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Lance Armstrong

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Ten infamous 2011 crimes with Colorado connections

    And you thought you had a crazy year. Getting jiggy with a student at a Baptist school, driving a scooter without a license in Miami, possessing four grams of cocaine in Aspen, threatening to shoot out a Best Buy in Aurora over a video game and literally getting shit on in Boulder -- these are all s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Bike rage attacks in Deer Creek Canyon? The search for possible bicycle haters in Jeffco

    ​This Sunday, August 21, the Deer Creek Challenge will take place in Jefferson County's Deer Creek Canyon -- and in advance of the event, even more bicyclists than usually pedal in the area are training there. But not everyone appears to be welcoming. The Jeffco sheriff's office is investigati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Top five ways to break out your bike this weekend

    ​Get the lead out! Will he? Won't he? As of this writing Lance Armstrong hadn't yet tweeted his intention to compete in the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race on Saturday (he pre-qualified by winning the Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey on July 31), but one of the gnarliest events in Colorado will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Lance Armstrong wins Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey mountain bike race

    Photo by Alex Fenlon, fenlonphoto.com, courtesy Crested Butte Mountain ResortLance Armstrong wins the Crested Butte Alpine Odyssey, qualifies for the 2011 Leadville 100​Look out, Leadville 100 competitors: Lance Armstrong is coming for you again after winning yesterday's Crested Butte Alpine O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Amy Snyder on riding bikes across the country, losing sleep and pushing to the extreme

    ​The Race Across America is one of this country's most notoriously grueling bicycle races. Starting on the West Coast and ending on the East, it takes riders 3,000 miles over the course of eight to twelve days. What's more interesting is there are no major cash prizes -- it's all done for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Lance Armstrong-Tyler Hamilton tiff in Aspen's Cache Cache now a federal case?

    Tyler Hamilton.​Two guys meet up in a bar and exchange a few words. Nobody gets hurt. No reason to make a federal case out of it. Unless, of course, the two guys are Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton. Then the FBI, the AFLD and even TMZ want to know exactly who said what to whom.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    CU toilet paper lawsuit is a "sh*tty deal" in HDNet report (VIDEO)

    Video below.​HDNet, owned by billionaire and (currently very happy) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, is partly based in Denver, which explains why HDNet World Report, its signature news program, reports about so many Colorado stories. Earlier this month, the show focused on local medical mar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Reader: Lance Armstrong couldn't have beaten riders who dope without doping himself

    Hamilton.​Boulder's Tyler Hamilton made a big splash Sunday night via doping accusations made against former bicycling teammate Lance Armstrong on 60 Minutes. Is Hamilton a squealer who should be criticized, not lionized for speaking out? Not according to one reader.

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Tyler Hamilton throws Lance Armstrong under the bike over doping on 60 Minutes (VIDEOS)

    Tyler Hamilton.​Plenty of people have accused bike icon Lance Armstrong of doping, including Tour De Lance author Bill Strickland. But finger-pointing by Boulder-based Tyler Hamilton, Armstrong's onetime teammate on the U.S. Postal Service Team, has had the greatest impact by far, in part beca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Lance Armstrong: Has he retired from involvement in USA Pro Cycling Challenge?

    New logo.​When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn't sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn't mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Quiznos Pro Challenge rebrands as USA Pro Cycling Challenge

    ​Organizers for the seven-day cycling race formerly promoted as the Quiznos Pro Challenge announced big news yesterday: They've rebranded as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and inked a major broadcast deal for 23 hours of race coverage on Versus August 22-28 and two hours of live coverage on NBC ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Lance Armstrong doped in opinion of Bicycling editor and Tour De Lance author Bill Strickland

    ​Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who's likely closer to Armstrong than any other belie ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Getting the Lead Out

    ​Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who's likely closer to Armstrong than any other belie ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    HIGHER GROUND

    ​Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who's likely closer to Armstrong than any other belie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Denver Bike Sharing to Dan Maes: Thank you

    A flickr photo​By now it's clear what a huge misstep gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes took in declaring Denver's Bike Sharing part of a global conspiracy to deprive us of our personal freedoms. For it's part, the program is just grateful for the publicity. "It's shedding Dan Maes in an unfortuna ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Rocky Flats is supposed to be clean, but there's plutonium off-site, says Wes McKinley

    Wes McKinley.​Representative Wes McKinley was standing on the steps of the State Capitol yesterday, discussing the discovery of "breathable particles of plutonium" near the now-defunct Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, when hundreds of bicyclists and a whirring helicopter drowned out the reve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Hiroshima and Nagasaka bombings: 65th anniversary to be marked by prayers at Capitol

    ​The Capitol steps have been busy places lately, playing host to everything from announcements about breathable plutonium at Rocky Flats and a new Bill Ritter and Lance Armstrong-touted pro bike race to the celebration of yesterday's Prop 8 ruling. But at 3 p.m. on Sunday, a group will mark tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Lance Armstrong helps people remember Bill Ritter's still governor at bike race announcement

    Lance Armstrong and Bill Ritter.​There's nothing lamer than a lame duck -- which explains why Governor Bill Ritter tends to get so little attention these days. Today, though, he reminded folks he still exists by hanging with bicycling icon Lance Armstrong during the announcement of the Quiznos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Where to watch the Tour de France in Denver

