Lance Armstrong will likely take it easy in Saturday’s Milan-San Remo classic, while Italian favorites Alessandro Petacchi and Daniele Bennati will face challenges from Tom Boonen and Thor Hushovd.
The race will be Armstrong’s first in Europe since winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in 2005. After 3 1/2 years of retirement, Armstrong returned at the start of this season, finishing 29th in the Tour Down Under in Australia and seventh in the Tour of California.
Before retiring, Armstrong raced the Milan-San Remo six times and never won.
This year’s race—the 100th anniversary edition—measures 185 miles, making it the longest of the single-day classics… Details
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