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Lance Armstrong to be a father again

Lance Armstrong, seven time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on cancer research on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
1 of 5 | Lance Armstrong, seven time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on cancer research on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. cycling champ Lance Armstrong says he will be welcoming his fourth child -- his first with girlfriend Anna Hansen -- in June.

The winner of seven consecutive Tour de France races told People.com he and Hansen "are thrilled to confirm" the impending birth.

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Adding they are "ecstatic and grateful," Armstrong's statement said: "We are very much looking forward to what 2009 brings on many fronts."

Armstrong, 37, has three children with his former wife -- a 9-year-old and 7-year-old twins -- all conceived with sperm frozen before he underwent chemotherapy for testicular cancer.

He announced earlier this year that he plans to return to bicycle racing as well as the Tour de France in 2009.

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