So, it’s true. But will it be with Astana? They denied it very strongly at first, but have since softened their tone a bit. Still, Lance is saying pretty clearly that he’s returning to “launch a global anti-cancer strategy,” not race for free on behalf of Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil companies.

My guess is that his announcement on September 24 will be that he’s forming a new team or taking over an existing sponsorship with Livestrong branding.

(I had Lance’s video from the Livestrong site embedded here, but it starts playing automatically which is really annoying.)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm and is filed under Bike Racing, Sponsorships.