Armstrong gearing up for ‘monster’ climb in Cork city

LANCE ARMSTRONG wants to conquer St Patrick’s Hill in Cork and he will he will grab the opportunity when the Tour of Ireland finishes in the city on August 23.

As a 21-year-old Armstrong climbed the hill in the slipstream of Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche and twice in recent conversations he has mentioned the “monster”.

Tour of Ireland Project Director, Darach McQuaid, yesterday spoke of how the Tour de France legend, whose amazing comeback stunned the world this year, continues to bring up St Patrick’s Hill whenever they speak of the Tour of Ireland.