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"XTERRA World Champs next wknd. I'm in!" Lance Armstrong Tweets

"XTERRA World Champs next wknd. I'm in! Looking fwd to racing,'' the seven-time Tour de France winner tweeted Sunday, a week before the XTERRA World Championships in Maui.

The seven time Tour de France champion finished 5th last month at the XTERRA USA Championship in Ogden, Utah.

After the Utah XTERRA Armstrong said, "It's a challenge. ... At 40 years old I guess I could have gone home, drank beer and played golf all day long. But it's good to come out and test yourself with these young guys and support a sport that I think is really cool."

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Video: Lance Armstrong celebrates on Slip n' Slide after winnnig 1st tri in decades

It's been about 25 years since Lance Armstrong won a triathlon, but that all changed a few days ago when Armstrong won the Four Peaks Urban Dirt Triathlon in Tempe, Arizona.

The seven time Tour de France champion crossed the finishline first ahead of local local pro triathlete Lewis Elliot.

Check out the video below as Armstrong celebrates on the events finishline Slip n' Slide.

As you may recall from THIS story, Armstrong made his return to triathlon in Utah a few weeks ago by taking fifth place at the XTERRA U.S. Championship in Ogden.

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Photo of the Day: Juan Pelota long before he was Juan Pelota

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The Queen of Ironman signs a new book deal

Hachette Book Group just announced that they will be publishing a book entitled A Life Without Limits by 3X Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington.

According to the press release the book is, "Chrissie’s firsthand account of her unlikely rise to the top. In addition to her personal story, Chrissie shares training tips, stories and lessons from around the globe, and what it takes to be a champion in competitive sport."

The book is scheduled for publication in May 2012 in the Center Street imprint so look for it at your local book store next summer.

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Swimsuit Photo: Lance Armsrong looks fit and ready to race XTERRA next weekend

Timex triathlon team member Kyle Marcotte recently posted this photo on his Timex team blog and recounted a recent Masters swim session he swam with the seven time Tour De France winner.

In his blog post Marcotte writes:

"It is well known that Lance began his athletic career as a swimmer, then triathlete before his cycling career took off.  Lance was a legitimate top pro-triathlete at a very young age.  Still though, I wasn’t expecting him to swim as fast as he did.  We did a total of 3,100m, with the main set being 15x100m on 1:40, 25m pool (meaning we started a new 100m every 1:40). Approximately half of the intervals were to be “fast”, and half were “easy.”  It soon became evident that Lance is quite the swimmer as he was doing his “fast” intervals at approximately 1:02, and his easy intervals on approximately 1:11."

You can read the rest of Marcotte swim experience with Juan Pelota (AKA Lance Armstrong) on his Timex team blog HERE.

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He's back! Lance Armstrong confirms he's racing his 1st triathlon in over 20 years

Juan Pelota (AKA Lance Armstrong) has just confirmed that he plans on racing his first tri in over 20 years in Ogden, Utah with the following tweet:

"Looking fwd to my first tri in 20+ yrs. @XTERRAoffroad in Ogden, UT. See you all there!"

As you may know Lance Armstrong stuck his toe in the mountain bike world a few years ago when he won the Leadville 100 in Colorado.

Is Lance Armstrong racing his first triathlon on September 24th?

Here's what we know.

Juan Pelota (AKA Lance Armstrong) is back in the pool and training hard for what appears to be a triathlon. He recently tweeted:

"Looking fwd to a hard swim workout @stanford tomorrow am w/ @docphelan and otros. #bringiton"

Perhaps more interestingly over the weekend he also twitted, "@softpedaller September 24." which is an answer to the question "@juanpelota so when is the Pelota coming out to play?"

We don't think that you need to read too much between the lines to guess that the question refers to when Juan (we mean Lance) plans on racing his first triathlon since re-retiring from professional cycling a few years ago.

A quick check on www.Trifind.com reveals that on September 24th there's a small sprint race in San Marcos, Texas (Aquarena Springs Tri) which happens to be very near Lance's Dripping Springs, Texas home.

The race consists of a quarter mile swim, 10 Mile bike, and 3.1 mile run.

So will Juan Pelota (AKA Lance Armstrong) be back to his first love (Triathlon) after a career as the world's most success professional cyclist at a small race in San Marcos, Texas on September 24th?

Video: Chris McCormack talks triathlon and Olympics on the Today Show

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Lance Armstrong's attorney demands on-air apology from '60 Minutes'

Attorneys for seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong are demanding an apology on behalf of the American cycling star from the CBS news show "60 Minutes".

