Wednesday 9th December, '09
Le Tour...excited!
Forget Xmas im looking forward to next years 'Tour'! obviously being injured I have some spare time on my hands so today I was searching to find out who Lance has signed up for his new team, RadioShack for 2010.

After his bitter rivalry with team mate and winner 'Contador' the big man has had enough of the young Spaniard and set up his dream team like at Discovery Channel which may as well of been called 'Team Lance'. The only shock for me was the big guy George Hincapie (Photo of big George and me!) is not in the team....come on Lance one last time for old times sake!
So here is the team so far.....
Lance Armstrong
Levi Leipheimer (brought over from Astana and former team mate at Discovery Channel)
Yaroslav Popovych (brought over from Astana and former team mate at Discovery Channel)
Andreas Kloden ( Jan Ullich old right hand man at T-Mobile and taken from Astana)
Jose Luis Rubiera (One of Lance favourites from the old days, brought over from Astana)
Sergio Paulinho ( another old favourite and brought from Astana)
Dmitriy Muravyev (brought over from Astana, Lance loves a tough eastern rider!)
Chris Horner (Fellow USA rider brought over from Astana)
These are the big guns, there are more riders for the rest of the road races.
Lance has also hired Johan Bruyneel the mastermind behind all of Lance victory's (and Contadors) and joining him in the management will be his old team mate and last years management at Astana Viatcheslav Ekimov.
So Lance is signing a lot of riders, who are Astana and Contador signing!!
I have always wanted to follow the tour in a campervan (been to france to watch a time trial) and next year is all set up....Mark Morgan has the campervan and it will be filled with him, me and Lewys Hobbs!! Roll on July, o and my injury will be gone soon fingers crossed.
Simx


Comments On "Wednesday 9th December, '09"
Hi Paul,
Simx Posted on December 10th, 2009Yeah Basso was so close when he signed for the DC team but then got the ban so never rode with lance although he was very close! He now rides for Ligugas and there was talk but he cant get out of his contract. Also talk of Floyd Landis now his ban has finished!that said they did fall out big style when floyd starting to think he was better than Lance.
Its heating up though with contador claiming he is the best and saying Lance was a pain, Lance responded telling the little guy he has a lot to learn! hehe
Not sure if you have seen but a great cycling DVD is 'Overcoming'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=overcoming+dvd&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=4763681071&ref=pd_sl_3iv85rejop_b
The year Lance passes basso on the al'duez time trial, where lance starts to befriend Basso when his mother battles cancer during the tour.
Greenie - Only a week please! hehe
Team Lance
Maybe Ivan Basso might be of interest now his doping ban has expired. They were certainly great mates back in 2005.
Phil Liggett Posted on December 10th, 2009So, you'll be wanting a bit of time off in July will you?!
Greenie Posted on December 10th, 2009Lucky I have my new year planner...