Nightly News   |  February 16, 2011

Armstrong retires from cycling, again

Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France, has decided to retire--this time, he says, for good. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> lance armstrong said today he's retiring from cycling for good. says he really means it this time. armstrong is 39 years old, he's got five children, seven victories in the tour de france . he's survived cancer and now he's the subject of a federal doping investigation, though he says that has nothing to do with this retirement decision. it's been, he said today, an excellent ride.