LANCE Armstrong is back this week when he takes onthe Vuelta Ciclista a la Regiona de Murcia; the race through southeastern Spain runs Wednesday, March 3 through Sunday, March 7.

Armstrong, now riding for Team RadioShack, has not raced since the Tour Down Under in January where he finished midway.

Since then he has been training in the United States and France. He last rode the Murcia race in 2004, finishing 23rd overall.

The seven-time Tour de France winner leads a strong team in Spain, including two-time Tour de France runner-up Andreas Klöden.

RadioShack for Vuelta a Murcia: Lance Armstrong, Daryl Impey, Andreas Klöden, Jason McCartney, Gregory Rast, Jose Luis Rubiera and Haimar Zubeldia

Team Astana for Vuelta a Murcia: Alexandr Dyachenko, Valentin Iglinsky, Josep Jufre, Roman Kireyev, Bolat Raimbekov, Paolo Tiralongo and Andrey Zeits

- with cyclingnews.com