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(AP) -- This time it's for real. Lance Armstrong is
calling it "Retirement 2.0" and the 39-year-old cyclist is making
it clear there is no reset button this time.

The announcement comes almost a month after finishing 65th in
his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years
removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de
France titles.

At the start of an exclusive interview Tuesday with The
Associated Press he said "Never say never," but quickly added,
"Just kidding."

Armstrong says he has no regrets and that "It's been an
excellent ride." He adds that he really believed he had a chance
to win one more Tour de France.

Armstrong spoke to the AP in a telephone interview and in a
videotaped interview from his office in Austin, Texas.

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