16 Jan 2009

Armstrong says he'll take up Ironman after comeback is over

7:06 am on 16 January 2009

The seven time Tour de France cycle champion Lance Armstrong says once he finishes his cycling comeback his sporting career will the turn full circle.

Armstrong's confirmed widely-held speculation he'll eventually compete in an Ironman triathlon.

As a teenager, Armstrong was a top-class triathlete over shorter courses in the late 1980s before switching to cycling.