The news that Lance Armstrong and his girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a child next June has quickly spread across the Internet with a strong underlying theme: The seven-time Tour de France titlist is a media machine and he has an incredible amount of good fortune. To reiterate:

As reported:

1. It will be Armstrong’s fourth child and his presumably his girlfriend’s first child;

2. Armstrong’s first three child were born via in vitro fertilization; his pending fourth child was reportedly conceived naturally;

3. Anna Hansen, 28, is employed by First Descents, a Vail, Colo., organization the helps offer outdoor adventure experiences for young adults with cancer. The couple reportedly met last July via their respective involvement in c
harity work.

Breaking News:

1. Within a few hours after CNN.com first reported the story, “Anna Hansen” was the top-searched term on Google.com.

2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the CNN medical correspondent, has commented on the unique circumstance: “This is a hopeful thing for testicular cancer survivors. It means his (Armstrong's) body healed from the chemotherapy and surgery.”

3. Armstrong has not said if his pending fatherhood will necessitate altering his 2009 competitive plans, which are scheduled to begin Jan. 20 at the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia. Armstrong also plans to compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Tour of Italy and Tour de France.

3. Few images of Anna Hansen are available. But from the pictures posted on Internet sites, Hansen follows a similar trend among the women has dated. His wife, the former Kristin Richards, looks like Armstrong’s mother, Linda. Former girlfriends Cheryl Crow and Kate Hudson also have blonde hair and other characteristics similar to Armstrong’s mother.