Vanity Fair's Lance Armstrong Scoop Killed By News Cycle, Forced To Web-Only

Silicon Alley Insider:

Wired managed to keep Google's (GOOG) secret for weeks before its new Chrome browser was announced, and left those in the trade press wondering how a slow-moving monthly magazine could (almost) break some tech news.

Conde Nast corporate cousin Vanity Fair wasn't so lucky with its would-be scoop on Lance Armstrong returning to professional cycling. The magazine had hoped to protect the scoop for its November issue, which hits the streets in New York and L.A. Oct. 1. But after news leaked out in cycling magazine VeloNews on Monday, Vanity Fair quickly posted the interview online and now it's off the lineup for the print edition.

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Comments

[Bama4obama]

05:54 PM on 09/12/2008

Yuck....that's just gross.

[cjk002]

09:36 PM on 09/11/2008

I'm reminded of a qoute from Krusty the clown in a scene from the Simpson's episode where Homer's pants get ripped off while he's riding a tiny bicycle at Krusty's Klown Kollege:

"Burn that seat!"

[Bulbul]

08:19 PM on 09/11/2008

Who is this ugly looking naked man ?

[JScott]

04:24 PM on 09/11/2008

Nothing new here, they had the same thing as an ad for Landlubber clothing in the 70's-naked guy on a bike.

[RadCenter]

06:18 PM on 09/11/2008

No one was claiming that the photo concept was new.

[FdeBear]

04:16 PM on 09/11/2008

Scoop of what?

[spiderbucket]

04:13 PM on 09/11/2008

Only a man with Lance's build could comfortably ride a bike naked.

[flymic]

03:27 PM on 09/12/2008

terrible. i feel dirty for laughing at that.

[3fingerbrown]

12:35 PM on 09/11/2008

If you ever borrow this guy's bike, REMEMBER TO WIPE THE SEAT!

[lynnn]

01:07 PM on 09/11/2008

LMAO how true n/t