Armstrong: 'I still love Sheryl'

Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong is still in love with singer Sheryl Crow, nearly five months after the couple called off their engagement.

The pair dated for two years and called off their wedding in February and Crow was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer.

He says: "I still love her. I still have a lot of respect for her. She's doing great. She's back out on the road doing the thing she loves the most, which is performing.

"She was diagnosed very early, she got great care, she has a great attitude. She had a great team of doctors and family and friends around her.

"I was blessed to have two plus years with a great lady. It's amazing to be around her and how normal she is. She's a beautiful woman, obviously, but personally, she's the real deal.

"So when somebody sits down to listen to her music, they should realise she's the real thing."