Lance Armstrong was paid $1.5million for 2009 Tour Down Under comeback

The race was Armstrong’s first for three years after his retirement

Lance Armstrong at the 2009 Tour Down Under press conference (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Lance Armstrong was paid $1.5million by the South Australian government to appear at the Tour Down Under for his 2009 comeback, it has been revealed.

The amount Armstrong was paid in taxpayer money has now been made public after a 10-year agreement to keep it secret expired.

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