USA: CYCLE RACING - LANCE ARMSTRONG CONFIRMS THAT HE WILL COMPETE IN THE 2005 TOUR DE FRANCE.

Record ID: 872914

  • Title: USA: CYCLE RACING - LANCE ARMSTRONG CONFIRMS THAT HE WILL COMPETE IN THE 2005 TOUR DE FRANCE.
  • Date: 17th February 2005
  • Summary: (S1) BETHESDA, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LANCE ARMSTRONG AT RECENT PRESENTATION OF NEW DISCOVERY CYCLING TEAM Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th March 2005 12:00
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  • Location: BETHESDA, MARYLAND, UNIETD STATES
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  • Country: USA
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  • Story Text: Armstrong confirms he will compete in 2005 Tour de France.



    Six-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong
    confirmed on Wednesday (February 16) that he would take
    part in this year's race. The American's 2005 racing
    schedule, announced by his Discovery Channel team, includes
    the Tour de France, next month's Paris-Nice classic, the
    Tour of Flanders and the Tour of Georgia in the United States.

    "I look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour
    de France (victory)," Armstrong, who won an unprecedented
    sixth victory on the back of five stage wins last year,
    told the Discovery Channel website.

    Armstrong won six stages, including the team time
    trial, on his way to last year's triumph and was barely
    challenged, except by Italian Ivan Basso in the Alps
    stages. Armstrong kept fans guessing about his plans for
    this season after Discovery Channel took over from US
    Postal as his team's sponsors with an official presentation
    in January.


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