Lance Armstrong will return to Adelaide in January to compete in the Tour Down Under bicycle race, which he says will be his last outside the US.
The 39-year-old Texan launched his comeback at that race in 2009 after a 3-1/2 year hiatus from pro cycling.
In a statement, Armstrong said:
“I’m excited to be competing in my last professional ride outside the U.S. at the Tour Down Under. It will be my third time to the event and I’m sure I will enjoy it as much as I have the first two times.”
The way the statement is worded, his second retirement doesn't include US-based pro cycling races, such as the Amgen Tour of California in May or the inaugural Quizno's Pro Challenge to be held in Colorado in August.
Armstrong, who hasn't raced professionally since this year's Tour de France, will remain on the Team Radio Shack roster in 2011.
The Tour Down Under bike race rolls out Jan. 16-23.
The 7-time Tour de France winner between 1999 and 2005 is the subject of an investigation into doping and use of performance enhancing drugs on the US Postal Service cycling team. The federal probe is based on allegations made by former teammate Floyd Landis. Armstrong has vehemently denied doping allegations throughout his career.
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