11.   Armstrong, who last month joined the French cycling team Cofidis, said he had no plans to quit the sport.

12.   Armstrong, who last month joined the French cycling team Cofidis, said he had no plans to quit the sport but admitted he was stunned by the news.

13.   Chris Carmichael, the U.S. Olympic cycling team coach, said the bike also helps win the psychological war in two ways.

14.   Cycling teams usually have to deal with injuries along the long, hot route of the Tour de France.

15.   Cycling teams must provide a bank guarantee equal to one-quarter of the sum they would have to pay out in wages during a season.

16.   Deutsche Telekom already sponsors a cycling team and a German basketball club.

17.   Eleven months after discovering he had testicular cancer, Lance Armstrong said Thursday he intends to find a new cycling team and return to European competition next year.

18.   His teammate on an amateur cycling team, Kim Schoos of Luxembourg, agreed.

19.   It values the good publicity generated by the cycling team, however, and signed a new three-year sponsorship deal in May.

20.   LeMond said he would like to remain in the sport, possibly managing a cycling team or as a television commentator, KXTV reported.