Aussie Allan Davis may have won the Tour Down Under Sunday, but much of the medias emphasis was on the comeback of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who finished 29th overall, just 49 seconds behind Davis, cartier Pasha C watches according to the AP.Over 144,000 people turned out for the final stage, many cheering Armstrong as he sprinted to the front with one lap remaining. However, the 37-year-old, despite his proclivity to lead, couldn’t hold the top position in his first race back in three and a half years.
“I can’t lie. I felt pretty good,” Armstrong said. “It was a comfortable circuit, I thought, and I gave it a little go with a couple laps left, but I needed to be with some more guys. I couldn’t stay away from the charging field.”With the ultimate goal being race-ready for the Tour de France, Armstrong believes he’s ahead of schedule. “[This] is a cartier Pasha C Chronograph watches good indication I’ve done the right work,” he told the AP. “I still have to fine tune things, get lighter, still get fitter and work on certain aspects of my conditioning but Im headed in the right way.”Armstrong competes again Feb. 14-22 in the Tour of California.
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