Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong on a training ride in Austin, Texas. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. A woman waves to Armstrong as he prepares for his comeback, on a training ride in Kona, Hawaii in January. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong urinates during a drug test. He was tested 52 times during the 2008-2009 season, more than any other athlete in any sport. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong waves to media after coming fifth in stage 20 of the Tour de France, which is acknowledged as the most difficult. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong is examined in hospital after breaking his collar bone during the Castilla Y Leon cycling race in Spain on 23 March. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong recuperates at home in Austin, Texas after breaking a collar bone in a crash during a cycling race in Spain in March. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong sits with his girlfriend Anna Hansen as she nurses their newborn son at their home in Aspen, Colorado on June 6. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. The cyclist works out in his home gym in preparation for his comeback. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong waits before the start of the Tour de France in Monaco on 3 July. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong climbs Mont Ventoux in Vaucluse during stage 20 of the Tour de France on July 25. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong takes the podium after the Tour de France with champion Alberto Contador and runner-up Andy Schleck (left). American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

Lance Armstrong - Comeback 2.0. Armstrong cycles through the snow during a training ride in Aspen, Colorado on 18 April. American Lance Armstrong, 37, made his second comeback to professional cycling with the express intent of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. Armstrong won the world's most famous cycle race for a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. He took part in the 2009 event, coming third overall.

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