ARMSTRONG WILL RIDE 2009 TOUR DE FRANCE

Tour de France 2005 Lance Armstrong podium

Lance Armstrong has announced today that he will ride the 2009 Tour de France, ending speculation that he may miss the event.

The seven-times Tour de France winner has confirmed that he will take part in next year's edition of the race while at his Astana team's training camp on Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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