Lance Armstrong will use his return to cycling and the Tour de France to promotes his cancer awareness campaign.
Seven-time Tour winner back in the saddle on cancer awarness campaign
Legend Lance Armstrong has confirmed he will be returning to professional cycling, and the Tour de France, with his aim of promoting cancer awareness, while adding he will wear the Astana team jersey.
Seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong has confirmed that he will be back in the saddle in Australia in January next year and will bid for an eighth win in Le Tour later in 2009.
37-year-old Armstrong survived a battle with testicular cancer to go on and dominate the world's most gruelling road race.
After finally ending his glorious career in 2005, Armstrong has decided to get back on his bike again - with his aim to highlight a global cancer awareness campaign.
"I have decided to race my bicycle again," Armstrong confirmed as he launched the 'Live Strong Global Awareness Campaign' in New York.
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"With this campaign we feel that by racing the bicycle all over the world, beginning in Australia, ending in France at the global summit, it is the best way to promote this initiative, it's the best way to get the word out.
Armstrong, who retired after winning the 2005 Tour de France, will begin his comeback in Australia in January, and also confirmed that he will join Kazakhstan's Astana team for his comeback.
Armstrong was at former US president Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, the Clinton Global Initiative, where plans were released of a global summit to raise cancer awareness in Paris after the 2009 Tour de France.
"I look forward to 2009, I look forward to racing again," said Armstrong.
"I cannot guarantee an eighth Tour victory, but I can guarantee you the 'Live Strong' message will touch all aspects of our society.
"It's not very often someone gets a chance to spend three or fours years away from something, step back, and then say to themselves, 'I sort of miss that, I'd like to go back and do that again."
