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Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 4:10:25 PM   
cyberdude611


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Status: offline 		The 36-year-old Armstrong told Vanity Fair in an exclusive interview posted on its Web site Tuesday that he was inspired to return after finishing second last month in the Leadville 100, a lung-searing 100-mile mountain bike race through the Colorado Rockies.
"This kind of obscure bike race, totally kick-started my engine," he told the magazine. "I'm going to try and win an eighth Tour de France."
 
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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 4:17:52 PM   
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He's got nothing to prove so I suppose it must be the adulation.
Being in the spotlight.

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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 4:30:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		It's not the adulation per se. I imagine that, as with all champions, Lance Armstrong finds the concept of losing to be quite unacceptable.

Champions start out as people who simply refuse to lose.

Personally, I think the idea rocks!

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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 4:38:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Whew, it only torched his marriage too, the training cycle for the tour, that is.

Damn, that'll be interesting to see.

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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 4:56:17 PM   
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He's got nothing to prove so I suppose it must be the adulation.


he has to prove he can do a race without steroids.


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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 7:34:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Good for him.  I think this is a classic case of the guy who cannot retire because competition is in his blood and he cannot sit still.  Plus he has an opportunity here for fund-raising and raising awareness for cancer research.

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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/9/2008 9:43:13 PM   
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he has to prove he can do a race without steroids.

Only to complete and utter morons.

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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/10/2008 12:56:26 AM   
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He's got nothing to prove so I suppose it must be the adulation.

he has to prove he can do a race without steroids.


Well as I understand it the French tried hard to catch him and never could.
Their methods do work 'cos they have caught others since
eg Floyd Landis Jan Ullrich


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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/10/2008 1:07:55 AM   
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He's got nothing to prove so I suppose it must be the adulation.

he has to prove he can do a race without steroids.


Well as I understand it the French tried hard to catch him and never could.
Their methods do work 'cos they have caught others since
eg Floyd Landis Jan Ullrich




Cycling is a huge sport here and just everyone accepts you can't compete and finish the tour without drugs.

No drugs, no chance.

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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/10/2008 3:17:42 AM   
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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/10/2008 6:23:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Don't get me started on doping and professional sports, it's everywhere, get over it already.

About Lance, whether he doped or not, he's an outstanding athlete, and he's done a lot for the cause of helping the fight against cancer.  He's not without his faults, his famous incident with Simeoni points to the sort of person he is.

It will be interesting to see what team he lands on.  Rumor has him going to Astana, and I just can't see Contador working for him!


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RE: Lance Armstrong to race in next Tour de France - 9/10/2008 6:39:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		If Lance is in it....I will pay attention and watch parts of it!...GO LANCE!


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