Senator Lance Armstrong?

By Yokota Fritz

As Lance Armstrong prepares for an eighth Tour de France victory this summer, he opens up to The Daily Beast’s Mark McKinnon about a future in politics, who inspires him, and why his comeback will roll on past 2009.

This is Lance Armstrong's first interview since announcing that he and his girlfriend are expecting a child. Read more at The Daily Beast.

et cetera and old news...

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Green dress.

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