Armstrong to return to cycling - report

[MielieSpoor]

American cyclist Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement and bid for an eighth Tour de France title, VeloNews reported on its website on Monday.

Super Cycling

Interesting, but don't think this is true.

 

[remybfg10k]

+1 for Gene Doping!

 

[medicnick83]

SWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!

Come back Lance... show these idiots how to do it, PROPERLY!

 

[.geek]

I look forward to seeing him cycling in Le Tour again.

He's definitely been keeping fit:

Lance Armstrong stated that despite the difficulty he had in the 2006 race, he wanted to do the race again in 2007.[48] On February 12, 2007, Armstrong officially announced his decision to enter the November 4, 2007, ING New York City Marathon.[49] Armstrong completed the 2007 NYC Marathon in 2:46:43 finishing 232nd. [50]

On April 21, 2008, Armstrong completed the 2008 Boston Marathon in 2:50.58, finishing in the top 500. [51]

According to a September 8, 2008 article, anonymous sources claim that Lance Armstrong will return to cycling and hopes to be able to compete in the 2009 Tour de France. He will compete in five road races with the Astana team in 2009, the cycling journal VeloNews reported on its web site. This move would reunite Armstrong with Astana Team Director Johan Bruyneel. VeloNews reported Armstrong also will compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia and the Dauphine-Libere. The Astana team, however, was not allowed to compete in this year's Tour after Alexandre Vinokourov was kicked out of the 2007 Tour for testing positive and the team quit the race. VeloNews, which said Vanity Fair will publish an extensive article detailing Armstrong's comeback, said the cyclist will race for no salary or bonuses and post his internally tested blood work online.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong

 

[.Froot.]

It'll be pretty awesome if he does come back. That guy is a flippen machine. On the one side I would like him to stay retired and enjoy it as a laidback sport, but on the other side.... he could win again.
Only problem is that Astana said they don't have any plans with Armstrong in the pipeline.

 

[Keeper]

neil armstrong rides bikes?

 

[.Froot.]

No. But Lance does.

 

[.geek]

Lance Armstrong

neil armstrong rides bikes?

 

[remybfg10k]

Its been confirmed, he is back...

 

[Just_Ice]

Heard that as well. Good news!

 

[.Froot.]

Several months later and Armstrong is busy with the Tour Down Under... and is a mere 39 seconds off the leader. Not bad for his first stage race in quite a long time.

 

[PostmanPot]

Legend!