Lance Armstrong Racing In Tour of California
American Lance Armstrong on Thursday said he would race in the February 14 to 22 Tour of California, a day after the seven-time Tour de France winner confirmed his comeback to professional racing.
The Texan, who won the Grand Boucle from 1999 to 2005, was speaking during a press conference at a cycling exhibition in Las Vegas.
He said: “I said (on Wednesday) I was going to participate in the Tour Down Under (in Australia at the end of January) and the Tour de France (in July). I can now add that after the race in Australia, I’ll get back into training and then race in the Tour of California.”
Armstrong gave no other indications of his race schedule. He retired from professional racing the night he won his last Tour de France, but announced his return to the international cycling scene on September 9 this year.
On Wednesday, he confirmed he would be returning to the sport, aged 37, saying he would be riding for the Astana team, run by his old sporting director Johan Bruyneel.
Armstrong, who was treated for testicular cancer in 1996, has continually claimed his comeback was to raise awareness of cancer through his “Livestrong”
cancer prevention campaign.
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