MONTE CARLO — Four years on, nothing had changed, although, if anything, the backward-staggering scrum of cameramen and photographers making its way out of the seaside Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel Thursday morning was larger and even more oblivious to civil decorum than ever.
With the Tour de France starting here Saturday, there could have only been one reason for the comically chaotic scene. Lance Armstrong’s comeback is a very big deal, even in this glitzy Mediterranean playground.
The unruly procession lurched to a stop as the seemingly oblivious cyclist leaned against an Astana team car to put on his shoes for a training ride. Those with microphones and tape recorders were curtly informed by an Astana team official that the Texan would answers questions for “one minute and one minute only — if you behave like human beings.  Details