It's the second retirement from cycling for Lance Armstrong, but this time, he says, it's official. In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, Lance said that he's stepping back due to added responsibilities and family commitments, which all take away from training time. This announcement comes on the heels of Lance placing 65th in the Tour Down Under last month. Lance says he has no Read more

Cycling legend Lance Armstrong is having a busy week. He crashed during stage five of the Tour of California and also defended himself against allegations of drug use during the Tour de France. On a bit more optimistic note, Lance's new commercials for Radio Shack — the cycling team he rides for — came out this week. In the spots, Lance gives some lessons on cell phone etiquette, which Read more

I have been following the Tour of California on the race's website and Twitter feed. I just read that Lance Armstrong crashed outside of Visilia, CA, earlier today. His long-time coach Johan Bruyneel tweeted that the crash was huge. Armstrong is headed to the hospital for X-rays and his face was bloodied by the accident, indicating that his head hit the asphalt with some force. No stranger to Read more

One of the US's biggest cycling races, the Tour of California, rolled through San Francisco this morning. Today's stage, the third of the race, began out by the beach, and many fans rode their bikes to the event — just another great way to celebrate National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week. In my opinion, though, many of those cyclists were playing hooky from work and riding for the rest of Read more

The Amgen Tour of California kicked off yesterday. If you're unfamiliar with the cycling race, it's America's version of the Tour de France but on a smaller scale. Over an eight day period the world's top cycling teams will race on a course beginning in Nevada City and ending in Thousand Oaks, CA. What a lot of people don't know is that there is also another important bike race going on at the Read more

Fun isn't lost on the fifth child! Superman Lance Armstrong and his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, are expecting their second child! Some folks like to tell people the exciting news in person or over the old telephone, but the athlete announced his impending babe to millions of fans by setting up a Twitter account for his baby-to-be. @lancearmstrong tweeted: Getting ?'s today about someone I'm Read more