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Sportingbet.com.au – Lance Armstrong is proving to be a sensational drawcard after the seven time Tour de France winner turned out with team Astana for Australia’s biggest and most lucrative race – the Tour Downunder.

Race organisers say the crowds have been unprecedented despite searing heat in South Australia – not uncommon for this time of year.

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The mercury is set to top 35 for the third day running but it has not deterred record numbers of cycling enthusiast from turning up to witness the spectacle that is Lance Armstrong.

Armstrong finished well back in the field in the Tour’s prequel but was not the least bit disappointed with his performance.

It has been a long road back for the undisputed greatest cyclist that has ever mounted a bike and he is happy just to be riding again and raising awareness for his charity – Livestrong – which is dedicated to raising awareness for all forms of cancer.

True to form, the media contingent was more than double the previous numbers at any Tour Downunder, giving Armstrong the perfect platform to re-launch his career in the name of cancer awareness.

Many riders would have cracked the champagne when Armstrong retired after dominating a sport like no other individual has dominated in recent history.

However there will be many worried faces as Armstrong gears up for this year’s Toue de France (his main goal is to compete in and finish – if not win it for the eighth time) with perhaps one of the strongest teams ever assembled behind him.

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