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September 28, 2010, Tuesday
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LANCE Armstrong embarked on a leisurely 50-mile charity bike ride on Sunday, chatting with anyone who could keep up.
In keeping with his style, the seven-time Tour de France winner is focused on his fight against cancer, leaving the fight for his reputation to his legal team as prosecutors examine his past as part of a federal investigation into drug use in pro cycling.
Armstrong took part in the inaugural benefit bike ride for Wapiyapi, a nonprofit organization that provides camps, retreats and support to families affected by childhood cancer. It's a cause near to him after fighting back from testicular cancer. He also was nudged to do the Aspen event by his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, who's a longtime volunteer for the organization.
"Obviously, it's every parent's worst nightmare to have a sick child," said Hansen, who's expecting the couple's second child on October 24, and Armstrong's fifth.
"With healing, there's so much more than what takes place in the hospital."
Hansen chased around their nearly 16-month-old son, Max, as she waited for Armstrong to finish. She said Armstrong is focusing on family and causes these days, not anything else. "I think you're always going to have people that are negative and haters and trying to spin stories to get attention or money," she said. "I think you have to focus on the positive. That's kind of what we've been trying to do is focus on family and devoting our time to causes we care about - like this."
Armstrong was in San Francisco last Monday to visit a hospital and then appeared in New York City two days later for the Clinton Global Initiative where he headlined a panel on cancer in the developing world.
In keeping with his style, the seven-time Tour de France winner is focused on his fight against cancer, leaving the fight for his reputation to his legal team as prosecutors examine his past as part of a federal investigation into drug use in pro cycling.
Armstrong took part in the inaugural benefit bike ride for Wapiyapi, a nonprofit organization that provides camps, retreats and support to families affected by childhood cancer. It's a cause near to him after fighting back from testicular cancer. He also was nudged to do the Aspen event by his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, who's a longtime volunteer for the organization.
"Obviously, it's every parent's worst nightmare to have a sick child," said Hansen, who's expecting the couple's second child on October 24, and Armstrong's fifth.
"With healing, there's so much more than what takes place in the hospital."
Hansen chased around their nearly 16-month-old son, Max, as she waited for Armstrong to finish. She said Armstrong is focusing on family and causes these days, not anything else. "I think you're always going to have people that are negative and haters and trying to spin stories to get attention or money," she said. "I think you have to focus on the positive. That's kind of what we've been trying to do is focus on family and devoting our time to causes we care about - like this."
Armstrong was in San Francisco last Monday to visit a hospital and then appeared in New York City two days later for the Clinton Global Initiative where he headlined a panel on cancer in the developing world.
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