Monday, January 10, 2005

Yahoo! News - Armstrong to Decide on Tour De France in April

AFP PhotoYahoo! News - Armstrong to Decide on Tour De France in April"The six-time Tour de France winner added that unlike in past years he would not begin the season with the Tour de France as his sole goal. Instead, he will begin 2005 racing in the classic events before deciding whether to race in France in July.

'It's definitely a departure, not focusing from the beginning of the year...on the Tour,' Armstrong, 33, said at a news conference after the official presentation of his team under a new sponsor -- the Discovery Channel.

'But the good news is that if you train for the classics and try to ride the classics...you will advance your form far enough that at least you will not be trying to play catch up.

'I plan on having a good training camp...and evaluating in April, late April,' he added."

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