Lance Armstrong is dad for the fourth time
June 5, 2009 by Bumeral sports news
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NEW YORK, June 5, 2009.-Lance Armstrong, who won seven times Tour de France after overcoming testicular cancer, announced the birth of her fourth child in the social networking site Twitter.
The proud dad even released a picture Thursday night of the newborn, tongue playfully.
“How are you, world? My name is Max and Armstrong just come. My mom is healthy, just like me!”, Published in Armstrong Twitter account at approximately 0415 GMT.
Armstrong and his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, announced in December that it expected a baby in June. The cyclist also has three children with his ex-wife Kristin.
Approximately 15 minutes after the initial message, praising Armstrong sent another doctor and nurse who assisted at the birth, saying they were incredible. Then Max wrote that weighed 3.3 kilos (7 pounds 5 ounces) and measured 50.8 centimeters (20 inches).
With the announcement of the pregnancy in December, a spokeswoman for the Lance Armstrong Foundation said the baby was conceived naturally. The first three children were conceived by Armstrong in vitro fertilization with sperm that was stored before undergoing chemotherapy.
Three years after his retirement after his last victory in the Tour de France, announced in September that Armstrong would compete in 2009. He described his return as an attempt to sensitize the world about their struggle against cancer.
Armstrong competed in May in the Giro d’Italia, finishing in 12th place. She did not speak with the media the past two weeks, but after the race he wrote in his Twitter page that was the way home to await the arrival of the baby.
Armstrong plans to compete in the upcoming Tour de France, starting July 4.
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