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Report: Armstrong To Race In Tour Of California
Posted: 2:30 pm PDT September 8, 2008Updated: 7:15 am PDT September 24, 2008
UNDATED -- Lance Armstrong will end his retirement and hopes to compete in the 2009 Tour de France and Amgen Tour of California, according to a cycling journal report.The 36-year-old seven-time Tour de France champion will compete in five road races with the Astana team in 2009, the cycling journal VeloNews reported on its Web site Monday, citing anonymous sources. Armstrong's manager Mark Higgins did not immediately respond to a voice mail left by The Associated Press. The move would reunite Armstrong with Johan Bruyneel, now the team director for Astana. VeloNews reported Armstrong also will compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia and the Dauphine-Libere. The Astana team, however, was not allowed to compete in this year's Tour after Alexandre Vinokourov was kicked out of the 2007 Tour for testing positive and the team quit the race. VeloNews, which said Vanity Fair will publish an extensive article detailing Armstrong's comeback, said the cyclist will race for no salary or bonuses and post his internally tested blood work online.
Copyright 2008 by KTVU.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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