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Monday, November 1, 2010

Armstrong to retire

Reuters

ADELAIDE: seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will compete in the Tour down under Australia in January what will be the final professional race outside his native United States. 39-year-olds will ride in the UCI ProTour race from 16 January to 23 for the third and final time, Director of the race, "said Mike Turtur."I am excited to compete in my last professional position outside the United States on down to below the tours," Armstrong said in the report. "Will be my third time the event and I'm sure that I will enjoy, as I have the first two times. "-AFP

Die swimmer

Dubai: United States open water swimmer Frances "Fran" Crippen, World Championship bronze medallist, died during 10 km Marathon swimming World Cup event in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, said the world governing body FINE. Crippen, 26, won a bronze medal in the 10 km World Championship 2009 in Rome and 5 km, bronze in the world open water Championships in Canada this year. Crippen, who won two titles in the United States in the pool in the 800 m freestyle before to open water in 2006, died during the final stage of World Cup event in Fujairah, said of the fine.

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