Lance to race in luxembourg

Lance Armstrong will compete in the Tour de Luxembourg next week as part of his preparations for the Tour de France.

Armstrong crashed in last week's Tour of California and pulled out, missing some key time in the hills and the San Bernardino Mountains to hone his stamina for the pinnacle of his season in July. To compensate, Armstrong entered the June 2-6 race through the hills of the Ardennes in Luxembourg.

His revised schedule will make it impossible to race the Dauphine Libere in France from June 6-13 but will make room for the Tour of Switzerland from June 12-20.