Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow announce breakup

From MSNBC:

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow have split, the couple announced in a joint statement Friday night.

The seven-time Tour de France champion and the rock star announced their engagement in September. It would have been her first marriage and his second. He has three children from a previous marriage.

"After much thought and consideration we have made a very tough decision to split up. We both have a deep love and respect for each other and we ask that everyone respect our privacy during this very difficult time,'' the statement said.

I never thought they made a good couple. Sheryl Crow is pretty liberal and i've always viewed Lance Armstrong as the Republican type though i don't think he's ever stated his political affiliation. I know he's a national hero for surviving cancer and winning all of those Tour De Frances but the fact that he left his wife with whom he had three children for Sheryl Crow just didn't sit very well with me.