Armstrong to pass up Paris-Roubaix race, sporting director says
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"Armstrong to pass up Paris-Roubaix race, sporting director says
CHABRIS, France (AP) - Lance Armstrong will not take part in this year's Paris-Roubaix cycling race.
The six-time Tour de France winner is not accustomed to the one-day race, and 'at 33 years old, I don't think it's time for him to learn Paris-Roubaix,' Discovery Channel sporting director Johan Bruyneel said Monday.
'Lance doesn't have any place in this race,' Bruyneel added during the first stage of the Paris-Nice race, which ends Sunday. Armstrong finished 44th in that race Monday.
Armstrong had left open the possibility of participating in Paris-Roubaix, saying Sunday it was 'up to Johan' to decide whether he would ride in the treacherous course on April 10.
The Paris-Roubaix race takes riders on nearly 55 kilometres of cobblestone roads, which make for a bumpy course and tend to increase the chance of crashes and spills.
Armstrong, who already has won the Tour de France more times than any other rider, has said he plans to try for a seventh straight title in the July 2-24 event.
'His big goal is the Tour de France, and I think it would not be very intelligent to ride in a race like Paris-Roubaix and take useless risks,' Bruyneel said."
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