Alpe D'huez, 2001 [photo: Ricadus]
He might have retired three years ago vowing never to return, but it now seems Lance is definitely back to prove the finger-wagging dope-accusers wrong. The French, of course, are less than happy. Could it be that he really did manage to win seven consecutive Tours de France without ever testing positive for anything other than raw aggression? Our Gallic chums think not, harping on again about the 2005 controversy surrounding his first Tour victory in '99.
No wonder they hate him there. It's not just the fact that he went on to win it another six times and still never tested positive, it's the thought that he might win it yet again at the age of 37, after three years out of the saddle, while posting up his blood tests daily on the internet. It's all in a great interview he just did with the Guardian.
And he's not just doing the usual crit warm-up either. Check out his training schedule, he's even doing the Giro. For a guy with nothing to prove, you better believe he's setting out to shut up all remaining critics, once and for all.
Chapeaux!
2 comments:
did you know my mams maiden name was Armstrong and her dad (my granda) was called Lance
aye, that must be where you got those incredible legs from iano mate ;o)
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