Endurance Report

One of the favorites to win the Ford Ironman World Championship on October 11, Canada’s Samantha McGlone, who was last year’s runner-up in Kona, announced Wednesday that she will not start the race due to an Achilles tendon injury.

LeMond showed up at the Armstrong press conference to grill him about the testing and his comeback.

After winning the Accenture Chicago Triathlon a few weeks earlier, Stuart Hayes of Great Britain and Becky Lavelle of Los Gatos, California returned to the top of the podiums again at the 2008 Nautica Malibu Olympic distance triathlon.

Contador wins another mountain stage at the Vuelta.

Armstrong racing in a three man team this weekend at the 12 Hours of Snowmass

Everyone announcing their comebacks. Floyd is back and riding for Health Net - Maxxis.

Lance’s comments on his return…

“I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden. This year alone, nearly eight million people will die of cancer worldwide. Millions more will suffer in isolation, victims not only of the disease but of social stigma. After the passage of Proposition 15 in Texas, a $3 billion investment in the fight against cancer which is helping to make this disease part of the national dialogue in America, it’s now time to address cancer on a global level.”

Ritchey Design will show a new high-end carbon wheelset — developed with Lew Racing — at the Interbike Expo in Las Vegas later this month.

Ironman Triathlon’s new owner is Providence Equity Securities. In a sale completed within the last 48 hours, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) transferred all its equity to a new corporation called World Endurance Holdings.

Here are 2 amazing athletes from Ottowa, Canada with their own reason for tri-ing. Brian Doan and Heather Thomson from Tri-The-World Awareness Challenge are currently 75% of the way through their amazing adventure / challenge of doing 15 Ironman 70.3 triathlons in 11 countries, on 4 continents over 8 months.