Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is considering coming out of retirement to try for an eighth consecutive victory a Texas newspaper has reported.
"I'm thinking about it," the Austin American-Statesman quoted Armstrong as saying. "I'm thinking it's the best way to p*** (the French) off."
Armstrong told the newspaper he had been thinking about a comeback for only the past two weeks, since French sports daily L'Equipe reported on August 23 that urine samples taken from Armstrong in 1999 during his first Tour triumph tested positive for the banned substance EPO.
Asked how serious he was about another Tour, Armstrong replied: "I'm exercising every day."
Armstrong retired in July after winning his seventh straight Tour de France.
The Texan has vehemently denied taking any performance-enhancing drugs.
