Lance Armstrong is worries about his personal safety if he decided to participate in the 2009 Tour de France.

“I don’t want to enter an unsafe situation but you see this stuff coming out of France,” Armstrong said. “They’re some aggressive, angry emotions. If you believe what you read, my personal safety could be in jeopardy.”

Armstrong knows how much the people of France hate him and that they believe he’s used steroids during past Tours.

“I understand people in France and in cycling might have that perception, but the reality is that there’s nothing there,” he said. “The level of scrutiny I’ve had throughout my career from the press and the anti-doping authorities is unmatched. I’m not afraid of anything. I’ve got nothing to hide. I won seven Tours through hard work.

Those Frenchmen will really be pissed when he wins his 8th Tour de France next year.