Paging Mizzou: Lance Armstrong to come back?

Inky_Wretch · Sep 9, 2008

Seems Bruyneel wasn't being truthful. Because the comeback is on ...

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Shoeless Joe · Sep 9, 2008

Brooklyn Bridge said:

Shoeless Joe said:

I think this would be a mistake. Winning the Tour at 37 would be next to impossible, especially having been out of competition that long. He really has nothing to gain and everything to lose. If he doesn't win, then everyone will say "see, we told you he was doping." The French will hound him at every turn. If he puts too much salt on his supper, they'll bust him.

If he wanted to come back as a favor to Trek or whatever and race the domestic races (California, Georgia, Missouri) that would be cool.

There's no way he races the Tour in support of Contador or anyone else. The other races yeah. Tour, no way.
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Didn't he race the Tour de Georgia as a tuneup for his last TdF? I know he ususally shied away from other races, but I think he was doing a warm up at the end of his career. Just saying there is precedent for him doing a domestic.
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Yeah, he raced Georgia in 04 and 05. He usually raced the Dauphine, too. You've got to do a couple of tuneup races before a grand tour. No amount of training in the world simulates true race conditions.

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