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US Lance Armstrong  rides during the second stage Ascona - Sierre of the Tour de Suisse cycling race on June 13, 2010 . He finished 44th. AFP PHOTO/ PASCAL PAVANI (Photo credit should read PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images)
US Lance Armstrong rides during the second stage Ascona – Sierre of the Tour de Suisse cycling race on June 13, 2010 . He finished 44th. AFP PHOTO/ PASCAL PAVANI (Photo credit should read PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lance Armstrong says he and his multinational teammates at RadioShack aren’t too distracted by the World Cup while they’re riding in the Tour of Switzerland.

But the U.S. star cyclist says it’s nice Switzerland and South Africa are in the same time zone: “At least you know that the guys aren’t sneaking up at two or three in the morning to watch their country play.” Armstrong said it was “interesting” when the U.S. played England to a 1-1 draw because RadioShack and British team Sky were staying in the same hotel. “Nobody was speaking across the dining room,” he said.

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