Lance Armstrong does not like to be outdone on Twitter. So, when Mike Beasley – an NBA rookie with wings, sunglasses, and broken English tattooed on his back – started hogging all the attention earlier this week, Armstrong took it to the next level and issued a twitter invitation to come hang out with him and ride some bikes.

From Sky News…

The seven-times Tour de France winner issued an invitation via Twitter – telling people to turn up at Phoenix Park.


“Good morning Dublin. Who wants to ride this afternoon? I do. 5:30pm @ the roundabout of Fountain Rd and Chesterfield Ave. See you there,” Armstrong tweeted.


When the American arrived he was mobbed by fans, many jostling for a prime position at the front of the pack with one of cycling’s all-time greats.


The 38-year-old, who is in Ireland for a global cancer summit, said: “For me, I like to ride my bike anyway, so on a very simple level it’s a very sunny, beautiful day in Dublin and I’d be going for a bike ride anyway.

Sky News reports, a bike shop in Dublin rented 190 bikes in two-hours leading up to the event. And according to a report from…well, according to Lance Armstrong tweet, 1000+ showed up for the occasion.

It’s plausibly unrelated, but Shaq has apparently backed off of Lance for now, and scaled down his twitter challenges for Shaq Vs. to Mike from Dirty Jobs.

Scores Join Lance Armstrong On Dublin Ride (Sky News)

Check out the trailer…

The music gives me the chills. The surfing looks pretty standard in the death defying sense. What you need to know here is that these three brainiacs thought it would be smart to film their documentary in Ireland in the dead of Winter…

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Hurling doesn’t fool around when it comes to discipline. This makes Roger Goodell’s dealing with Pacman Jones look like permissive parenting…

A LENGTHY 96-week ban has been handed down to [John Cussen] following an incident in the west Limerick team’s county junior A hurling championship semi-final win over St. Patrick’s.

Cussen was charged with “bringing the game to disrepute” after he joined in a brawl that broke out in the final quarter of a game between Monagea and St. Patrick’s. Order was eventually restored, and the game finished with Monagea prevailing.

Kenneth Dawson, of St. Patrick’s, was also banned for 12-weeks for abusive treatment of a match official.

The Competition Control Committees of Irish Hurling do not take these incidents lightly. Last May, eight players from teams in Cork and Clare were suspended for a match following a brawl. Cussen’s ban of nearly two years was pinned on him by the Limerick Competition Control Committee. No mention if an appeal to Hurling’s Central Competition Control Committee will be sought.

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