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Lance Armstrong Bike Shop Cuts Off Police Following Black Lives Matter Protest

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Lance Armstrong Bike Shop Cuts Off Police Following Black Lives Matter Protest
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A bike shop founded by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has terminated its contract with the Austin Police Department some two years early, following Black Lives Matter protesting.

According to social media posts from Austin’s Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, the business made the call to terminate the contract in light of the “current evaluation of community policing in Austin.”

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