ThePaceline.com – Lance News Item
Following the conclusion of today’s third stage of Paris-Nice, Johan Bruyneel, the sports manager of the Discovery Channel pro cycling team, announced that Lance Armstrong will not start Thursday’s fourth stage of the race.
“Lance woke up this morning with a sore throat and with the cold weather, he began to feel worse throughout the day,” said Bruyneel. “When we returned to the hotel, he began to show signs of a fever and appeared to be getting worse so we decided he should return to (his home in) Girona (Spain) immediately.