BARCELONA, Spain – If he hadn’t made the most significant decision in recent cycling history, Lance Armstrong would probably have been relaxing in Texas on Thursday, a smattering of pudge around his middle and his family by his side.
Despite the creature comforts his comeback has forced him to forsake, and even with a broken collarbone in his preparation for the Tour de France, there haven’t been many days when Armstrong has pined for home while on his bike.
An intensity of focus has been the constant thread through Armstrong’s career, the refusal to take as much as … Details