Remember that at Lance's age, he needs longer build­ ups to race fitness. Gone are the days of just a Tour­ of Murcia, Dauphine and then TdF. So we see his­ earliest ever training camp (in December).
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And­ the Giro will likely be a long, slow build up- no­ fireworks. Lull his rivals into a fall sense of­ security (and say that "Contador is the­ best").
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TdF prologue will see him at peak.

I'm a big lance fan , but not naive enough to think­ that all is not above board regarding epo etc, but­ remember he is a freak of nature ,ie well above the­ average pro in terms of heart lungs etc. Here's how­ I see it playing out for the year : Lance will do as he­ says, ie take part in the various tours,classics etc ,­ maybe even win a stage or time trial , but when it­ comes to the Giro he'll still be conditioning and­ won't be able to challenge, so its Contadors to­ lose , but when its time for the tour he'll be as­ ready as he can be and a Lemond Hinault situation may­ arise . Brunyeel will be rubbing his hands with glee­ .
I just hope Cadel Evans gets pushed further down gc­ and its a more exciting tour than last years bore .

Lance riding the Giro reminds me of Ullrich racing it­ in 2006 and winning the last time trial only to­ implicated in Puerto later that year... I wonder if­ Lance will turn in more pedestrian performances this­ year or if he'll dominate! We'll see!

i am a fan of both lance and AC and i sant wait for the­ tour. I do feel AC will be stronger especialy as Lance­ is doing a lot more racing this year such as the giro­ which he did not use to do

i think lances come back has scared a few riders who­ think that they are worth all that they get they might­ be in for a shock he is no fool and he wont enter to­ finish second

I agree bring back Jan and lets have a real battle!

I think goin for both the Giro and the Tour might be a­ litte to much, if he uses the Giro just as a warm up i­ think AC will have a race on his hands in the tour

May the best man win!!!!
I am a Lance fan and I am glad­ he is back. If he makes it to the start of Giro and­ TDF then he will be one of the favorites...
GO LANCE!!!

For those who think three years out of the sport is a­ hinderance, remember Mohammed Ali, who returned after­ three and a half years to reclaim the heavyweight­ title, and more recently Vitali Klitschko, who did the­ same thing. It can be done, and it will bring some of­ the excitement back to the tour - especially as there­ will be a rivalry with last year's winner,­ Contador. Two top riders on the same team - it happened­ in 1987, when Steven Roache beat Roberto Visentini in­ the Giro, then went on to win the Tour and the world­ championships.

It wil be The Tour Too Far for Lance

Well, hopefully Lance won't be able to dominate­ like before, it took some of the excitement away, like­ watching a thriller when somebody has told you the­ ending. I lost some interest in the last couple of­ tours he rode once the outcome became predictable. Far­ more exciting when the top contenders are all in with a­ shout down to the wire.

Hmmm… it's so obvious that Contador will be the­ strongest rider in Astana. My biggest fear is that,­ because of Lance's age and absence from­ professional racing, there will be SO much suspicion­ should he beat Alberto.

I just hope next year's­ TDF won't become the 'Lance Armstrong Show'­ and that he treats it with the respect it deserves.

Armstrong was never really trying to win any other­ races, he and the whole team were focused on the Tour­ alone. As for him coming back, there hasn't been­ this much interest in cycling for a long time. I just­ hope that the riders can be clean this year. Wishful­ thinking...

If Lance couldn't ride the Giro and Tour at the­ peak of his powers why does anyone think he'll be­ able to do it now? Don't get me wrong, I've­ always been a huge Lance fan but this whole comeback­ just doesn't feel right. As far as beating­ Contador...well, he can dream can't he.

I have never been a big fan of Lance...but I hope he­ rips Alberto a new hole during the TdF!

all we need is big jan to come back

lance all the way, vive le lance vive le tour