September 8, 200818 yr Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement and compete in next year's Tour de France, VeloNews reported Monday, citing sources close to the situation. Armstrong, who will turn 37 on Sept. 18, will join the Astana team and compete in five road races, the sources told VeloNews. He will compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphine-Libere and the Tour de France. The sources told VeloNews that Armstrong will receive no salary or bonuses. Armstrong's manager, Mark Higgins, would not comment. Sources told VeloNews that Armstrong's comeback will be the focal point of a story in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, to be published later this month. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=3576014 Oh please please please tell me it's true! Lance is my favorite person in history!
September 8, 200818 yr I have no problem with this. Good for him, the only problem is now we will have to listen to the biking coverage on ESPN, wow that can be sooooooo boring
September 8, 200818 yr kind of risky for his image, you dont want to be like Jordan and come back a shell of yourself
September 8, 200818 yr I kind of lost all respect for Lance when he publicly denounced the idea of God. Not that I have a problem with people who think that, but to come out and openly say it the way he did was a bit un-called for. Nonetheless, he is still a great story and I wish him luck in his return.
September 9, 200818 yr OMG more cycling coverage!!! BRING IT BACK HOME LANCE !!! this is uber awesome, thanks for the news dodge
September 9, 200818 yr Author OMG more cycling coverage!!! BRING IT BACK HOME LANCE !!! this is uber awesome, thanks for the news dodge Definitely man. I saw it while I was poking around on my laptop on campus this afternoon and I almost screamed. Lance is my boy. I almost don't really care about how he does (I mean, the guy has one hell of a career already) as long as it puts cycling back onto ESPN and whatnot. Great sport that does not get enough coverage.
September 9, 200818 yr I kind of lost all respect for Lance when he publicly denounced the idea of God. Not that I have a problem with people who think that, but to come out and openly say it the way he did was a bit un-called for. Nonetheless, he is still a great story and I wish him luck in his return. Meh, his personal opinions shouldn't stop you from rooting form him, I really don't care about his opinions, I respect everyone's opinions (except scientologists... I mean I can't respect their mental capabilities.) But anyways Lance looks a great guy and he is definitely a great athlete and a great story, good for him, hopefully he comes back wins it and shuts up all the french people who said he was cheating.
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