Armstrong pondering retirement?

The announcement by six-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong that he would hold a media conference on the eve of the Tour of Georgia on April 18 has again fuelled speculation about the American's future. Armstrong, 33, took his time confirming...

The announcement by six-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong that he would hold a media conference on the eve of the Tour of Georgia on April 18 has again fuelled speculation about the American's future.

Armstrong, 33, took his time confirming that he would race in this year's Tour de France for his new team Discovery Channel and French sports daily l'Equipe, who disclosed that the news conference was going be held, hinted he might announce his retirement at the end of the season.

"I won't be doing the Tour forever. But it's still too early to talk about it. I will announce it to you, to the world, only later," Armstrong told French daily Le Figaro in an interview yesterday.

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