Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of the U.S. leaves his hotel and prepares to get on his bike for the first day of training with his new team Astana in Tenerife, Spain's Canary Islands, Dec. 1, 2008. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

 Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of the U.S. (2nd R) rides during the first day of training with his new Astana cycling team in Tenerife, Spain's Canary Islands, Dec. 1, 2008. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]