My guess is that Lance can win, but only if other top contenders make big mistakes.

FORBES: Last Chance To See Lance

As they unpack the brand-new sneakers, canned ham, chocolates and packages of Top Ramen noodles, it's clear that what Lance and Virgil really want for Christmas won't fit in a 20-by-20-inch cardboard box.

NPR: Gift Boxes Help Migrant Filipinos Keep Ties to Home

Lance fans who made it to the finish line at the top of the alpine ski resort of Courchevel went wild as their hero took back the leading rider's yellow jersey in a ceremony just after the race.

NPR: Armstrong Back in Yellow in Mountains

The defendants are Lance Francis, 25, of no fixed abode, Callum Joseph Powell, 20, from Top Valley, Shaundrie Riccardo Robinson, 22, from Hyson Green, Gregory Hensley Coleman, 20, from Broxtowe, Roxwell Yeboah, 34, from Radford, and Bobby Muers, 18, from St Ann's.

BBC: Eight on trial over petrol bomb attack in Nottingham

Disillusioned with what he had seen of the traditional top-down, government-funded social services model, and now equipped with some knowledge of business, Lance decided on a capitalistic approach.

FORBES: God is his business planner