Lance as Hamlet: The Indecisive Prince

Will he or won't he? Lance Armstrong still won't say whether he'll saddle up for this year's Tour de France, reports George Vecsey of the New York Times, who raises more questions than he answers (registration req'd.). With the Discovery Channel on board as new team sponsor, Activeness finds it unlikely that Lance won't aim for his seventh consecutive Tour win in 2005. Like a wise anonymous tipster named Deep Throat once said: "Follow the money. ... Just follow the money."

Dismissing speculation that Lance won't ride, Jan "the massive German" Ullrich says he wants the Texan to race. "I believe he still targets the Tour--if it wasn't his goal anymore, he'd stop."

Lance talked about his plans for the coming year on NPR.