The combative seventime Tour de France champion couldn't resist another tilt at the greatest cycling race in the world and duly announced his return to the sport last year at the age of 37. He defied the sceptics to produce a typically aggressive and competitive ride in this year's edition and finished a highly commendable third behind his Astana teammate Alberto Contador. The Texan and the Spaniard then exchanged less than complimentary words with Armstrong acidly remarking 'there is no I in team'.A stunning effect is created at one point by spinning the stage 180 degrees, so we are behind the drum kit facing the bright lights and flash bulbs as The Four Seasons perform. Whenever they perform, we feel like we are really seeing a live Four Seasons show. The actors react positively to our adulation the way the band surely must have in those heady days, and it is a pure joy for all involved..

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