http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/othe...ng/7605378.stm
http://www.velonews.com/article/8296...ssional-racing
Felt this was too big to put in the middle of the Pro-Cycling thread. Heard some murmurs about this this morning but paid no attention. He has confirmed it himself now.
On September 24, he will anounce his schedule and team he will be with (personally I think it will be Astana. The Astana manager Johan Bruyneel was manager at US Postal/Discovery when Armstrong won his previous 7 Tours)
I think this is the shot in the arm professional cycling has needed after last years farce. would love to hear what others think.
Can Armstrong win an eigth title? I think he can definatley do it
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Has my vote. Already talk about how long it takes chemicals to get fully out of the system.
This years tour was one of the best ever, with cheats getting found out for something they thought couldn't be tested.
Only to be welcomed if he joins one of the teams with independent testing imo. If he could win in that environment it would validate he's previous tours.
Just one thought - he was one of the owners of Discovery, has he cut all ties with Astana?
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
He's announced on his website that he'll post all internal testing results on his website, and any other tests that he's allowed to. He placed himself on the UCI out of competition list 3 months ago.
Apparently he's going to ride without a salary to help promote his Cancer research foundation. Bruyneel has said they'd be interested to speak with him
Interesting times ahead
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Many do doubt him in the cycling community.
I strongly doubt him
RIP JOHNNY
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Whats the truth then POS
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Heard Paul Kimmage on Newstalk today vilifying him, calling him a cancer in the sport and a whole lot of 'I was with...and they said...'- No facts, no quotes, just 'I heard'. Vile stuff really, I thought Kimmage sounded really pathetic. Calling Armstrong a 'cancer in the sport' is appalling imo. Paul Kimmage was a failure as a professional cyclist and from what I heard today, he's a failure as a human being.
All you zombies tweet tweet tweet.
Jonathan Vaughters, directeur sportif of Garmin-Chipotle, was a team-mate of Armstrong. He was asked straight-out on Newstalk, and whilst he was careful not to say yes he didn't say no and it seemed fairly clear what he thought.
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