23 Sep

Lance Armstrong Comeback

AUSTIN, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - U.S. cycling icon Lance Armstrong said on Tuesday he will return to professional cycling in 2009 and try to win an eighth Tour de France crown.

"I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden," Armstrong said in a statement, while in an exclusive interview posted on vanityfair.com the 36-year-old cyclist says he has his sights set firmly on the Tour de France in 2009."

http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s-3-9-17834-1,00.html?cm_mmc=BicyclingNL-_-2008_09_23-_-news-_-comeback_confirmed

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