(December 1, 2008)—Texas cycling champion Lance Armstrong said Monday he will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year.
"I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong said Monday, acknowledging the taxing schedule could leave him riding in a supporting role in France.
Armstrong's Astana team includes 2007 Tour winner Alberto Contador and is loaded with other talented riders.
"We'll abide by the same code that I do: cycling is team sport, while we'd all like to win," the seven-time Tour champion told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Tenerife in the Canary Islands where the Astana team is training.
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