CYCLING ROYALTY AT THE PALAZZO
September 27, 2008 - 2:27 am
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, right, chats with fellow cyclists inside the Presidential Suite at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino on Thursday. From left: Taylor Phinney, who finished seventh in the individual pursuit during the Beijing Olympics; Taylor's father, Davis Phinney, a 1984 Los Angeles bronze medal winner, Tour de France icon Eddie Merckx of Belgium, winner of 445 races between 1965 and 1978, and Armstrong. (Photo courtesy Venetian Photographic Services)