Playing into their hands

The timing was curious when the french newspaper came out with an expose that Lance Armstrong might have used illegal substances back in 1999. First of all I thought the newspapers wanted to lure Armstrong back to the tour, as I would imagine who would watch the tour again after its greatest champion hangs up his bike.

Now we hear that Armstrong is not ruling out coming out of retirement?

"he's contemplating a return to competitive cycling in part because he knows how much it would rankle French media who believe his record of seven straight Tour wins is tainted by drug use"

Well that's what the french papers wanted him to do exactly!