Lance Armstrong to race in Nevada City Classic

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Lance Armstrong will continue his preparations for the Tour de France by racing in the Nevada City Classic on Sunday, the seven-time Tour de France champion said on Twitter.

Armstrong returned to the United States after finishing 12th in the Giro d'Italia in May, and on June 5 welcomed the birth of baby son, Max - his fourth child.

The 37-year-old cyclist said he and Astana teammates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner will compete in the 49th edition of the Nevada City Classic, which is run on a a 1.7km circuit in the historic mining town nestled in the northern California mountains.

"A great American race!!!" Armstrong called the event in a posting Tuesday on the social networking site Twitter. "I'm excited to see Nevada City again, it's been 11...