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Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas, poses with
his girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow, as he celebrates his sixth
straight Tour de France cycling race victory, after the final stage
between Montereau and Paris in this July 25, 2004
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Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong
is engaged to marry rock star Sheryl Crow, a spokesman for the cyclist has
confirmed.
No details of the wedding were released, although the spokesman said a
spring ceremony was likely.
The couple met at a charity event in October 2003 and began dating a
short time later.
The testicular cancer survivor has three children from his first
marriage.
It will be the first marriage for Crow, 43, who has previously been
linked with rock star Eric Clapton and actor Owen Wilson.
Armstrong, 33, has been dogged by controversy recently when French
newspaper L'Equipe said six of his urine samples collected on the 1999
Tour de France showed traces of the banned substance EPO.
There were no tests to detect EPO, a drug that increases the level of
red blood cells and endurance, in 1999.
However, samples from the 1999 Tour de France were kept and have been
recently retested by a lab based outside of Paris.
Armstrong has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Crow, a former backing singer with Michael Jackson, has won nine Grammy
Awards since breaking through in 1993.
The singer/songwriter, best known for such hits as "All I Wanna Do" and "If It Makes You Happy," will release her fifth
studio album, "Wildflower," on September 13.
(Agencies) |
經七屆環法自行車賽冠軍蘭斯·阿姆斯特朗的發言人確認，阿姆斯特朗已于近日與美國著名搖滾歌星謝里爾·克羅正式訂婚。
這位發言人表示婚禮可能訂在明年春天舉行，但沒有透露任何有關婚禮的具體內容。
這對情侶是在2003年10月的一次慈善活動中邂逅的，此后不久，他們就開始約會了。
這位睪丸癌幸存者此前曾有一段婚姻，并有3個孩子。
謝里爾·克羅今年43歲，這是她第一次結婚，她曾經和搖滾明星艾力克·萊普頓和影星歐文·威爾遜有過曖昧關系。
最近，法國著名體育報紙《隊報》揭露說阿姆斯特朗在參加1999年環法大賽時抽檢的六瓶尿樣中發現了違禁成分EPO。
1999年環法大賽時并沒有對尿樣中的EPO進行檢查，EPO是一種用來增加血紅細胞水平和耐力的藥品。
然而，當年的尿樣一直都保存完好。近日，一個位于巴黎市郊的實驗室重新檢測了當時的尿樣。
阿姆斯特朗否認曾經服用過任何提高競技水平的藥物。
謝里爾·克羅曾經是邁克·杰克遜的助唱。1993年，離開邁克·杰克遜后至今，她共獲得9項格萊美獎。
這位歌手兼創作人最著名的單曲有《All I Wanna Do》和《If It Makes You
Happy》。9月13日，她的第五張專輯《Windflower》即將出版發行。
（中國日報網站 薛曉文譯） |
Updated: 2005-09-08 09:11
