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Lance Armstrong rolls through Griffith Park

Lance Armstrong, center, in a yellow-streaked helmet and black shirt, leads a pack of cyclists on a three laps around Griffith Park. Armstrong brought the masses together by using Twitter, and they responded bright and early in the parking lot of the Los Angeles Zoo. Story: Cyclists love this Lance encounter

Lance Armstrong, center, in a yellow-streaked helmet and black shirt, leads a pack of cyclists on a three laps around Griffith Park. Armstrong brought the masses together by using Twitter, and they responded bright and early in the parking lot of the Los Angeles Zoo.

Story: Cyclists love this Lance encounter  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Pumping them up

Lance Armstrong gets the cyclists ready for a ride around Griffith Park. It started as a tweet he sent out Wednesday: “Hey LA -- get out of your cars and get on your bikes. Time to ride. 7:30 tomorrow am. Griffith Park, LA Zoo parking lot. See you there.”

Story: Cyclists love this Lance encounter  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Wheeling along

Cyclists who heard about Lance Armstrong’s call to ride in Griffith Park take off for three laps around the L.A. landmark.

Story: Cyclists love this Lance encounter  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A ticket to ride

Lance Armstrong, in the yellow-streaked helmet, leads fellow cyclists around Griffith Park.

Story: Cyclists love this Lance encounter  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Celebrated cyclist

After three laps around Griffith Park, Lance Armstrong is greeted like a rock star.

Story: Cyclists love this Lance encounter  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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