Bush to ride with cycling champion Armstrong
Posted on: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 14:15 CDT
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, an avid cyclist, will test his mettle against Lance Armstrong when the cycling superstar visits the president's Texas ranch this weekend.
Armstrong, 33, a cancer survivor who has won seven straight Tour de France competitions, will ride with Bush, 59, on the 1,600-acre (650-hectare) ranch on Saturday.
"The president has said that Lance is an incredible inspiration to people from all walks of life, that he's a true American champion, so I think they'll enjoy their visit on Saturday," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Tuesday.
Bush turned to mountain biking after a knee injury forced him to give up running. He took a small group of reporters on a two-hour ride on his ranch in the August heat last weekend. There was one rule -- no one overtakes the president.
Bush has had his share of spills, including during the G-8 summit in Scotland in July when he slid and collided with a police officer and suffered scrapes on his hands and arms.
Source: REUTERS
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