I don’t usually post rumors, especially when they have nothing to do with Portland. But hey, this is Page Two so here goes…
Check out this story just posted by Joe Lindsey of Bicycling Magazine (whose work I really respect). He writes:
“As if Lance Armstrong’s return to racing weren’t already shocking, now comes a serious rumor that Armstrong is part of a consortium which plans to purchase the world’s greatest bike race and possibly replace several key top executives at its parent company.
In a short report in the Sydney Morning Herald, longtime cycling journalist Rupert Guinness writes that Armstrong and former UCI chief Hein Verbruggen are involved in a group which wants to buy not just the Tour de France, but the entire Amaury Sports Organization. Guinness cites no named sources, but the report includes several details which would indicate inside knowledge of the proposed deal.”
Wow. It would be astonishing for the Texan to have even partial ownership of bike racings most legendary event.
Read all the details over at Lindsey’s Boulder Report and stay tuned…