Austin Murphy: Lance Armstrong goes for his eighth title, more drama to watch at this year’s Tour

By Yo
for Riotboard.com

Published: July 2, 2009

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Two weeks before the start of the 96th Tour de France, 1,870 days after his last pro victory, Lance Armstrong soloed to first place in the Nevada City (Cal.) Classic, a brief but brutal 40-lap circuit in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Asked afterward about the upcoming Tour, which starts Saturday in Monaco, the Texan poor-mouthed his own chances, pointing to Astana teammates Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer as clear favorites. After those two, he went on, “they got an old man like me to come around and pick up the pieces.”



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