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Lance Armstrong Finds Support From Fans During Iowa Bike Ride

Lance Armstrong Finds Support
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PERRY, IA - JULY 23: Lance Armstrong departs at the start of the third day of the RAGBRAI en route to West Des Moines on July 23, 2013 in Perry, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says fellow riders have been generally supportive of him this week during an annual bike ride across Iowa.

Armstrong is participating in part of the weeklong event known as RAGBRAI, a ride that starts at the Missouri River in western Iowa and ends at the Mississippi River. It's the first extended public appearance on a bike since he ended years of denials in January and admitting he doped to win seven Tour de France titles that have since been stripped.

Armstrong told the Des Moines Register, which sponsors RAGBRAI, that riding in the event allows him to stay connected with the sport he loves. It's his fifth RAGBRAI, and he said the support he's received in years past played a role in his decision to return.

"I've been here before, and I know what the people of the state are like, and I know what the riders of RAGBRAI are like," Armstrong told the newspaper (http://dmreg.co/131C2Hq). "I didn't expect a wave of hostility."

Part of the fallout from Armstrong's admission was his resignation from the board of the cancer-fighting charity Livestrong Foundation, which he founded in 1997 after beating cancer himself. The foundation could face potential lawsuits from donors who argue that the group does not provide money directly to cancer research. Armstrong defended Livestrong, calling it a "first-class organization."

"I think the foundation does great work, regardless of what anybody says," he said. "What Lance Armstrong did on a bike 15 years ago has nothing to do with the great work that organization is doing in 2013. If anybody questions that, I think it's awfully unfortunate."

Armstrong plans to ride through Tuesday, when the event stops in Des Moines, before returning home to his family and an uncertain future.

"The thing that's the most important is what happens to my children five years from now," Armstrong said. "I've got to help myself, my family and my five kids navigate an interesting time."

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Nairo Alexander Quintana of Colombia, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey and second place overall, left, Christopher Froome of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain, third place in the overall standings, right, joke around with cigars as the take the start of the 21st and last stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 133.5 kilometers (83.4 miles) with start in Versailles and finish in Paris, France, Sunday July 21 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (credit:AP)
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Kenyan cyclists from Kiambu, a village in the north of Nairobi where 2013 Tour de France participant Chris Froome started his riding career, ride on July 21, 2013 as they celebrate the potential victory of 'one of their own'. Tens of Kenyan cyclists and enthusiasts took to the streets on bicycles as Kenyan-born cyclist Chris Froome was on July 21 poised to succeed Bradley Wiggins as the Tour de France champion. AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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(From L) Overall leader's yellow jersey Britain's Christopher Froome and best sprinter's green jersey Slovakia's Peter Sagan, pose in Versailles, outside Paris, before the start of the 133.5 km twenty-first and last stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 21, 2013 between Versailles and Paris. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 21: Winner of the 2013 Tour de France, Chris Froome of Great Britain and SKY waves to the crowd as he prepares for the start of the twenty first and final stage of the 2013 Tour de France, a processional 133.5KM road stage ending in an evening race around the Champs-Elysees, on July 21, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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