Spyns Tour de France clients are anxiously awaiting July's confrontation between Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong. Since their last appearance as teammates last July on the final Tour de France podium in Paris, Armstrong and Contador have exchanged guarded pleasantries and pointed criticisms.
The reigning and two-time Tour de France winner and reigning third-place finisher and seven-time titlist will now ride against each other for the first time since their team divorce March 27-28 in the Criterium International in Italy. Contador, who concluded his Paris-Nice overall title March 14 as his season-opening stage race win, has changed his schedule to ride Criterium International and Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (April 14-18). Armstrong was already scheduled to compete in t
he former event following an earlier adjustment of his spring campaign.
he former event following an earlier adjustment of his spring campaign. Contador also confirmed he will ride Fleche-Wallonne (April 21) and Liège-Bastogne-Liège (April 25)."I’ve had very good results in the first two races, my preparation is proceeding well, so we decided to change the calendar, to seek a less tiring race program for me and for my team,” Contador said in a statement.
Armstrong, who repeatedly acknowledged team strife during the Tour de France, announced the establishment of his new Radio Shack team a few days prior to the end of cycling's most prestigious event.Only Contador remains from Astana's roster. The remaining eight riders and director Johan Bruyneel are now employed by the Radio Shack squad.
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