Lance Armstrong returning to the Tour next year

Looks like big man Lance is having another crack at it. Is this true?

"Armstrong, who turns 37 this month, will compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphiné Libéré and the Tour de France — and will race for neither salary nor bonuses, the sources, who asked to remain anonymous, told VeloNews."

http://www.velonews.com/article/82892/sources-lance-armstrong-coming-back

hhhmm, heard that this morning, but who will he race for?Astana?
Or will he form a cycling super team, ala Harlem Globe Trotters, now that would be amazing!!

Alas, it's Astana.

so....are they going to allowed in next years tour?

I guess it's all rumours. Astana denies it in that link above and I can't see how they would. But if he wants to race the tour...?? I don't know. It's why I posted: maybe somebody here has the knowledge!

true, but with astana links to doping in the past, surely letting the team back into the tour, just devalues it, even if it is Lance. Oh wait i know, its about the money!!

Well I don't think ethics is going to be the driving force!

ethics and the french! they go together like gravel and lycra!

perfectly feasible...

Zabel was 38 in this year's tour...

not ruling out feasability, just what team!

I was merely commenting on the news..

But I echo your sentiments, "it's not about the bike" course not, lancey-boy, it's all about the dough!

He'll ride the tour and test positive for EPO or CERA in stage 12. That'll hammer the nail into his drug addled coffin.

i think he should do it alone! TEAM USA, no domestics, no star climbers, just a support vehicle.Then lets see wat he is made of!!

He'll ride the tour and test positive for EPO or CERA in stage 12. That'll hammer the nail into his drug addled coffin.

...and kill the Tour too.

non merci

cyclingnews report: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=features/2008/armstrong_return_sep08

Bastard should have had a go at The Hour.
Riding Le Tour is a no no but I reckon it's just someone's publicity machine kicking into gear.. time will tell.

fuck me it IS true; just read the BBC site which quotes him "I am returning to professional cycling" ('more to follow').

doesn't mention Le Tour though

yup. he's aiming for the tour but no team mentioned yet.
Christian Prudhomme reportedly sick down the front of his shirt

Heres the source; interview in Vanity Fair

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/09/armstrong200809?currentPage=2

And err Johan is on-board.

Alberto Contador has reportedly locked himself in the toilet and is refusing to come out till they tell him it's all just a bad dream

LOL

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7605378.stm

Says here that he's doing it to raise awareness about cancer - I'm sure that's true, he doesn't need the do$h

He made a great come back from cancer - just like he made some great comebacks he made on le tour, a la Vinokourov.

Evans' reaction reportedly so high pitched even his dog couldn't hear it