"In the cold light of morning your story was either extraordinarily shoddy, to the point of being reckless and unprofessional, or a vicious hit-and-run job," Armstrong's attorney Elliot Peters writes in a letter to 60 Minutes.

"In either case, a categorical on-air apology is required," he adds.

Lance Armstrong's Twitter alter ego Juan Pelota is "on a vacacion de twitter"

It's been a week now since the "you know what" hit the fan for seven time Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong.

In the last week two of Armstrong closests teammates from his winning TdF days have alleged that they saw Armstrong use performance enhancing drugs...which he denied in a tweet.

BTW: You can watchg the CBS News 60 Minutes interview with Tyler Hamilton HERE.

So it would be fair to say that Armstrong, who's facing a potential Federal Investigation, is not having the best week of his life, but what about his triathlon loving alter ego Juan Pelota?

On May 4th Armstrong as Juan Pelota tweeted, "I'm on a vacacion de twitter."

And that's the last time the 17,436 Twitter followers of Pelota have heard from Mr. One Ball.

In other words,  it now seems that what started out as a fun and clever way for Armstrong to return to his first sport love of triathlon has veered of course.

Photo of the day: Lance Armstrong goes for a bike ride with former president Bush

Check out this photo of two famous Texan cyclist. Lance Armstrong joined former American president Bush on a the last leg of a three-day, 62-mile mountain bike ride with 15 American soldiers who lost limbs and suffrered serious injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The ride was part of a fund raiser for the Wounded Warrior project, a nonprofit that helps rehabilitate wonded American soilders.

You can see all of the photos from the ride HERE.

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Photo of the day: Lance Armstrong swipes Juan Pelota's new Oakleys

Lance Armstrong (or was it Juan Pelota) recently tweeted this photo of Lance Armstrong wearing a new pair of Oakley jawbone sunglasses.

But here's the interesting part. Apparently these brand new Oakley jawbone sunglasses belong to Juan Pelota...which makes us wonder why they have (drum roll please) two...not one...lens.

Sorry!

Buy your HERE for $250. Only 50 made according to Armstrong.

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No Kona for Lance

Lance Armstrong officially confirmed today that he has no plans to race the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Hawaii when he tweeted: "@ChicagoTriClub no Kona for me. Unless hangin out, riding bikes, and swimming w/ whales over the holidays count."

Photo: Lance Armstrong crushes 2.4 mile open water swim race in under 50 minutes

There can be little doubt that Lance Armstrong is very fast cyclist...but now he can also add very fast swimmer to his long list of talents and accomplishments.

This weekend in Austin Texas, Lance Armstrong easily broke 50 minutes at the Red Licorice 2.4-mile open water swim.

In fact, he swam the Iron distance swim race in 49.12...coming in third overall in the men's division:

1. James Bonney 48:50
2. James Cotter 49:02
3. Lance Armstrong 49:12

BTW: you can click HERE for the complete results.

Lance Armstrong swim time is especially impressive given that seven time Tour de France champ has spent countless hours on the bike, instead of in the pool.

After the weekend's race Armstrong tweeted from his triathlon alter ego Joan Pelota @juanpelota:

“Done w/ the @Red_Licorice 2.4 mi open water swim. 3rd place. Time was 48 high. Congrats to @JamesBonney on the win.”

Matthew McConaughey on feeling and looking good

We eat, train, sleep and breathe a lifestyle that’s built on physical endurance. It’s only natural that we reap the rewards we a hot body, right?

Just ask Matthew McConaughey from Men’s Fitness on the April 2011 issue. Don’t have that issue? Let me repeat his quote on the cover. “I like to look good, and be as healthy as possible.”

McConaughey is no endurance athlete racing the Kona Ironman, but if you have read up on him, he’s on a mission to make kids healthy through exercise, j.k. livin. He hits jungles for vacation and throws rocks around for workouts. But, he admits “I have a job where I like to look good…”

Will Lance Armstrong race a triathlon after retirement 2.0?

As you may recall from THIS story, Lance Armstrong announced his retirement from pro cycling this week in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press.

The seven time Tour de France winner said, "My focus now is raising my five children, promoting the mission of Livestrong, and growing entrepreneurial ventures with our great corporate partners in the fight against cancer."

You'll note that there's not a word about swimming, or running and certainly nothing about traithlon in his retirement statement.

Perhaps more interestingly Armstrong also pulled out of the Rotorua Triathlon in New Zealand (his first tri in decades) due to a knee injury at the start of the year.