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• Armstrong At Ease As Greipel Repeats At Tour Down Under
  January 20th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 20, 2009 (AFP) – American Lance Armstrong completed his official comeback from retirement with an impressive day of racing here in the first stage [...]

• Armstrong Overcomes Pre-Race Nerves At Tour Down Under, McEwen Takes The Win
  January 18th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 18, 2009 (AFP) – American Lance Armstrong admitted he had to overcome some pre-race nerves as he completed the first stage of his comeback [...]

• Armstrong Remains A Target As Drug Tests Ramp Up Down Under
  January 17th, 2009
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 17, 2009 (AFP) – American Lance Armstrong will be among some of cycling’s most high profile riders facing heightened doping scrutiny ahead of the 2009 Tour Down [...]

• Armstrong Gearing Up, But Under No Pressure At Tour Down Under?
  January 16th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will make his long-awaited comeback here next week after a 50km criterium serves as an appetizer for the 2009 [...]

• Armstrong Says “Unrealistic” To Expect Him To Win Aussie Tour
  January 12th, 2009
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 12, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong said Monday it would be unrealistic to expect him to win his first race in three [...]

• Armstrong Camp States He Is In Best Shape For Tour Down Under
  January 12th, 2009
  

  SYDNEY, Jan 12, 2009 (AFP) – American Lance Armstrong has arrived for next week’s Tour Down Under declaring he is in the best shape of his life at the start [...]

• Armstrong Gets Extra Security At Tour Down Under
  January 11th, 2009
  

  A police security team will shadow cycling superstar Lance Armstrong during his time at Australia’s Tour Down Under next week, reports said Saturday. Given the extraordinary interest surrounding the seven-time [...]

• Armstrong’s Astana Team Confirmed for Tour Down Under
  December 20th, 2008
  

  A strong Astana team will support Lance Armstrong when he makes his return to professional cycling at the 2009 Tour Down Under in Adelaide. Tour Down Under Race Director, Mike [...]

• Armstrong’s Astana Team For Tour Down Under Named
  December 19th, 2008
  

  SYDNEY, Dec 19, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s Astana team roster for next month’s Tour Down Under in Australia includes three riders from the 2008 [...]

• Team Columbia’s Andre Greipel To Defend At The Tour Down Under
  November 20th, 2008
  

  SYDNEY, Nov 21, 2008 (AFP) – Team Columbia’s Andre Greipel will return to defend his title at next January’s Tour Down Under in Australia, Race Director Mike Turtur said Friday. [...]

• Greg Lemond Says Lance Armstrong ‘Transparency’ Is Not Enough
  October 11th, 2008
  

  PARIS, Oct 10, 2008 (AFP) – Former three-time yellow jersey champion Greg Lemond has played down the anti-doping efficiency of self-policing by cycling teams – and says Lance Armstrong must [...]

• UCI Slammed For Lance Armstrong ‘Favors’
  October 10th, 2008
  

  The International Cycling Union (UCI) has come in for some harsh criticism after bending its own rules to allow American star Lance Armstrong to return to professional cycling at the [...]

• Lance Armstrong Confirmed At The Tour Down Under
  October 9th, 2008
  

  Premier Mike Rann says he’s delighted that the UCI has confirmed that cycling superstar Lance Armstrong is eligible to make his comeback to professional road cycling at the 2009 Tour [...]

• Lance Armstrong Cleared To Race The Tour Down Under
  October 8th, 2008
  

  PARIS, Oct 8, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France Lance Armstrong was on Wednesday cleared to race in the 2009 Tour Down Under in Australia, the International Cycling Union [...]

• Lance Armstrong Hoping The UCI Allow Him To Race At Tour Down Under
  October 1st, 2008
  

  Lance Armstrong is hoping for cycling’s ruling body the UCI to show understanding ahead of his bid to make his comeback to the sport at the Tour Down Under in [...]