https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/18/should-austin-rename-the-lance-armstrong-bikeway/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[The impact of Lance Armstrong&#8217;s admission of doping is only just now beginning to ripple across central Texas. He lives here, in the northwest part of the city, and is as much a part of the landscape now as the cattle and cactus are. On any given weekend and most weekdays, if you drive around Austin, you will see cyclists, lots of them, more cyclists than probably any other city in America. That&#8217;s because Lance Armstrong made cycling cool and he made Austin the center of the American cycling universe. For years he was the one celebrity who could eclipse any politician or musician in this state capital and live-music mecca. Seven championships in a sport most Americans had never heard of and would never have cared about at all if not for Lance Armstrong, the man who overcame cancer to rule the cycling world.]]>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:35:31 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2013/01/18/should-austin-rename-the-lance-armstrong-bikeway-n176063