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He seems to be training for a bodybuilding contest....

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...-11088,00.html
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Too much booze according to today's news.

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What is he holding?
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He seems to be training for a bodybuilding contest....

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...-11088,00.html
Good article. The guy is a legend. Riding for no salary, promoting the foundation & best of all taking 2 mill off the South Australian government just for turning up. Yep it's all about the foundation. Fark me isn't there a credit crunch ? Aren't aussie sports struggling for cash over their British counterparts ? 2 million well spent. Fark me I'd pump weights for that amount. Smart guy.
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He seems to be training for a bodybuilding contest....

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...-11088,00.html
Heh.
Like you don't know...
'Cause it's good for campaign. It will look good on posters (especially in black&white technology).
You haven't improved your PR approach, it's still too obvious.
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Good article. The guy is a legend. Riding for no salary, promoting the foundation & best of all taking 2 mill off the South Australian government just for turning up. Yep it's all about the foundation. Fark me isn't there a credit crunch ? Aren't aussie sports struggling for cash over their British counterparts ? 2 million well spent. Fark me I'd pump weights for that amount. Smart guy.
Dweeb, it's a write-off for the Aussie gov. It's not going into Lance's pocket.
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Dweeb, it's a write-off for the Aussie gov. It's not going into Lance's pocket.
prove it.
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Armstrong travelled from Honolulu with his Polish masseur on a commercial airline. His entourage, believed to number 19, will arrive separately.

There are some who swear black and blue that Armstrong will receive $US2 million ($A2.84 million) just for turning up on the start line in Adelaide. Others are certain the figure is $US1 million.

Race organisers will not respond to questions about the additional financial investment that South Australia's government is forking out for the sporting mega star. They prefer to talk up the dollars Armstrong's presence will generate.

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Armstrong wouldn't get out of bed for less than 2mill let alone fly for 10 hours to race in the Tour Down Under. Its going to be a big year. The Giro must be paying him around 5million. No wonder he came out of retirement he's going to be mega mega rich. Fark the foundation this comeback thing is a cash cow and he don't even have to win !
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Armstrong travelled from Honolulu with his Polish masseur on a commercial airline. His entourage, believed to number 19, will arrive separately.

There are some who swear black and blue that Armstrong will receive $US2 million ($A2.84 million) just for turning up on the start line in Adelaide. Others are certain the figure is $US1 million.

Race organisers will not respond to questions about the additional financial investment that South Australia's government is forking out for the sporting mega star. They prefer to talk up the dollars Armstrong's presence will generate.

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Armstrong wouldn't get out of bed for less than 2mill let alone fly for 10 hours to race in the Tour Down Under. Its going to be a big year. The Giro must be paying him around 5million. No wonder he came out of retirement he's going to be mega mega rich. Fark the foundation this comeback thing is a cash cow and he don't even have to win !
so? still doesn't say that the money is or is not as per Armstrong's BFF going into his pockets?

oh and of course, it's going into his pockets or into his new FOR PROFIT livestrong gig (which would be the same thing).
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so? still doesn't say that the money is or is not as per Armstrong's BFF going into his pockets?

oh and of course, it's going into his pockets or into his new FOR PROFIT livestrong gig (which would be the same thing).
You're right:

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Look even if 5 percent of the money goes towards cancer it's better than nothing
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Quite possible (heard it on the grapevice) his cancer foundation has been losing money and he needs to get back on the bike to market it for more money.

They have been spending a fortune on advertsing the foundation. He needs some tight **** accountants running it and a few nuns managing them to make sure the money is not diverted to Swiss bank accounts.
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so? still doesn't say that the money is or is not as per Armstrong's BFF going into his pockets?

oh and of course, it's going into his pockets or into his new FOR PROFIT livestrong gig (which would be the same thing).
According to Mr Transparency it's his pay cheque and not going to his cancer fund raiser.
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The Texan also confirmed he had received an appearance fee for his visit, but he stressed it was not to race.

He also said he would not donate the fee, rumoured to be $A1 million, to his Lance Armstrong Foundation, a cancer charity.

"This is not just me showing up to a bike race and racing," he said.

"There's other things involved, it's not simply showing up at a bike race and being paid to race a bike.

"I'm not being paid to race - is there a fee for other things? Yes - but that's not anything different for the last (few) years."

Armstrong said he had been on the public speaking circuit for the last few years and compared the fee to what he would receive for those engagements.
from http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/arti...g-says-nervous
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