I don't think so. I predict 2 or 3 years from now, he will racing again.

Nope, he is going to stay retired. He is going to open up a Dollar Store in Austin and marry a drag worm strungout on crack.

All kidding aside, he may or may not come back. All I can say is he is an incredible athlete.

Oh I think he'll stay retired from competitive bike racing but he will start competing in triathlons, just to "keep in shape." The man is way to competitive to just sit back and become a coach potato.
Vive Lance! What a great athlete! What a great feat!

and what a terrible excuse for a man

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Great athlete but I second AgSoccer on the kind of man that Lance is.

Another vote for Lance as an amazing competitor but not the greatest guy.

He won't ride the Tour again. I think you can take that to the bank. He's already past the peak age for cyclists, and he said that he doesn't want to be seen doing anything that could be thought of as just racing for the publicity.

He did mention getting back into triathlon after awhile. That's where he got his start anyways. He also likes cyclocross, so that may be an option too. As for now, I hope he takes a long, much deserved rest.

"and what a terrible excuse for a man"

What exactly are you talking about? I have heard that he isn't the greatest guy in the world but I have also heard that his ex-wife was cheating on him. Not true? Isn't he retiring because of his kids?

With him gone most of the year, I wouldn't be surprised if she did cheat on him. Truth be told, they're probably both kinda sorry. If he ever breaks his addiction to winning, he might discover the much tougher career of parenting.

I wonder if he will show up at the Tour de Gruene again like he used to?

Lance is Agnostic...and that doesn't mean that he doesn't believe in Aggies.

Great competitor, but not a hero in my book.

He's not a hero because he's agnostic? What about agnostic American soldiers--even a few Medal of Honor winners? Are they also not heroes because they are agnostic?

Frankly, I don't think I've ever seen any sports figure as a hero, but yours is a pretty ridiculous reason to disqualify someone, IMO.

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I hope so. I'd like to beat him again.

Dave:

Maybe he can do the time trial post a LARGE, greasy, filling IHOP breakfast that you and I treat him to. Mabye Big Mig and Eddie will show up too and your reign as "Best A&M cyclist ever" can be increased.

I figure he should do the TdG on a unicycle. I think I can take him then.

That would be a good idea!
Or one of those "bike cars" you see on the bayfront in Corpus!

There is this dude I see EVERY Sunday up on Hwy 16 riding a Unicycle. I guess he is getting ready for the MS150. On those hills I can coast at 35mph, I can only imagine how scary that thing is.

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Lance is Agnostic...and that doesn't mean that he doesn't believe in Aggies.

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...and a Democrat to boot. I love that guy!!!

Good ridance... I hope to never see him again. I still haven't figured out how, and since it's "bicycle riding" I don't care to research it, they race as a team but fancy PANCE gets all the glory. He don't impress me.

Rat Fink?

Yes

My wife has the Black Betty