Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Lance Armstrong finished 2nd in 100 mile Leadville race - rumored comeback in 2009 Tour de France

Yahoo posted this video today, but if no team is willing to say, "Yeah, Lance has signed with us.." and even Johan Bruyneel is in the dark (apparently), then this might just be a rumor.

Then again, look at this New York Times article:Armstrong Takes Steps Toward a Return
And then there's Leadville - a Rocky Mountain-based 100-mile mountain bike race, where Armstrong finished 2nd.

Except, knowing Lance, after 4 years, and seeing the sort of riders and the quality of teams since his retirement, he must be itching to go out there and do damage. Why should he make an announcement sooner than later?
clipped from www.latimes.com
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong will end his retirement and hopes to compete in the 2009 Tour de France, according to a cycling journal report, but Astana cycling team officials denied the comeback would be associated with them.
The cycling journal VeloNews, citing anonymous sources, reported on its website Monday that the 36-year-old seven-time Tour de France champion would compete in the Tour and four other road races with Astana in 2009.
But Astana team director Johan Bruyneel, who was with Armstrong for all seven Tour wins from 1999 to 2005, told cyclingnews.com that he was unaware of any Armstrong comeback. "I don't know where the rumors come from," the website quoted him as saying.

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