During that race, Armstrong helped clear the way for a teammate to rejoin the lead pack after a flat tire. Some of those days, I'm sure he forgot about. But more than half of cycling is doing teamwork. That may have been a shock to him at that point, but I know he is refocusing. Osipow said the team isn't upset about Armstrong's decision and eagerly awaits his return.
Lance knows success and knows victory.
I know that he is very motivated to return to that level, even after this bump in the road. We knew this comeback was going to take time. Armstrong, the 1993 world champion and a two-time Tour de France stage winner, quit racing in late 1996 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. After the disease spread to his brain, doctors gave him a 50 percent chance of survival. He performed well at the Ruta del Sol stage race in Spain in February, finishing 15th, just a minute behind the leader.