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The rumors have been swirling for a while now, though Lance Armstrongs manager denied them. But VeloNews.com is up with a story today claiming that Armstrong will join old manager Johan Bruyneel at Astana next season. The story claims Replica Tag Heuer wjf1413.ba0588 Link Quartz Fixed Bezel Watch that he will compete in five races: the Tour of California, Paris-Nice, the Tour de Georgia, the Dauphine-Libere, and the Tour de France.Were seeking official word and will update here as details emerge.—John Bradley

Cyclist Bobby Julich, one of several Americans to ride in the wake of Greg Lemonds trailblazing in Europe, announced his retirement today. He ends a 15-year up-and-down career, plagued by injuries and bad luck, but also is reportedly likely to Replica Tag Heuer wjf1412.ba0585 Link Quartz Fixed Bezel Watch continue his association with Bjarne Riiss Team CSC-Saxo Bank, as a sports director. Julichs career spanned some of the most tumultuous seasons in the sport. Julich stood on the podium of the Tour in 1998, behind Marco Pantani and Jan Ullrich -- would he have won that years tour, the last before seven years of dominance by Armstrong, had better doping controls been in place?

Julich also brought home a bronze medal from Athens, in 2004, and a Paris-Nice win. Paul Keegan profiled Julich for us back in June, 1998. A class act bows out of the sport, saying, Now is the time to make that decision and move on to the Replica Tag Heuer waf1350.bb0820 Aquaracer Quartz Watch next phase of my life.In the Vuelta, the weekends Pyrenees stages ended with Levi Leipheimer relinquishing the Maillot Oro, plus 11 seconds, today to Basque rider Egoi Martinez, following a breakaway. The Vuelta is hot and mildly hilly through the rest of the week, which includes a second rest day before the brutal climb up lAngliru, set for Saturday the 13th.--Matthew Fishbane