ARMSTRONG IS AN ICON:RODDICK

Andy Roddcik has been an interested observer as neighbour Lance Armstrong Launches his comeback,and says he is not surprised by the media furore surrounding the seven -time Tour DE France winner.Roddcik who lives near Armstrong in Texas,has watched as the "icon drew 130,000fans and blanker press coverage to this week the Australian open Grand slam.'i live about two miles said when asked about the attention surrounding Armstrong ."I mean ,he's an icon pretty much where ever he goes.in the state ,he wears so many hats from the athletic to the political side of cancer research and fund-raising .He wears so many hats that I'm not really too surprised by it.obviously this is his first comeback race.So i think that probably adds a little drama to it".