Will Lance Armstrong ride in the Tour d' France this year?
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Armstrong seems steadfast by his retirement statements.  So with that in mind, I don't think we'll see him in any more professional racing.\n\nIn the meantime, it seems as though his longtime teammate and "lieutenant" George Hincapie is being primed to fill his shoes as team leader & frontman. \n\nI'd say look for Hincapie to be the man to watch in this year's Tour.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who's bored with Rossi, but this year I predict a new champ.There are so many people who have a shot at the title this year but I'm hoping Nicky Hayden pulls it off.
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The tour will take place in 2009, but as far as I know the itinerary has not been finalised yet.
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think of it this way...hasn't there been a person in your life whom, against all odds, managed to achieve greatness?\n\nor, think about lance armstrong...stricken with cancer, lost his cycling contracts, still he decided to perservere and achieve.  It was his will...that got him back on the bike...and, then he wins 5 tour de frances....\n\nthat is kind of the idea
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Sorry to say this, but YES there will. I just hope that the new legend is playing for the TOON ARMY!\n\nGeordies rule OK?
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Yes, she has been treated for breast cancer. No, she isn't still with Lance Armstrong. They broke up a couple of months ago.
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I'm sure they will...i have checked out many websites and nothing list a tour for anytime soon! Hope this helps!!
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Well, I am a cyclist and this is kind of cliche, but Lance Armstrong.  The man won Tour de France for the seventh time in a row.  A very tough event which covers three weeks, more than two thousand miles, with just two days "off" which are used to travel, and through the Pyrenees and French Alps!  He and other professional cyclists train many tens of thousands of miles each year, burning around about a thousand calories per hour, lots of pain to add.  The longest stage in 2005 was over 140 miles, and mind you, the day before that stage was also over 140 miles as well.  This is with no commercial breaks, time outs, half times, substitutions, or any other sort of break other than a crash if you are unfortunate to get into one.  They even have to eat during the course of the race!  And I could go on...  Lance has this event seven times.
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maybe, but, there are a lot of young players coming into the tour and its becoming increasingly difficult for older players not doing particularly well as a result of injury and just simple lack of good performance to make it back to the top. In all, he could become a top 10 player again.
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No.  He's with Newcastle and out with a serious knee injury.  He's expected back in mid-April, so basically, out for the season.\n\nAnd boy do we miss 'im.\n\nGo Toon!!
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Armstrong 74 games started\nJordan 78 games started\nPippen 81 games started\nGrant 77 games started\nCartwright 63 starts\nPaxson 8 games started
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Try the Tour de France...Lance seems to have no problem with it.....
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Go to Montana they are selling brokeback mountain yellow team jerseys. Or just call Lance Armstrong. He's got seven of them.
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Awesome news!\n\n  I was unaware of this, so thanks for the good news.\nIvan is a great cyclist, with a great attitude and one of the best mountain climbers in the world (easily in the top 5).\nI think Basso is a much better fit with the Discovery Team then with his old CSC team. \n\nI'm also a big fan of Tyler Hamilton, who was suspended, due to doping (wrongly) accusations two years ago. Tyler has a very similar riding style, when compared with Ivan Basso.\n\nRemember all of the past TDFs where Lance Armstrong and Hamilton where always side by side on the mountain. stages? I don't know if Ivan would be able to endure the pain that Tyler did in the 2003 TDF, where at the end of stage 1, he was involved in a 35 rider accident where he broke his collar-bone in two places. He continued on to win the 17th stage and finish the Tour in 4th place overall.\n\nSo, as far as Discovery Team taking on Tyler's 28 year old, Ex-CSC teammate, Ivan Basso?  It should be an awesome move for everyone involved. \n\nI could easily see Ivan taking the Discovery team back to the Yellow, hopefully restoring the world's confidence in an American team once again.\n\nI can hardly wait!\n\nResponse to Ross:\n\n   By the way Ross, watch that stage again!  Ivan never beat Lance! That mountain stage win was a courtesy win given as a gift to Basso from Armstrong. Lance has a lot of respect for Basso and considered him to be a rider that could one day take his place. Watch the tour footage and you'll see Lance wave Basso on before reaching the finish. Lance gave up several yellow jerseys to other riders that he felt deserved it, as long as he had the overall lead, that was all that matterd to Lance.\n\nResponse to Doping Accusations by the (angry) Europeans:\n\nI myself, have never touched a drug in my life, yet years ago I tested positive twice, by the sport I was involved in. I retested again and was found innocent on both accounts.\n\nThan again when I was 17, I failed a polygraph that I was completely truthful on. I didn't get the job I was applying for, but I learned an important life lesson, not all test are fair and without fault.\n\nAs far as Floyd Landis, I can't be sure one way or the other. I hope that Landis is innocent, but that jury is still out for now.\n\nAs far as Tyler Hamilton, I without a doubt believe that he was wrongfully accused and hopefully he will soon be vindicated.\n\nEuropeans: Get over it! The Americans are here, they're viable contenters and they're here to stay. So shut up, get in that saddle and ride.
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I'm rooting for Landis.  He has a had a tremendous season with wins in the Tour of Cali and Georgia.  He is a strong TT.  He is on a strong team - Phonak.  George Hincapie is right there.  But the challenge with Discovery is that they don't have a clear cut leader.  That could spell disaster with too many jockeying for position.  I admit, I haven't seen much of Levi.  And I don't know how strong his team is.  Dave Ziebrinski is riding for the other contender.  So, he won't be considered.  And even with all that said, they all have to beat Ivan Basso.
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Yeah absolutely, he hasn't even won the French title yet...this year anyway. There are still some great past players who have better records than him
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Lance has never ridden RAAM.  The only cyclist to have ridden both the RAAM and the Tour De France is Jonathan Boyer.