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Armstrong's Bike Stolen After Race

cnn.com — A one-of-a-kind bicycle belonging to U.S. cycling legend Lance Armstrong was stolen from a team truck in California just hours after he rode it Saturday on the first day of a nine-day race.

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  • yawkey, on 02/16/2009, -1/+39You know what really grinds my gears...
  • thaprinze, on 02/17/2009, -2/+36I bet this drove him nut.
  • D0nPedro, on 02/16/2009, -3/+34I wonder who took it...

    http://www.gamereactor.se/media/ug/24/2430.gif
  • bram, on 02/16/2009, -2/+32Lance announced it on twitter as soon as he found out. http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong/status/121258049 ...
    Here is a pic of the bike. http://twitpic.com/1i8t1
  • fuckingusername, on 02/17/2009, -0/+19Ebay for sale slightly used bike custom 1 owner $500000
  • Moisgreat, on 02/17/2009, -1/+19Its at the Alamo. In the basement.
  • mohrt, on 02/17/2009, -1/+18There it is.

    http://tinyurl.com/dehp8v
  • Kojangie, on 02/17/2009, -7/+23http://niggastolemybike.ytmnd.com/
  • disrupter, on 02/17/2009, -4/+19***** stole his bike
  • reverant, on 02/17/2009, -0/+13
    Someone stole Lance Armstrong's bike? That was ballsy
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  • Ramble, on 02/17/2009, -0/+9And he could kick your arse, what does that make you?
  • IllBeBack, on 02/17/2009, -0/+9You're just envious that you could not think of such a clever and funny statement yourself.
  • jollything, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8I see what you did there.
  • wollsmosh, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8some one had to say it...
  • ultraseamus, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6You all are thinking it, I will go ahead and say it: "The French took it!"
  • 2ach, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6If anyone is looking to buy a sweet slightly used racing bike, um... message me
  • StickWST, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6you owe me a monitor
  • Arkavus, on 02/17/2009, -1/+6Oh what an amazing day on the internets it will be if the guy responsible is black.
  • afterforever21, on 02/17/2009, -1/+6give em a huffy he'll still win!
  • aufte, on 02/17/2009, -1/+5I take it you've never heard of private collectors who pay good money for one-of-a-kind items?
  • caboose1123, on 02/17/2009, -1/+5What a dick
  • derbloodlust, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4I'm pretty sure that the frame is custom fit and made specifically for Lance, just like most world-class bikers.
  • agmilmoe, on 02/17/2009, -1/+5Who cares? Professional cyclists travel with several bikes. They only last for a short while. They are build for speed alone. It's like stealing a Formula 1 car... fast, but fragile and requiring a lot of maintenance and tuning before it quickly falls apart.
  • jhails, on 02/17/2009, -1/+5Obviously a government bail out will be needed to stimulate bicycle racing.
  • Ajajadude, on 02/17/2009, -2/+5It's pretty stupid to steal one-of-a-kind things, unless you plan on just keeping it to stare at everyday...in your basement.
  • Ramble, on 02/18/2009, -0/+3I somehow doubt you are stronger. This man optimises his entire body for the best power to weight. You post on Digg.
  • inkubusfan, on 02/17/2009, -2/+5Pee-wee: Exhibit "Q"! a scale-model of the entire mall! X marks the scene of the crime. These arrows here show the exact position of the sun at the hour of the crime. Jupiter was aligned with Pluto! The moon was in the seventh...
    Chuck: Pee-wee!
    Pee-wee: Please save your questions until I'm THROUGH, Chuck!
    Chuck: Well, when will that be? A long time, we wait! We've been here for over 3 hours now, and I'm not sure if any of us can see what all this is supposed to mean.
    Pee-wee: Supposed to mean? SUPPOSED TO MEAN?'!
  • mdaize, on 02/18/2009, -0/+3just dont forget to hitch a ride from Large Marge
  • osfan456, on 02/18/2009, -0/+3Graphite is VERY different from carbon fiber.
  • notjasonlee, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4welcome to california
  • one1plus1one, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3That's messed up... who the f--k steals tricycles?
  • DaviDTC, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3He said in an interview it was around $20k. This has been a rough event for him. Stolen bike and two falls which one was with a motorcycle. With all that, he is still in 4th place after the first 2 stages.
  • idavidtang, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3a unicycle with no gears?
  • wmphx, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4lance to the cops: It had buddy pegs, my Golden Grahams vanitly license plate under the seat, and my paper route basket on it.!!! my dad's gonna kill me !"
  • adkenc, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3people suck.
  • remixity, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3"It's not about the bike" — Lance Armstrong

    He doesn't need it anyway.
  • lulzitsadigg, on 02/18/2009, -0/+3NIG.. oh, ***** it.
  • bram, on 02/17/2009, -2/+4Totally unrelated, but does anyone know what kind of spray paint will work on graphite?
  • crilen007, on 02/18/2009, -0/+2wow... I hope geesamba was joking or something... everyone knows Punch Out don't they?

    Or am I getting old =(
  • shoover, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Didn't he get this back already?
  • codyman, on 02/18/2009, -0/+2how's it hanging?

    In the center

    Oh wait, too soon? My bad, Lance
  • cyrix, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2I hate you so much right now. Laughing with bruised ribs ***** sucks. But props to you.
  • one1plus1one, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2An old 1960's huffy with rain-guard fenders and a squeeky spring seat, and a basket in front.
  • illt, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Exhibit Q!!!
  • Th3Wh1teRabb1t, on 02/17/2009, -1/+3Hopefully whoever did it will be sacked soon
  • inactive, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2oh, so this is new...

    *rolls eyes*
  • SkippyDoorknob, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2The weather has been awful - high winds and rain. I'm sure that doesn't help.
  • derbloodlust, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1Yeah it's insane... even though my aluminum-framed cyclocross bike was nearly $2K, that would barely buy the components on a top-tier road bike.
  • cyrix, on 02/17/2009, -1/+2That is one ***** gorgeous TT bike. That has to cost well over 15K considering the madone 6.9 pro by trek alone costs around 9,200
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