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Well, sports watchers might have noticed that today cycling behemouth Lance Armstrong has announced he's returning to the bike...

Yes boss, 3 years after retiring on the nail of his 7th Tour win, Lance has elected to put himself through seven shades of pain for at least one more competitive year...


It's an odd decision, but not a surprising one.

No boss, I predicted he'd be back in 2 to 3 years on account of him being the type who's so competitive he doesn't know when to stop..

I was however thinking he'd come back and try and grab some one day races like Paris Roubaix and The Tour Of Flanders to fill the gaps in his illustrious palmarés - instead it seems he's coming back to win the Tour for the eighth time..


Why is he doing it??

"It is in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden."

He added: "This year alone, nearly eight million people will die of cancer worldwide. It's now time to address cancer on a global level."

Will he win number 8???

It's very tough to say.

The eldest ever winner of the Tour is 34 and Lance will be 37 come the next edition.

He is however a proven winner and the type who uses peoples doubts as fuel for his fire...

Much has however changed since he resigned from the sport.

Getting away with doping is now much harder, and that Lance never got properly caught will lead to a whole new round of speculation and accusation as to just how he managed to thrash every other top rider over a 7 year run - ALL of whom have been caught.....

There are also a good few riders around who'll be pretty sure they can beat him including a couple of his younger team mates.....


I wouldn't rule an eight win out though...

Lance has never been a respecter of rules and trends and if anyone can win 8 it's Lance...

I guess time will tell...

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