Best & Worst of Summer

Flagrant PDA, battling exes, bigtime scandals – from Jen & Vince to TomKat, see who and what made for the hottest talk this season

BEST FINISH

"I'm ready to move on," cyclist Lance Armstrong told the press before riding into his seventh consecutive Tour de France victory in Paris on July 24 – and then retiring. The 33-year-old Texan, who overcame testicular cancer, finished with a comfortable 4:30 lead and celebrated with his biggest fans: rocker girlfriend Sheryl Crow and his kids, son Luke, 5, and twins Grace and Isabelle, 3. Next up: fund raising for cancer research via the Lance Armstrong Foundation.