Jalabert tries triathlon
Retired French cyclist Laurent Jalabert will make his debut in
triathlon with the Zurich Iron man, June 24. The 38 year-old, winner of
Milano-Sanremo, Giro di Lombardia, Vuelta a España and Paris-Nice,
started running marathons after retiring in October, 2002, and is now
adding swimming to his training to prepare for Zurich.
According to Marca, there will be 1,850 competitors from 46 nations
that will cover the 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of riding and 42.195 km
of running. In 2005, 'Jaja' competed in the New York City Marathon,
finishing in 2:55'39".