I could do.â.
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In his strongest comments yet on next year&#39;s Tour de France, Lance Armstrong says he is unsure if he will ride in cycling&#39;s showcase event because he&#39;d like to compete in other races.
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Lance Armstrong is unsure if he will ride in next summer's Tour de France because he'd like to compete in other races. Armstrong, who won a record sixth straight Tour de France this year, said in Saturday's edition of L'Equipe it is "time to move on to other things."
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Steve Miller is confident that, regardless of the weather today, hundreds, maybe thousands, of cyclists will hop on their two-wheelers and take a spin around Boston for the second annual Hub on Wheels event. Riders can pick a course of 10, 20, 30, or 40 miles that starts and ends at City Hall Plaza, where they'll be greeted by food, ...
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American cycling legend Lance Armstrong may shelve plans to attempt to win a seventh successive Tour de France. The 33 year-old Texan said he had other targets to achieve in the sport before he retired, and
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Six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will attempt to capture a seventh straight title after agreeing to enter the race Wednesday.
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Olympic champion Stefano Baldini will take part in the 2005 London Marathon.
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PARIS: Lance Armstrong has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next yearâs Tour de France where the American could stretch his record to seven consecutive victories.
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The 2008 US Olympic team marathon trials could be crossing paths with the Boston Marathon.
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With his record six victories, Lance Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits his rivals rather than the American.
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CALA D'OR, Spain  - If six times Tour de France  winner Lance Armstrong decides not to ride this year's event, a  victory in Paris on July 24 would be diminished his German  rival Jan Ullrich said Tuesday.
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When 60-year-old Harry Stokes mounted his Trek 5000 road bike to follow in Lance Armstrong&#39;s wheelprints, he wasn&#39;t riding alone.