Some of the latest developments when it comes to Lance Armstrong news are the fact that the popular cyclist has finally retired from the industry. He is one of the most popular names in the industry and the news came as a shock to his fans since no one expected it to be that soon. At 39 years, he holds the title record of tour de France seven times. He has been fighting with cancer for a while now and he says he wants to focus on his family and taking care of his health.
He has also formed a charitable organization and says he also wants to spend more time on this institution. There had been malicious rumors spreading about him where some people were saying he was using dope to be successful in his races. This was however refuted by the numerous negative tests he went through during his career. Armstrong said he had been planning this for a long time now and wanted to go home after he was through with the Tour Down Under an international race where he finished in the 65th place. He is one of the mentors to individuals who want to join the races as most of them want to be as successful as he was during his time.
He is also a proud father and recently welcomed his fifth child to the world. Sources around him said that he was very happy and would do everything possible to make sure his children were happy. Other than being a professional cyclist, Lance Armstrong news reveal that he has added many feathers to his cap and he is usually called in by universities to speak to children. In August 2010 he was invited to be a graduation speaker during a graduation ceremony at High Point University.
He was also given a slot to speak at the US College’s commencement talking to very many graduates to motivate them as they moved on to their next stage in life. In the same month, he was also confirmed as the HPU commencement speaker. As a cancer survivor, Armstrong has also joined the anti cancer telethon that was founded by Stevie Wonder to help support other patients who are going through the same problem. This is a successful organization that has helped numerous cancer patients to get treatment to allow them to move on with their normal life.
As a result of the controversies that were surrounding his name, Armstrong added a very influential attorney Mark Fabiani who also worked for Bill Clinton. He was supposed to defend him on the dope allegations. Fabiani mostly specializes with turning around scandals associated with corporate executives and politicians. He has worked with very many people successfully. This means that he had the best representation in case things got out of hand to protect his career and make sure that everything falls into place. To get more information about the Lance Armstrong news, one can browse through various sports magazines and sites to get more details on the individual.
