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Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.

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Lance Armstrong
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 18
Autobiographer
Podcaster
Professional Road Racing Cyclist
Sport Cyclist
Triathlete
Plano
Texas
Lance Edward Armstrong
Lance Edward Gunderson
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