Armstrong at the Leadville last month – Photo: Joseph Kreiss
Rumor has it that Lance, who turns 37 this month, will be doing five races with the Astana team in hopes of competing in the Tour de France in 2009.  This would put him back under the guidance of Johan Bruyneel, and the Astana team is also sponsored by Trek.  According to SI, Vanity Fair magazine will have an extensive article detailing the comeback plan, which states that Lance will take no salary or bonuses and post his internally tested bloodwork online.  Maybe all the doping scandals have gotten him mad enough to actually make it work?
Planned races include the Amgen Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphine-Libere and the Tour de France.  Get the full article from VeloNews here.  Of course, we’ll post immediately if there is any word of this floating around at Interbike at the end of the month…
