When Lance Armstrong comes out of retirement, he really comes out of retirement.

CNN says that Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a baby in June. What's so amazing about this is that the couple conceived without the use of any artificial fertilization.

Armstrong was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996. Before undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, he had some sperm stored that was later used to conceive his first three children with his first wife, Kristin ...   more »

First-time Giro d'Italia competitor Lance Armstrong taped a message for the 2009 course presentation in Venice on Saturday in which he reviewed some of the challenges of next year's bike race.

The press has been saying that Armstrong is racing the Giro d'Italia in May to win, then the Tour de France in July to support his Astana teammate Alberto Contador. But on Saturday he said:

"I know there's a lot of  talk about the pink jersey. I'm excited to race hard, but Ivan Basso is my favorite. ....   more »

Here's another in a series of photos posted by Lance Armstrong over at Twitpic. He's been training in the yellow and black Livestrong kit all week, which makes him easy to identify (click photo for larger version).

Saturday's training ride for Armstrong and Team Astana included a bike ride in the mountains of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

The latest story from the training camp comes from directeur sportif Johan Bruyneel, who has managed 8 Tour de France championships -- one with Alberto Contador and seven with Armstrong. Bruyneel told the AP that he has more challenges than just winning races now ...   more »

Here's Lance Armstrong riding with Levi Leipheimer on an Astana team training ride on Tenerife  in Canary Islands earlier Tuesday.

Those wheels on Leipheimer's bicycle drew a lot of attention when Armstrong posted this to TwitPic. Leipheimer later responded that they were prototypes that he was testing.

Another interesting incident occurred on this ride when a Spanish police stopped a cyclist for riding alongside Armstrong without a helmet.

Turns out it was teammate Chris Horner. Pro cyclists are allowed to ride without helmets in Spain, so he was allowed to go on his way without a ticket.

You can keep up-to-date with the December training session at the Astana website.

The 2009 Tour de France is a sure thing for Lance Armstrong.

The 37-year-old returning professional cyclist confirmed his plans to the Associated Press from the Canary Islands where he's training with the Astana pro cycling team.

That's Armstrong, right, and teammate Levi Leipheimer taking a break from surfing during the team training. (More pictures at Twitpic.)

Armstrong initially announced in September that he'd come out of retirement to race at the Tour de France and other races in 2009. Lately, however, he said that didn't feel welcomed by the Tour organizers and was a little fearful of fan reaction on the road. ...   more »