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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (14450)	7/22/2004 10:57:53 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14610

Armstrong Will Not Return to Tour de France, Official Says By SAMUEL ABT Published: July 23, 2004 E GRAND BORNAND, France, July 22 - A high-ranking official among the organizers of the Tour de France said this is the last time Lance Armstrong will compete in the race. ..............That assertion was denied Thursday by Bill Stapleton, Armstrong's agent and the chief executive of Tailwind Sports, which owns Armstrong's Postal Service team. "We haven't even discussed that yet," Stapleton said in a phone interview before the 17th stage Thursday. "No decisions have been made. "It would be definitely incorrect to say he won't be back next year." Dan Osipow, communications and events director for Tailwind, also denied the report. ............Armstrong was not available for comment. He has often said that he will compete for at least another year. Explaining why he said Armstrong, 32, will not ride in the Tour again, the official said Armstrong saw no point in going for a seventh victory, especially out of respect for the four other riders who have won five times. [I would go for 7 and 'cinch' my record for years to come] nytimes.com