PARIS: Lance Armstrong missed out on an eighth Tour de France crown this year but, say rivals and admirers, his return to cycling’s showpiece event has fired the sport’s global profile into orbit.
The media’s coverage of cycling in the United States is said to be up 80% after Armstrong ended his four-year hiatus to compete in this year’s Tour.
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