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Lance Armstrong is back on schedule in his Tour de France preparations.

Two months ago, the seven-time Tour winner fell and broke his collarbone at a race in Spain, jeopardizing his entire comeback after three and a half years of retirement.

Now, in the third week of the Giro d’Italia, Armstrong is starting to keep up with the race leaders on the tough climbs.

“It’s exactly what I hoped for,” Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel told The Associated Press on Tuesday during the Giro’s second rest day.

“I didn’t hope for a great result in the Giro. I didn’t expect him to be …  Details

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