Well, that's the rumor from VeloNews.  The new reports that Lance will ride for Team Astana, now run by his former race director, Johan Bruyneel, says Lance is not part of their team.  Bruyneel, himself, said he was unaware of any Lance comeback.  Bruyneel directed Lance's team for all seven of his Tour victories, so I would think he'd be one of the first to know about a comeback.

Of course, this could all be the standard denials typical of a comeback and we'll hear more details about a possible comeback over the next week or so.

Lance really has nothing to prove, having won seven, consecutive Tour victories from 1999-2005 other than maybe that he can win other races, too.  However, I think it has more to do with how far cycling has fallen since Lance's departure.  This past year's Tour was disgraceful.  I'm surprised there were any riders at the end of the race to win.  Every day of the tour, more racers tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and tactics.  I know there are detractors that say Lance is dirty, too.  While I whole-heartedly disagree, Lance will absolutely bring viewership numbers back up for the cycling industry.

I look forward to seeing how this story develops over the next few days.