    A Flickr photo​"What's the Tour de France?" asked the guy who picked up the phone at the Celtic Tavern. "I don't know what that is, but I'm sure if you come in and ask, we'll turn it on," said a young woman who answered the phone at Big Game. Cycling enthusiasts are likely already aware of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Bob Wiltshire, exec chef of Morton's LoDo, talks about foams, cinnamon rolls and the dearth of napkins and coasters in Denver bars

    Lori Midson Morton's LoDo executive chef Bob Wiltshire​ Bob Wiltshire Morton's Steakhouse 1710 Wynkoop Street 303-825-3353 www.mortons.com This is part one of Lori Midson' Chef and Tell interview with Bob Wiltshire, To read part two of that interview, check back here tomorrow. Blame Bob W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Brandon Marshall reportedly to be featured in CBS exposé of violent athletes

    Rasheedah Watley in a 2009 ESPN report.​Update, May 21, 6:28 a.m.: The violent athletes report described in this item, intially published at 1:19 p.m. on May 20, didn't appear on last night's CBS news broadcast. As noted below, the possibility remained that it could be bumped by breaking news; ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Lance Armstrong a doper? Boulder's Floyd Landis says "yes"

    Floyd Landis says Lance Armstrong had help living strong.​One of the most persistent rumors in cycling involves seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs -- the kind he didn't use to get his Colorado girlfriend pregnant despite his previous c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    CU bans Nerf guns: Here's our top five list of other dangers it should nix next

    Beware a fusillade of spongy, padded death.​CU-Boulder has banned Nerf guns being used in an on-campus game called Humans vs. Zombies, ostensibly because cops seeing the handle of the weapon protruding from pants or pockets might think a student was packing a real weapon as opposed to one prim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Should Lance Armstrong's new team be sponsored by marijuana?

    Lance Armstrong at rest.​Mason Tvert is brilliant at making any subject about marijuana -- but he's really outdone himself this time. In his latest media jeremiad, the head of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation) goes after bicycle racer Lance Armstrong for becoming the new spoke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Denver: The manliest, drunkest, business-iest, happiest, safe-sex-having-ist city in America

    The perfect city to get hammered and sign a commercial lease while having protected sex with a very family-friendly (yet manly!) hiker from Colorado Springs. Or something like that.​Colorado is a great state for doing business. Did you know that? It's true. CNBC told me so, in its latest busin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Today's featured event: Everything you ever wanted to know about Lance Armstrong, tonight at the Tattered Cover

    The Lance Armstrong mystique runs deep. Here's a guy who's conquered testicular cancer and won the Tour de France a jaw-dropping seven times, against all odds, and who now says he's coming out of retirement to try for win number eight. Plus, as far as the local angle goes, he's become a Coloradan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Publicist forces Lance Armstrong's pregnant girlfriend to take down her Facebook and Myspace profiles

    Once upon a time, Anna Hansen was your average blond, pretty, sorta-outdoorsy Colorado girl working as a waitress at Rio Grande in Boulder while attending CU. Four years later, after living abroad for a spell, she gets a job with a non-profit in Vail, takes up competitive mountain biking, starts da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Lance Armstrong's Colorado girlfriend is pregnant...without sperm doping!

    Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Delegating Denver #48 of 56: Texas

    Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 13, 2007

    Why I'm Ready to Kiss 2007 Goodbye

    Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2007

    Tour de Force

    Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 24, 2007

    Amateur Night

    Is there anything Lance Armstrong can't do? Not only has the 37-year-old cyclist won the Tour de France a gazillion times, but now CNN is reporting that his steady girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is pregnant without the involvement of medical fertility procedures. Quite a feat for the testicular cancer s ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Coming Up Ace

    Ace Young wants to keep his private parts private.

  • Dining

    May 18, 2006

    Serioz

    Getting a pizza the action.

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    Strange but True

    A year of dysfunctional family values -- and missing panties.

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    A year of dysfunctional family values -- and missing panties.

  • Dining

    August 4, 2005

    Drunk of the Week

    Hard Rock Cafe

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    City Spokesmen

    The Tour de Lance flows through Colorado.

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Rough Ride

    Mountain bikers and hikers face off over wilderness.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Way to Train Like Lance

    Carmichael Training Systems

  • News

    September 25, 2003

    The Message

    Power Up

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Iron Women

    Step aside, wimps, and let the really tough customers through.

  • News

    May 22, 2003

    You Gotta Have Cart

    Young American hopefuls are driven to become Formula 1 race heroes.

  • News

    April 3, 2003

    The Message

    Rally Time

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    The Ace of Ace Bandages

    Andy Pruitt's drive has pushed sports medicine into high gear.

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Avs Lead the Parade

    Despite a time-out for terror, 2001's roster was full.

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Tour de Lance

    While the French fry, champion cyclist Lance Armstrong continues to impress the rest of the globe.

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    The Kid Bounces Back

    A boy's death gives snowboarder Chris Klug a second chance at life and the Olympics.

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    A Sporting Chance

    The good, the bad and the very ugly of athletics in 2000.

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    A Sporting Chance

    Colorado sports went on a downhill slide in '99.

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