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ZOOM Gallery: From Lance's start in triathlons at age 17 to his cancer comeback to his record-setting Tour de France victories, here's a look at his historic career. Launch
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Lance Armstrong -- Tentative 2009 Race Schedule
 Tour Down Under: A six-day race through Adelaide in southern Australia, the Tour Down Under is Armstrong's first official race since he retired from professional cycling after the 2005 Tour de France. |
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 Tour of California: The 2009 Tour of California will cover more than 750 miles in nine days and will be Armstrong's first stateside race, which begins in Sacramento and ends in Escondido. |
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 Milan-San Remo: Known in Italy as "the spring classic," it's the longest one-day race on the pro circuit (294 km), stretching from Milan to Sanremo. The first race was held in 1907. |
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 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon: This race in northwestern Spain includes a time trial and two mountaintop finishes and marked the first time Armstrong raced with teammate Alberto Contador, but Lance got caught in a pileup near the end of Stage 1 and broke his collarbone. |
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 Giro d'Italia: This will be the first time Armstrong rides in the famed Italian race second only to the Tour de France. He said: "I never did the Giro ... it's one of the biggest regrets that I ever had." |
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 Tour de France: The seven-time Tour winner is set to return to France, but his role with Astana may be different. During his first run, he never raced back-to-back in the Giro and Tour de France.
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- Armstrong target for doping officials, Sastre
- Lance to be tested like any other rider at Tour
- Astana's Tour lineup revolves around Contador
- Armstrong captures one-day Nevada City event
- Lance's team solves money woes, will race Tour
- Armstrong uses Twitter to announce son's birth
- Menchov seals Giro d'Italia triumph despite fall
- Lance takes tumble at Giro, appears uninjured
Lance's Comeback
The world thought Lance had nothing left to prove, but the athlete and activist has something to say about that. Bonnie D. FordLook Back: Win No. 7
Lance Armstrong had a big year in 2005 -- he won his seventh straight Tour de France before retiring from professional cycling. Relive the history here. 2005 TourPhoto Wire
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