The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team is presented in Silver Spring, Maryland
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Lance Armstrong with the new Discovery Channel team strip
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Armstrong poses with his new Trek Madone in Discovery Channel livery.
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Clad in his new Discovery Channel team strip Lance Armstrong (C) is honored with the 2004 Velo d'Or, presented by Velo Magazine's Editor Gilles Conte (L) while Discovery Channel team sports director Johan Bruyneel (R) looks on.
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Yaroslav Popovych smiling before he takes the stage at the Discovery Channel team presentation
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2002 Giro d'Italia winner Paolo Savoldelli watching the proceedings at the presentation of his new Discovery Channel team. Savoldelli will be Discovery's leader in the Giro this year.
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Belgian Brains Trust Johan Bruyneel (L) and Dirk Demol (R) are all smiles during the Discovery Channel team presentation
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Johan Bruneeyl talks about the strong additions to the team
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Lance Armstrong looking relaxed and optimistic
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Lance Armstrong "I better think about that one."
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Dan Osipow hands Lance his 2005 TREK
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Lance takes a look at the new colours
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Lance Armstrong looking pretty happy with his new rig
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The pointy-end of Trek's TT bike, kitted out in cycling's finest
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Smooth carbon-fiber lines shaped to cut down as much drag as possible
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A bontrager seatpost sits on top of the TT bike, along with a Bontrager Race X Lite saddle
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Bontrager Race XXX Lite Aerobars will lead Discovery to many hopeful wins
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Carbon, carbon, everywhere
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Down the back, Shimano 10-speed Dura-Ace does the job
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Smooth lines for a smooth ride
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Shimano 10-speed Dura-Ace puts the power where it is needed
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2005 Discovery Channel team Trek
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From pedal to pavement, only the best for Discovery
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Giro provides Discovery with their lid of choice
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The bulge in the seat-tube provides the perfect place for a logo
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Dura-Ace post, and the Bontrager Race X Lite saddle
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Even more Bontrager gear, with some Chris King thrown in
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Looking down on some XXX bike-porn
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Amid the hoopla of the presentation of his new Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team, Lance Armstrong is still reserving judgment on his participation in this year's Tour De France. The six-time Tour winner explained that Monday that he will ride the World Cup races Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Amstel Gold as well as the Flèche Wallonne, then look to decide about his program for the rest of 2005 at the end of April.
"That would be a good time to adjust," he said a press conference after the team presentation. "At the moment I can't say if I'll ride the Tour...we are not ruling anything out, but we will see at the time." Armstrong also confirmed that he was seriously considering an attempt at the World Hour Record later this year.
