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Armstrong adds Tour to schedule
[SIZE=-1]San Francisco Chronicle, USA [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the taxing schedule could leave him riding in a supporting role in France.[/SIZE] [...]
[SIZE=-1]"If you've been away for three or four years, it would be silly for anybody to think I could pick up where I left off," Armstrong said in a telephone interview from Tenerife in the Canary Islands where his team, Astana, is training. "I can tell you I feel better than ever, I feel stronger than ever on Dec. 1. How that translates to racing, we'll have to see. Mentally, in terms of motivation, this feels like 1998-1999 to me."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Armstrong's decision to ride gives the powerhouse Astana team a superstar lineup in France, including 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador. He missed last year's race because Astana was barred from riding for previous doping violations. Also riding with Astana is Andreas Kloeden, Santa Rosa's Levi Leipheimer and top support rider Yaroslav Popovych. Astana is considered by far the strongest multistage team.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We'll abide by the same code that I do: Cycling is team sport, while we'd all like to win," he said [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]San Francisco Chronicle, USA [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the taxing schedule could leave him riding in a supporting role in France.[/SIZE] [...]
[SIZE=-1]"If you've been away for three or four years, it would be silly for anybody to think I could pick up where I left off," Armstrong said in a telephone interview from Tenerife in the Canary Islands where his team, Astana, is training. "I can tell you I feel better than ever, I feel stronger than ever on Dec. 1. How that translates to racing, we'll have to see. Mentally, in terms of motivation, this feels like 1998-1999 to me."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Armstrong's decision to ride gives the powerhouse Astana team a superstar lineup in France, including 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador. He missed last year's race because Astana was barred from riding for previous doping violations. Also riding with Astana is Andreas Kloeden, Santa Rosa's Levi Leipheimer and top support rider Yaroslav Popovych. Astana is considered by far the strongest multistage team.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We'll abide by the same code that I do: Cycling is team sport, while we'd all like to win," he said [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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