The International Cycling Union - has cleared Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong to rejoin the pro tour ahead of schedule.
Anti-doping laws usually mean that a rider coming out of retirement has to be back in the UCI's testing regime for six months before being allowed to race again.
ery strict monitoring throughout the period running up to his return to the peloton," the statement concluded.

Former international cycling champion Lance Armstrong has been cleared to make his comeback in next year's Tour Down Under in Adelaide.

SEVEN-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been cleared to ride in the 2009 Tour Down Under in January.
Cycling's world body, the International Cycling Union (UCI), has bent a drug-testing rule to allow him to return to cycling two weeks earlier than he should.
t the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced today that Armstrong could take part.

GENEVA (AP) � Cycling's governing body is relaxing its rules to allow Lance Armstrong to make his comeback at a road race in Australia in January.

The International Cycling Union have given the green light for Lance Armstrong to make his professional comeback at the Tour Down Under in January.

Lance Armstrong plans to return to competitive road race cycling at the Jan. 20-25 Tour Down Under. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Lance Armstrong has been