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AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, September 3, 2003 Lance Armstrong and wife Kristin have decided to end their five-year marriage, the five-time Tour de France champion said Wednesday. Lance Armstrong said the couple separated two weeks ago, soon after they moved back to Austin from their European home in Girona, Spain. They are currently in mediation to work out a divorce settlement and are maintaining separate homes in Central Austin. "We both have (legal) representation, and we're doing this peacefully," Lance Armstrong said. "The craziest thing is, we're closer now and better friends than ever before. "We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a marriage." "It's an unfortunate situation," Kristin Armstrong said. "We are making the best of it for the sake of our kids." The two first separated in late January, announcing their split publicly a month later. Lance Armstrong, 31, then left for his home in Girona, where he lives during the cycling season. A month later, Kristin, 32, and the couple's three young children followed, and the couple decided to go through counseling in an effort to salvage their marriage. Kristin, 3-year-old Luke and 22-month-old twins Isabelle and Grace were with Lance in Paris on July 27 to celebrate his record-tying fifth straight Tour victory. They left Paris together and spent time on a family vacation before returning to Austin late last month. On Sunday, Lance Armstrong, along with the three children, made his first public appearance in Austin since his latest Tour victory. He tossed the coin before the season opener for the University of Texas football team at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Kristin Armstrong was not with her husband and the children. The Armstrongs have been one of the highest-profile couples in international sports. Their story — his overcoming testicular cancer, her efforts to have children, their fund-raising for cancer-related issues — has inspired thousands of cancer survivors. Kristin met Lance in January 1997, weeks after he had completed intense chemotherapy to treat his advanced testicular cancer. The two started dating in June 1997 and were married 11 months later. Soon, they began talking about starting a family. Because Lance's cancer treatments could have made him sterile, he banked his sperm before his chemotherapy. All three children were born through in vitro fertilization. Kristin kept a diary chronicling the process on her husband's Web site. Luke was born in October 1999, three months after Lance won his first Tour. The twins were born in November 2001. Lance and Kristin Armstrong said they will remain in Austin after the divorce. "The kids are our first priority," he said. "We're also going to be respectful of each other. Neither of us wants to get in the situation where when we drop off the kids, we can't look at each other." The Armstrongs' announcement came on the same day the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously congratulated him on his latest Tour victory. "This distinguished body is recognizing the inspirational Lance Armstrong and his unbelievable courage, grit and determination," said U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va. |
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"Gilberto Simoni" wrote in message
om... "The kids are our first priority," he said. I wonder what Dr. Laura would say about this;-) Seems like bicycles are the first priority ... s http://boardnbike.com |
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David Off wrote:
Allegedly old 'one-ball' was caught slipping it to the podium girls on the last two TdFs. The podium girls (the cutesy ones dressed in yellow) work for Credit Lyonnais, a bank that has just been fined 625 million USD by a court in New York. The fine will be paid by the French tax payer, that is around 11 dollars for every French person. So you could say that the French has been stiffed twice by the Americans :-). Yes, that's a lot of money: it represents 4 full days of the US involvement in Iraq. Some of the French I've talked to say that if (actually, when) they do go in to help, they should hold out for an extra 4 days. |
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"David Off" wrote in message Allegedly old 'one-ball' was caught slipping it to the podium girls on the last two TdFs. Anyway the podium girl story might explain Lance's lack of energy in this year's tour. The same accusation was made of Hincapie here on rbr several weeks ago. |
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"Marlene Blanshay" wrote in message Oh really, like everyone else remains celibate for three weeks? This is FRANCE! Two words: Sean Kelly |
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From: "Carl Sundquist"
Are there still nudie pics of Dr. Laura on the web? Not that I'm interested in seeing them, but to put her values into a frame of reference. http://www.pencilnecks.com/Laura.htm From the smiles, I guess these would be from when she was still relatively happy with her body. 'Scuse me, gotta go clean my hard drive in case the Feds knock on the door. --TP |
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On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:01:42 -0500, Carl Sundquist wrote:
The same accusation was made of Hincapie here on rbr several weeks ago. No speakena English very well; is it still an accusation if it's true? |
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"Carl Sundquist" wrote in message ... "David Off" wrote in message Allegedly old 'one-ball' was caught slipping it to the podium girls on the last two TdFs. Anyway the podium girl story might explain Lance's lack of energy in this year's tour. The same accusation was made of Hincapie here on rbr several weeks ago. I talked to someone who had dinner with Landis and Hincapie recently. Apparently the podium girl is his deal. When I told him that some on rbr were trying to insinuate that George is gay, he said I could use his name here, but I'm not going to do that. As for as Mr. Off's Dumbass speculation, there's not a chance in hell that LANCE could get away with kissing and hanging out with a podium girl at the TdF without the press making a very big fuss. |
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"Ewoud Dronkert" wrote in message l.nl... On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:01:42 -0500, Carl Sundquist wrote: The same accusation was made of Hincapie here on rbr several weeks ago. No speakena English very well; is it still an accusation if it's true? Yes. |
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