Armstrong sees silver lining in return to France

Disgraced star believes his name will eventually reappear in record books

Lance Armstrong expects a welcoming reception when he returns to France for a charity bike ride next month, despite the hostility he has faced in the country in previous years.

Armstrong is participating in former England soccer player and fellow cancer survivor Geoff Thomas' 'One Day Ahead,' in which fundraisers will cover each stage of the 2015 Tour de France a day before the real race.