Lance Armstrong's Tour de France Team Dons Black 28 Jerseys
Lance Armstrong's team started the Tour de France finale starge by swapping their official red-and-gray racing kit in favor of exclusive black "28" jerseys. The number 28 stands for the 28 million people worldwide currently living with cancer. Race officials mandated that the team return to their official Team RadioShack kits. The AP reports that RadioShack is going to investigated for the unapproved jerseys.
"RadioShack's partnership with Lance Armstrong has always been about more than cycling. It's about engaging our customers and more than 35,000 associates in the global fight against cancer," said Lee Applbaum, chief marketing officer for RadioShack Corp. "We understand that for 28 million people around the world, the race is not over."
