Tour de France has Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong is on his way to a comeback.

Lance Armstrong, probably the most popular cyclist in the United States, will ride the 2009 Tour de France after a long hiatus from the sport.

The Tour begins on the 4th of July and Lance Armstrong, probably celebrating his own Independence Day after finally ending his relationship with the singer Sheryl Crow, figured getting his ass back on a bicycle is the best way to let the rest of the world know that he’s back running his life. Hee hee.

‘’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,’’ Lance Armstrong said in a telephone interview from Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

‘’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.’’

Armstrong, who’ll likely join 2007 Tour champion Alberto Contador in the Astana team, will be a part of one of the most star-studded lineups in France. Joining Armstrong and Contador is Germany’s Andreas Kloeden, American veteran Levi Leipheimer and top support rider Yaroslav Popovych.

The Astana cycling team, now considered by far the strongest multistage team EVER, is so ridiculously powerful they might as well get the 2009 Tour De France title handed over to them before July 4.

With Armstrong returning to the sport that made him famous, he will have the opportunity to add another title to the seven that he already won, the most in the Tour’s history.

‘’I’m happy with the record [seven wins]. I’m training hard and trying to be as competitive as possible,’’ Armstrong said. ‘’The main objective is the message of the foundation. That’s the first priority and if we ride moderately well, it helps get the message out.’’

Armstrong said he’s coming back to raise awareness for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and for his global fight against cancer as well, but of course, winning world title no.8 doesn’t sound bad at all too.

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