Lance Armstrong Starts Strong in Tour de France Comeback
Recovering from a broken collarbone , Lance Armstrong briefly surged into the lead on Saturday, the first day of the legendary cyclist's comeback on the Tour de France. "Stage One done," the 37-year-old, seven-time Tour champion Tweeted after finishing the first stage time trials. "Started conservative and we tried to come home strong." The new dad started 18th out of 180 riders, with all eyes on him to see if he still has what it takes to dominate the grueling race. On a hot, muggy day, he...

Armstrong solid; Cancellara wins Tour's 1st stage
MONACO — Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 riders many years younger and a respectable 10th behind winner Fabian Cancellara. Armstrong's Astana team was dominant in the time trial through The Hills and hairpin turns of Monaco, led by the cyclist who would be his heir as Tour titan _ Alberto Contador of Spain. The Texan, who has a record seven Tour victories, is making his return to cycling's...

Fabian Cancellara Takes Stage At Tour De France
Swiss Fabian Cancellara snatched the Tour de France yellow jersey with a smashing victory in the opening time trial on Saturday, while seven-times champion Lance Armstrong made a respectable return to the race he used to dominate. Hot favorite and 2007 champion Alberto Contador of Spain was second, 18 seconds behind Cancellara. Briton Bradley Wiggins was third, 19 seconds off the pace. Contador, who was named Astana leader by team manager Johan Bruyneel, lived up to expectations and stamped his...

Remember when Armstrong's bike was stolen?
Ok so a few months ago, Lance Armstrong and 2 of his ASTANA teammates had their bikes stolen during the Amgen Tour of California. Luckily, they found one of the three bikes (Lance’s) and the man who stole it.

Bjarne Riis Warns Lance Armstrong About Younger Rivals
Bjarne Riis, the man who led Carlos Sastre to Tour de France victory last year, warned Lance Armstrong he should be ready to struggle over the next three weeks against younger rivals. "Lance is obviously not too old. He will probably be very good and play a great role in this Tour," the Saxobank team leader told a news conference on Thursday. "But to be honest, to beat younger riders like (Alberto) Contador, Andy or Frank Schleck in the climbs, I don't think it is possible," he said. Armstrong,...

Nervous Lance Armstrong Fails To Turn The Clock Back
It was almost like the good old days for former champion Lance Armstrong on the docks of Monaco's old port for the Tour de France opener on Saturday -- yet not quite. There was the same media scrum, same attention, same screams and shouts when the American started the 15.5-km time trial at 1617 local time (10:17 a.m. EDT) for his first Tour ride since his last victory in 2005. But Armstrong's legs could obviously tell the difference and with a time of 20 minutes 12 seconds, he was unable to...

Lance Armstrong Calls Injury Worse Than First Thought
"We don't know how my recovery will go," says the cyclist, who broke his collarbone