Tour Director Is Cool to Idea but Leaves Door Open

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PARIS -- Tour de France organizers are hardly thrilled at the prospect of Lance Armstrong returning for a shot at an eighth victory in cycling's showcase event.

Race director Christian Prudhomme said Wednesday the door is open for Armstrong to compete in the 2009 Tour, but he was cool on the idea and stressed the 36-year-old American must meet stringent new anti-doping standards to clear up the suspicions that dogged him throughout his career.

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Tour Director Is Cool to Idea but Leaves Door Open

Armstrong, who won the Tour a record seven consecutive times from 1999-2005, announced Tuesday that he is ending a three-year retirement and aiming for another Tour victory in 2009. It is n...

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