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Armstrong: Is in His Solitude : Alone on Top, He Eyes 4th Tour Title (Keith R. Richburg, July 6, 2002, Washington Post)

Some who have spoken with him recently have described Armstrong's mood this year as serene. He doesn't dispute that description, which he attributes to the period he has reached in his life, personally and professionally. He and his wife Kristin have twin daughters and a son. And last year he marked his five-year anniversary of being cancer-free.

"I certainly feel tranquil and ready," Armstrong said.

If possible, and there has to be considerable doubt on this score, bicycle racing is even more boring than soccer (except that one-on-one thing they do on the oval in the Olympics, which is fairly cool). But if they're going to run the races and if it's the national sport of France, you'd just as soon an American win the thing.

Here's a nice profile of Lance Armstrong, who's book is actually pretty good, by Keith Richburg, whose book is very good.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 6, 2002 10:20 AM