Originally Posted by Allen H

I haven't seen any discussion/analysis of this (maybe because I wasn't paying attention when Lance first announced his return - I ignored the first few rumors as likely "false buzz").

Why, exactly, would Lance pick a team with a clear top-tier, in-his-prime GC man already heading it? Does he trust only Bruyneel as DS that much? Does he not respect/like AC that much? If Lance wanted to be "top dog", there were other teams that would have made more sense, but did he think Astana was the only team that would give him the best chance to win again? If he couldn't win, did he want to be on the team that had someone else win GC?