Lance Armstrong warned about attending Tour of Flanders events by UCI president

David Lappartient says that Lance Armstrong's attendance of events at the 2018 Tour of Flanders is 'not a good idea'

Lance Armstrong and David Lappartient.

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

UCI president David Lappartient has sent a warning to Lance Armstrong to stay away from the events surrounding the Tour of Flanders in Belgium on April 1.

Armstrong, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, is due to attend the inaugural Tour of Flanders Business Academy as a special guest speaker following an invitation from the race organiser.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.