This morning, as I warmed up for the race in Central Park with about a thousand other runners, I stopped and shook hands with Ryan Hall, who was just one of many people doing their last prerace run. I also spotted American stars Dan Browne and Jorge Torres doing light jogs and strides, simply more faces in the crowd. A woman running next to me Replica Bell&Ross watches gushed that she had just spotted Lance Armstrong warming up. The crowd. There are an estimated 2 million spectators along the course, it one of the largest oneday crowds for any sporting event in the world.The world field. Its is truly international, with over 100 countries represented.
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Lance Armstrong (Team RadioShack) and AlbertoContador (Team Astana) will compete in the 2010 CriteriumInternational, their first race together since the Tour de France lastyear, states roadcycling.com. On Tuesday, Contador—the defending Tour deFrance champion—announced he had changedhis plans and will compete in the March 27-28 race in Corsica insteadof events in Catalonia and the Basque country. He won the Paris-Nice event on Replica Breitling watches Sunday. At Astana last season, Contador and Armstrong were uneasy teammates. Armstrong finished third in the Tour de France, hisfirst since winning seven straight from 1999 to 2005. He left theAstana team and now races for Team RadioShack.Check out King of Pain, our profile on Armstrong from the February 2009 issue.--Stayton Bonner
