Angry Armstrong considers another Tour de France: report

WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (AFP) - Seven-time Tour de France champion
Lance Armstrong is considering coming out of retirement to try for
an eighth consecutive victory an Austin, Texas, newspaper reported
Tuesday.
"I'm thinking about it," the Austin American-Statesman quoted
Armstrong as saying. "I'm thinking it's the best way to piss (the
French) off."
Armstrong told the newspaper he had been thinking about a
comeback for only the past two weeks, since French sports daily
L'Equipe reported on August 23 that urine samples taken from
Armstrong in 1999 during his first Tour triumph tested positive for
the banned substance EPO.
Asked how serious he was about another Tour, Armstrong replied:
"I'm exercising every day."
Armstrong retired in July after winning his seventh straight
Tour de France. The Texan has vehemently denied taking any
performance-enhancing drugs.

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