All eyes will be on Lance Armstrong next week when returns to competitive cycling with the 8-day Dauphiné Libéré in France, June 5 through 12.
It's only one of the few multi-day races he's joined this year; he dropped out of the Paris-Nice in the spring and rode in support of Discovery Channel teammate Tom Danielson a few weeks later when he won the Tour de Georgia.
After the Paris-Nice, he admitted that his training was out of kilter and he needed to concentrate on training, not racing. Armstrong basically dropped from sight after the Tour de Georgia, only showing up during the Giro d' Italia to give moral support to the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (member Paolo Savoldelli won the Giro on Sunday).
Armstrong, whose six Tour de France victories is unmatched, says he is going to give No. 7 a shot this year. He plans to retire at the end of the race.
Although a number of competitors are gunning for him, Armstrong told Eurosport that Jan Ullrich, a former Tour winner and member of the T-Mobile team, is the cyclist he worries about most.
Meanwhile, Sportsbook.com, a UK-based online betting scheme, has posted odds with Armstrong as a 5-6 favorite to win the Tour de France this year.
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