Originally Posted by alanbikehouston

"The Convert"...you sound a bit young. When you have been riding a bike for about fifty years or so, you will have learned a bit about "real life". One of those life lessons is: "There is many a slip between the cup and the lips".

So, regardless of whatever fantasy Armstrong is currently having about returning, there is no guarantee that any strong team will take him, that the Tour organizers will allow him in the race (they did a good job of barring cyclists with suspected histories of doping during the 2008 race) or that he will be in the health and physical condition necessary to race next July.

But one thing for sure: Armstrong will NOT be standing on the podium in Paris at the end of the race in 2009.