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Article: Lance's campaign: Tour and cancer Cycling
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International Herald Tribune
09-25-2008
Lance's campaign: Tour and cancer Cycling
Byline: From news reports AP, Reuters
Edition: 4
Section: FEATURES
NEW YORK --
Lance Armstrong will ride with the Astana team as he seeks to win the 2009 Tour de France, he said Wednesday, as well as to highlight his campaign against cancer.
An official with the Kazakh Cycling Federation, Nikolai Proskurin, said that Armstrong agreed to ride for the Kazakhstan- based team for free the first year and has signed up to take part in five races, including the Tour.
The seven-time Tour winner has dedicated his comeback to raising global awareness for the fight against cancer. "I look ...