sports.espn.go.com - 3/23/2009
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A broken collarbone will interrupt, but not necessarily derail, Lance Armstrong's preparation for the Tour de France this summer. Armstrong was with the main pack of riders Monday afternoon, chasing a breakaway on a rough, narrow country road, when he got caught in a pileup near the end of ...
sportsrubbish.com - 3/23/2009
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Lance Armstrong’s Tour De France comeback may be
in jeopardy after he was involved in a major...
bike crash during today’s Vuelta Castilla y Leon race in Spain. Following his crash, Armstrong could be seen grimacing in pain on the side of the road. He was then loaded into an ...
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Lance Armstrong Crashes In Spain, Breaks Collarbone: Video
sportingnews.com - 3/25/2009
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You forget that it's not ironic or annoying
when Lance Armstrong signs off with "Livestrong," because he's...
the guy who actually started the whole thing, survived cancer before returning to cycling to claim sole ownership of the Tour de ...
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Lance Tweets His Collarbone Surgery
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Lance Armstrong injured in fall
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
Lance Armstrong was taken to a hospital Monday after crashing during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain.Armstrong fell in a pile-up about 12.5 miles from the stage’s finish. The seven-time Tour de France champion, who is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race, may have injured his collarbone.
Broken bones and euthanasia
The Checkdown —
... our favorite sports media outlets. On tap today, ESPN.com (as of 1:00 PM, 3/23/09): • 'Zero regrets:' Schilling blogs his retirement Oh, what a sign of the times. No tear-filled, Favre-esque press conference for Curt Schilling. The 42-year-old announced Monday that he was "hanging them up" via the blogosphere. At least now he'll have more time to spend blogging about whatever it is that Curt Schilling blogs about. • Lance breaks collarbone in race, hospitalized Really, ESPN? It doesn't ...
Lance Armstrong Injured - Fractured Collarbone Leaves Tour de France Participation in Doubt
Midwest Sports Fans —
... Lance Armstrong fractured his collarbone today during a race in Spain, leaving his planned participation in this year’s Tour de France in doubt. According to Armstrong (as reported in the Lance Armstrong injury update by ESPN.com), “it’s a very big problem.” ...
Happy Hour: The Loooong Break
Sparty and Friends —
... dropped a line on us about the mid-majors in the NCAA tourney.
GITC came back and applied his GITC Expectorant to yesterday’s action in The Association.
Onto some lesser-known sites and some linkys:
Our boy that runs TBL had himself a moment in the spotlight. Check it for yourself.
The British have unsealed some of their classified UFO files.
Lance Armstrong jacked himself up during a race today.
Everyone’s fav ...
TFD: Lance Armstrong and the collarbone
Randball —
collarbone.jpg As you can clearly see from that drawing, Lance Armstrong has a broken collarbone. From ESPN.com : Lance Armstrong will have surgery for a broken collarbone that will interrupt, but not necessarily derail, his preparation for the Tour de France this summer. Armstrong was with the main pack of riders Monday afternoon, chasing a breakaway on a rough, narrow country road, when he got caught in a pileup near the end of Stage 1 of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, a minor five-day stage race in the countryside north of Madrid. He landed heavily and sat cradling his right ...
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Video of Lance Armstrong Collarbone Injury
chantnrant.com 3/24/2009 — Lance Armstrong was taken to the hospital after a fall during the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon, a race held in Spain. He was knocked off of his bike and taken to the hospital immediately after. It was there were doctors determined that Armstrong had broken his collarbone.
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Lance Armstrong injured in Cycling accident
sports-odds.com 3/23/2009 — A cycling accident during race Vuelta of Castilla and Leon Race near Baltanas, Spain on Monday resulted in a broken collarbone for 37-year-old American professional cyclist Lance Armstrong . Oddsmakers currently list Armstrong as one of the top favorites win the 2009 Tour De France at +300 odds.
Armstrong hurt in crash at Vuelta Castilla
universalsports.com 3/23/2009 — Lance Armstrong crashed on the first stage of Spain's Vuelta Castilla y Leon on Monday and appeared to be in pain as he was helped into an ambulance.
Lance Armstrong Injured in Bike Crash in Spain
bumpshack.com 3/23/2009 — American cyclist and 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong was taken to a Spanish hospital by ambulance today after crashing during a cycling race in the country. No word yet on the severity of his injuries.
Let It Go, Already!
deepintosports.com 3/19/2009 — The witch hunt continues.
France just won’t accept that Lance Armstrong has not used performance-enhancing drugs.
Armstrong has never tested positive. Ever. Not during his run of Tour de France victories, not now.
With advances in drug technology, there of course can be no guarantee he ...
Lance Armstrong accused of violating doping rules
grg51.typepad.com 4/9/2009 — Although its is a tempest in a teapot, the charge does hold importance. The AP says a French doping agency accuses Lance Armstrong of breaking protocol when an agent paid a visit to the multi-time Tour de France winner last month. Armstrong blew off ...
Lance Armstrong Banned from Tour de France 2009?
sports-odds.com 4/10/2009 — Because of the recent unfolding events in which 7-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, was accused and documented of “misbehaving” during a random drug test, the American has indicated he might not be allowed to compete in the upcoming Tour de France 2009 in July.
