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 Posted December 2nd, 2005 03:37 PM IP   
The consensus of triathlon experts and fans is 'yes,' but would the cycling legend ever return to a sport he once competed in?
by Timothy Carlson
After watching former triathlete Lance Armstrong establish a legendary record of seven straight Tour de France victories, daydreaming aficionados of his original sport have been salivating at the prospect that the Texan might take on the Ford Ironman World Championship in his retirement from cycling.
Armstrong competed in triathlon as a teenager, racing elbow-to-elbow with some of the sport’s legends in sprint-distance events. His swim and run were on par with the best, and we all know his attributes on two wheels. Triathlon fans dream of what might have been, but because it was such a small, emerging sport with comparatively tiny payoffs, triathlete Armstrong would certainly not be the legend and multimillionaire he is today.
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