Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed he will compete in the Paris-Nice race next month.
Armstrong is the only man to win six Tours de France
Armstrong, 33, is expected to face the likes of Alexandre Vinokourov and Jorg Jaksche in the 6-13 March event.
The American, who leads the Discovery Channel team, has yet to decided yet whether to compete in this year's Tour.
He has hinted he may opt to sit it out this year and return in 2006, but has promised a decision either way by the end of April.
Armstrong is also set to compete in the Tour of Flanders on 3 April and Liege-Bastogne-Liege on 24 April.