Bush plans bike ride with Armstrong at ranch

[norml]

Aug. 14, 2005, 4:10PM

Bush plans bike ride with Armstrong at ranch
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press



Associated Press file
President Bush receives a racing jersey from Lance Armstrong during a cancer patients event in the East Room of the White House in 2001.

WACO — President Bush is getting plenty of bike time during his ranch vacation and next weekend he even gets to hit the trails with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Armstrong told ABC's "This Week" today that he'll travel to Crawford next Saturday to ride mountain bikes with the president around Bush's ranch.

"It's a dream scenario for me," Armstrong said. "Now that President Bush doesn't run anymore, he rides his mountain bike fanatically. People wonder why he stays at the ranch so long, it might be the mountain bike trails."


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[sakabatou]

1. Lance! Don't touch him! You'll become infected!

[gardenista]

2. Sheryl, how can you let him do this?

Well, I suppose that Lance managed to get in a dig about him staying at the ranch so long...

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Lance is very opposed to * policies. Maybe he is trying to get more

govt money for cancer research.

Armstrong also spent some time during the Tour de France with Bush's former rival, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, who followed in a car during the final time trial. Armstrong said he's not taking sides in politics even though he's opposed to the war in Iraq.

"As a survivor, I think we would be better spending money on an illness like cancer," he said.

[AussieDave]

5. Yeah - but it'd be like swimming around

in a pool-full of dog shit - you hold your nose and just do it, but what a price to pay.......

[Dogmudgeon]

4. Sounds like when Bono shmoozed Team Bush

It paid off in aid and better policies for Africa.

--p!

[Placebo]

6. umm, okay...

:eyes:

[Kat45]

7. How many minutes will it take for bush to fall off his bike?

Should we start a pool? :rofl:

[6000eliot]

8. If I were Armstrong,

I'd make sure my insurance is up to date. * has a nasty habit of crashing his bike.

[GaYellowDawg]

9. Oh, great.

President Walter Mitty strikes again.