Lance Armstrong, fifth in the US Xterra Championship

Lance Armstrong 7-time Tour de France winner returned to participating in a triathlon after 22 years. He made a fantastic debut in the Xterra USA Championship, where Nico Lebrun took the victory in 2:24:20.

The competition consisted of swimming two laps of 750 meters followed by 36 km of bike mountain and ending with a 11km foot race.

Nico Lebrun is the new 2011 US Xterra Champion finishing the event with a time of 2:24:20. Dan Hugo finished second at 14 'and in third place Josías Middaugh with a final time of 2:25:34. Lance Armstrong achieved a creditable fifth place