Hummm... Lance Armstrong started as a triathlete.

It's funny because yesterday my sweet partner, who (I'm not afraid to say, he is) is a top age-grouper (not elite though) was complaining that he's refered to as an athlete all the time by his classmates. He was really annoyed last year when someone published in the class newspaper that he went to a world age-grouper championship. (Keep in mind that this is med school and that there are many top athletes there.) I told him that he has to come to terms with the fact that he IS a top athlete, and that it does impress people and make them feel a bit envious at times... But he remains a bit annoyed by that.