Associated Press has the scoop about Lance Armstrong and the Tour of Missouri:
Organizers of the Tour of Missouri say this year's race won't include cycling star Lance Armstrong. . . . Armstrong, a seven-time winner of the Tour de France, has already scheduled a fundraiser for his cancer-fighting Livestrong Foundation in Canada during the Tour of Missouri race.
Armstrong's team, Astana, will be attending and it is likely other top racers from the team will be there--perhaps including
Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador, winner of this year's Tour de France.
We'll see . . .
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