Lance Armstrong, Anna Hansen Expecting Naturally-Conceived Baby

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong may be busy baby-sitting between two major races next year.

Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven consecutive years after overcoming testicular cancer, and his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, are expecting a baby in June.

He is scheduled to compete in the Giro d'Italia, which runs from May 9-31 and the Tour de France, which begins July 4.

"Anna and I are thrilled to confirm that we are expecting in June and our families are ecstatic and grateful," Armstrong said in a statement released Tuesday night. "We are very much looking forward to what 2009 brings on many fronts. We appreciate respecting our privacy, as we are both eager to celebrate the holidays as a family."

Rae Bazzarre, a spokeswoman for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the baby was conceived naturally.

Armstrong had three children with his ex-wife, Kristin, using in vitro fertilization with sperm he had banked before undergoing chemotherapy.

Three years after retiring following his last Tour de France win, Armstrong announced in September his return to competition and the Tour de France in 2009. He called his comeback an attempt to raise global awareness in his fight against cancer.

Comments

[johnb3950]

I had one removed at age 29 (long ago) followed by radiation but no chemo. After recovering strength from the debilitating effects of the radiation, there was really no difference in the sexual ability and had a beautiful daughter many years later. It is not necessarily such a huge deal. Depends if it was completely localized to that spot or had showed any sign of spreading.

[aweissnet]

Thanks ... I heard from another friend, that her brother had that, and went on to have a few children, naturally. Congratulations and well wishes on your continued good health.

[HARVIN]

Lance is amazing.His comeback is raising awareness not of cancer but of a serial playboy who has had sex with dozens of women, shows no sign of slowing down and is producing children by the bushel.

[DeanThoreau]

If he really wanted to raise awareness, he should ride a unicycle in the tour de france!

[zoozey]

Poor Sheryl Crowe. I think she wanted a baby very badly. Did she finally adopt?

[Sparty1]

I think she adopted a little boy right after he dumped her and before she found out she had cancer. This right here has got to feel like a kick to the gut.

[Treehuggindirtworshiper]

My husband had testical cancer 10 years before we concieved our daughter the old fashioned way. If it was only in one then it's possible.

[zoetrope]

Some one help me out here, please.
If a male has no testes, how does he "naturally" impregnate anyone?

[LeftinKansas]

Lance, I believe, is a "uni-baller".

[Treehuggindirtworshiper]

That's very clever. I'm going to start calling my husband the uni-baller. He thinks your comment is "cute".

[SeanONe]

Or a mono-bollock, or the una-nadder or the man with the zesty teste or...

[PoohBah40]

Natural conception? That is way more than we needed to know.

Why do celebrities think the rules of decent behavior don't apply to them? I keep thinking of Pavarotti leaving his wife and daughters for a chicklet young enough to be his granddaughter.

[DomainDiva]

Lance conceives naturally...now he's a dugger-esque celebrity as well.
groan....

[EllisWyatt]

Lance Armstrong achieved the greatest victory is sports history with 7 Tour de France wind after almost dying from testicular cancer.

Now he once again gives hope to cancer patients for a normal life.

Thanks Lance

[landoffools]

OH, Freaking Please !

[Sparty1]

:)

[aweissnet]

I had great respect for him, when I first learned of his challenges and how he overcame them. I thought he was inspiring. We need people like that.

My opinion has gone downhill since, for many reasons. One, I can't stand to see his ads all over the internet--for some overpriced garbage drink he peddles, trying to capitalize on his success & health, which is not due to a nutritional drink. The break-up with Crow, his ex-soulmate--and subsequent behavior. And now he just keeps breeding. An exploiting, philandering, capitalist jer * k.

He's just a common guy, you know? He's not special at all.

[Anthro]

I thought I was the only one bugged by those tacky internet ads of his! What a crock! Maybe he does it to pay his child support! I agree with the rest of your post as well. Thanks for telling it as it is. What's it all got to do with cancer anyway; just because he has survived doesn't mean someone else will. He does not lead a "normal" life at all.

[athenatwo]

Gosh, don't you want to pay $79/quart for sugar water from Lance Armstrong? *snicker*

[aweissnet]

Thanks :-)

Glad to see others of principle!

[dawlishgal]

So what have we learned from Armstrong...that surviving cancer gives one the right to behave like a jerk?

[Emily623]

He was a jerk before he got cancer. I had a few conversations with him way back before he got famous and he was an arrogant jerk back then. You would think surviving cancer would've humbled him, but I don't think it did.

[firewmn]

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How come he and others STILL don't practice Safe sex... OMG... role model..!!
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[provgrays]

Will someone inform Mr. Armstrong that he is treading on the D List?

[Okieborn]

Lance Armstrong left his former wife and children !
In My Thoughts He Is Nothing More Than A Womanizer !!!!

[DCCommuter]

But he is a Republican, so it is okay.

[aweissnet]

Is he Christian? Then for sure, he's okay.

[Chlowina]

TMI

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Starting another family to flake out on?

That takes ball.

[capitalismisntamoral]

Awesome!

[DeanThoreau]

your comment was the best of all!!! congrats you get the You made Dean Thoreau pee his pants today award!!

[SweetJudith]

Love it! So witty!!!