Lance Armstrong out of retirement
The associated press is reporting that Lance Armstrong is going to race the Tour de France in 2009. He will be led once again by Johan Bruyneel the mastermind behind his seven tour wins with US Postal/Team Discovery.
Lance will be racing for Bruyneels new team, Astana, and receive no pay of any kind. He is also planning to race in the Tour de California, Tour de Georgia and Paris-Nice.
VeloNews is using currently using unnamed sources in their article and pointing fingers at Vanity Fair magazine. VF is not corroborating this report, though they look to be holding their cards close to the vest with a smile on their face. They are confirming that this months edition has an interview with Lance and thoughts are they may be slipping this information from the interview early in order to spur circulation.
In any regard, if Lance does come out of retirement to race TdF, it won't be for a nostalgic victory lap. He will setting himself up for the win and the enviable hatred of all of France.
Lance will be racing for Bruyneels new team, Astana, and receive no pay of any kind. He is also planning to race in the Tour de California, Tour de Georgia and Paris-Nice.
VeloNews is using currently using unnamed sources in their article and pointing fingers at Vanity Fair magazine. VF is not corroborating this report, though they look to be holding their cards close to the vest with a smile on their face. They are confirming that this months edition has an interview with Lance and thoughts are they may be slipping this information from the interview early in order to spur circulation.
In any regard, if Lance does come out of retirement to race TdF, it won't be for a nostalgic victory lap. He will setting himself up for the win and the enviable hatred of all of France.
posted by Comm's @ 4:59 AM
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I read that yesterday and was excited about it, but now today Astana is saying that he is not riding with them nor coming out of retirement as far as they know.
We'll get the scoop eventually, I suppose.
As of 15 minutes ago it's all over the net (so it must be true LOL)
It's true!
I received the info in an email from the LAF (Lance Armstrong Foundation).
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