Saturday, December 10, 2005

Unfiltered Lance

VeloNews has a candid interview with a "relaxed, but still ultra-busy" Lance Armstrong. In Part 1, Lance says he's not worried about the shoddy treatment from L'Equipe or Tour de France officials:
    "I've got my seven Tours and they're not taking them away. I've got everything that I ever dreamed of in cycling, plus a million more. I'm at home, I'm happy, I'm healthy, I've got my kids, I've got a full life ahead of me. And if Jean-Marie Leblanc snubs you in Paris? That's a chapter out of "Who f---ing cares."
In Part 2, Lance emphasizes that the cycling world is not as unsavory as some imagine:
    "...If in 10 years my son comes to me and says, 'Dad, I want to be a pro cyclist.' If I were that terrified of our sport and thought it was that bad and that unhealthy, and that unethical, I would say, 'Are you crazy? You should be a teacher, a lawyer or a doctor.' But I would never say that. I would put my son straight into a bike race, and that's the strongest statement I can make."