5,000 turn out for Armstrong’s ‘Twittered’ ride

January 16th, 2010 admin

By Agence France Presse Around 5,000 amateur cyclists joined Lance Armstrong and Robbie McEwen on Saturday for an impromptu ride announced on Twitter, causing chaotic scenes. Now, if the guy in front can get through the press mob, we can get this show on the road. Armstrong, who has organized similar events in Los Angeles, Glasgow and Dublin, was staggered by the reaction after he used the micro-blogging site to invite the public to “come one, come all.” “I personally don’t think that anyone will top the turnout we had today. That was a huge amount of people,” Armstrong said. “The field stretched for kilometers and kilometers … when we turned back there were just streams of people.” …


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