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EN FOTOS: Cerca de 1,000 pasean con Lance Armstrong en Nueva Zelanda

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong (C) rides along Scenic Drive with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong (C) rides along Scenic Drive with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

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Cientos de ciclistas se presentaron el martes por la mañana para pedalear al lado de Lance Armstrong, que se encuentra en Nueva Zelanda para filmar un comercial para una cervecera local.

Armstrong envió una invitación a través de las redes sociales para unírsele en un recorrido por la zona costera de Auckland y se calcula que cerca de 1.000 personas acudieron a la cita.

Al estadounidense le fueron retirados sus siete títulos del Tour de Francia y fue suspendido de por vida del ciclismo en 2013 después de admitir que a lo largo de su carrera usó drogas que mejoran el rendimiento.

Armstrong dijo al diario New Zealand Herald que se siente feliz de saber que aún cuenta con el apoyo de algunos.

La compañía Lion Breweries confirmó que llevó al ex ciclista de 45 años a Nueva Zelanda. En un mensaje de correo electrónico para su personal, la cervecera indicó que “estamos usando a Lance para narrar un relato aleccionador llamado ‘La Consecuencia’, que muestra qué tanto uno está dispuesto a perder cuando busca el éxito a toda costa”.

“Queremos subrayar que las acciones tienen consecuencias y no podríamos pensar en nadie mejor para demostrarlo que Lance”, de mencionó en el email.

Armstrong llegó a Auckland el domingo proveniente de Houston, y declaró ante los reporteros que se encuentra en Nueva Zelanda por cuestiones de trabajo pero que viajó con su bicicleta y palos de golf.

El ex ciclista realizó un recorrido durante el día con un pequeño grupo de personas, entre ellas el campeón de triatlón Cameron Brown.

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong (C) rides along Scenic Drive with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong poses for a photo with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong poses for a photo at the Arataki Visitor Centre during a ride with local cyclists in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong cycles with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong (L) rides along Scenic Drive with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong (C) rides along Scenic Drive with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong (R) rides along Scenic Drive with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Visits Auckland

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 19: Lance Armstrong cycles with local cyclists during a ride in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges on December 19, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Phil Walter / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Hundreds of cyclists turn up to ride with Lance Armstrong on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (CL) rides with hundreds of cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (C) heads out with cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (C) chats to cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (C) chats to cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (C) chats to cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (CL) rides with hundreds of cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (C) chats to cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Lance Armstrong (C) heads out with cyclists on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

Lance Armstrong Rides With Auckland Locals

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 20: Hundreds of cyclists turn up to ride with Lance Armstrong on December 20, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The disgraced Tour de France rider is in New Zealand to film a commercial, and put out a call on social media for local riders to join him on a ride along the Auckland Waterfront. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Fiona Goodall / Getty Images)

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