Lance Armstong fever is officially in full swing with ,media crews from close to sixty countries packing the Hilton meeting room this morning. Armstrong says he glad to be back in Adelaide after keeping in contact with Premier Mike Rann throughout the year. He says the two have formed a close bond.

South Australia will get the chance to ride alongside Lance Armstrong this Saturday morning.

The cycling champion fronted media crews from across the world this morning in Adelaide, after flying in for the Tour Down Under yesterday. Armstrong has used twitter to invite the public along to his training ride from nine o'clock at Wigley reserve,  Glenelg.

He is expecting thousands of cycling enthusiasts to show up.