Theft of Lance Armstrong's bike means prison term
Lance Armstrong of the United States reacts during the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Avellino to Mount Vesuvius, Friday, May 29, 2009. Lance Armstrong fell midway through the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday but appeared to escape serious injury. The seven-time Tour de France winner apparently touched the wheel of the rider in front of him as the main pack went around a hairpin curve on the scenic Amalfi coast. He hit the pavement on his left side _ the opposite side from his crash in March when he broke his collarbone. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.
SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento man is facing prison for stealing Lance Armstrong's bicycle while the seven-time Tour de France winner was competing in California.
Sacramento County court documents show 40-year-old Lee Crider is to be sentenced Monday to three years in prison for burglary and theft. He pleaded no contest June 1 to stealing Armstrong's time trial bike and two others from a trailer after the Sacramento prologue to the Tour of California in February.
A second man, 33-year-old Dung Hoang Le of Elk Grove, pleaded no contest June 1 to receiving stolen property. He has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, to be served on the sheriff's work project.
A police report says he bought Armstrong's $10,000 bike from Crider for $200. He later turned it in to police.
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