Riding the Lance factor (Tallahassee Democrat)

WATERLOO, Wis. - When executives at the Trek Bicycle Corp. signed a contract with Lance Armstrong in 1998, they were betting the public would see the cyclist's recovery from testicular cancer as a human-interest story.

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