Hundreds turn out in Auckland to ride with Lance Armstrong
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Hundreds turn out in Auckland to ride with Lance Armstrong
More than 200 people have cycled into Auckland to take part in a morning ride with drug-cheating cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Despite being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in 2013, plenty of Kiwis were keen to get up close to Armstrong, who said he was humbled by the showing.
The 45-year-old had earlier asked Aucklanders to join him for the waterfront cycle via Twitter.
Trucks bringing goods in and out of the nearby Auckland Port were held up by the riders, most of whom were male.
They departed at 6am for a ride of about an hour.
Armstrong acknowledged to reporters that the ride was unlikely to change the minds of Kiwis who felt betrayed by him.
“It is what it is,” he said. “There’s nothing I can say to a lot of people to make it go away and I get that.”
Armstrong is thought to be in Auckland for a film shoot with Lion Breweries.
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I make no comment regarding Kiwis and cheating ;)
