Lance Will Compete in Tour of California

Lance Armstrong will compete in next year's Tour of California, which will feature route changes and be moved from February to May to avoid the rainy season.

The 16 host cities for the May 16-23 road race were announced
Thursday via a Twitter exchange between Armstrong, three-time Tour of California champion Levi Leipheimer, Dave Zabriskie and George Hincapie, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The four riders said they will compete in the fifth annual
event, with Armstrong beginning the 2010 season with his newly
formed Team RadioShack, which includes Leipheimer.

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