Thursday, March 15, 2012

Does Armstrong still have shot at Tour stage win?

Lance Armstrong came oh-so-close to the Tour de France stage win he's been yearning for in his final appearance, and one could still come with four racing days left.

The seven-time Tour champion ruled himself out of contention 10 days ago after struggling in the first Alpine challenge, and he's looking forward to retirement when the race ends in Paris on Sunday.

But Armstrong's coach says the American could win a stage.

"It's not yet finished," said Johan Bruyneel, manager of Armstrong's RadioShack team and the man who coached him during all his victories from 1999 to 2005.

"There's a single (mountain) stage left on Thursday …

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