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Updated: 2005-09-08 09:11

Armstrong to marry rock star Crow

不理兴奋剂丑闻 阿姆斯特朗与摇滚歌星订婚

Armstrong to marry rock star Crow
Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas, poses with his girlfriend, singer Sheryl Crow, as he celebrates his sixth straight Tour de France cycling race victory, after the final stage between Montereau and Paris in this July 25, 2004 photo.

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is engaged to marry rock star Sheryl Crow, a spokesman for the cyclist has confirmed.

No details of the wedding were released, although the spokesman said a spring ceremony was likely.

The couple met at a charity event in October 2003 and began dating a short time later.

The testicular cancer survivor has three children from his first marriage.

It will be the first marriage for Crow, 43, who has previously been linked with rock star Eric Clapton and actor Owen Wilson.

Armstrong, 33, has been dogged by controversy recently when French newspaper L'Equipe said six of his urine samples collected on the 1999 Tour de France showed traces of the banned substance EPO.

There were no tests to detect EPO, a drug that increases the level of red blood cells and endurance, in 1999.

However, samples from the 1999 Tour de France were kept and have been recently retested by a lab based outside of Paris.

Armstrong has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs.

Crow, a former backing singer with Michael Jackson, has won nine Grammy Awards since breaking through in 1993.

The singer/songwriter, best known for such hits as "All I Wanna Do" and "If It Makes You Happy," will release her fifth studio album, "Wildflower," on September 13. 
 
(Agencies)

经七届环法自行车赛冠军兰斯·阿姆斯特朗的发言人确认,阿姆斯特朗已于近日与美国著名摇滚歌星谢里尔·克罗正式订婚。

这位发言人表示婚礼可能订在明年春天举行,但没有透露任何有关婚礼的具体内容。

这对情侣是在2003年10月的一次慈善活动中邂逅的,此后不久,他们就开始约会了。

这位睾丸癌幸存者此前曾有一段婚姻,并有3个孩子。

谢里尔·克罗今年43岁,这是她第一次结婚,她曾经和摇滚明星艾力克·莱普顿和影星欧文·威尔逊有过暧昧关系。

最近,法国著名体育报纸《队报》揭露说阿姆斯特朗在参加1999年环法大赛时抽检的六瓶尿样中发现了违禁成分EPO。

1999年环法大赛时并没有对尿样中的EPO进行检查,EPO是一种用来增加血红细胞水平和耐力的药品。

然而,当年的尿样一直都保存完好。近日,一个位于巴黎市郊的实验室重新检测了当时的尿样。

阿姆斯特朗否认曾经服用过任何提高竞技水平的药物。

谢里尔·克罗曾经是迈克·杰克逊的助唱。1993年,离开迈克·杰克逊后至今,她共获得9项格莱美奖。

这位歌手兼创作人最著名的单曲有《All I Wanna Do》和《If It Makes You Happy》。9月13日,她的第五张专辑《Windflower》即将出版发行。

(中国日报网站 薛晓文译)

 

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