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Report: Lance Armstrong Coming Out of Retirement, Will Ride in 2009 Tour de France

9/08/2008 3:08 PM ET By Michael David Smith

    • Michael David Smith
    • Michael David Smith is FanHouse's Lead Blogger
Lance Armstrong will come out of retirement and compete in the 2009 Tour de France, the competitive cycling journal Velo News is reporting.



The report, citing "sources familiar with the developing situation," says:
Armstrong, who turns 37 this month, will compete in the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphine-Libere and the Tour de France - and will race for no salary or bonuses, the sources, who asked to remain anonymous, told VeloNews.

Armstrong's manager, Mark Higgins, did not respond to questions.

However sources close to the story have told VeloNews that an exclusive article on the matter will be published in an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, expected later this month.

Rumors of Armstrong's return swirled at last week's Eurobike trade show in Germany and this week's Tour of Missouri.

In an effort to prove that he doesn't use performance-enhancing drugs, Armstrong will reportedly post information about his blood tests online.



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