Lance Armstrong Snubs Winner of Panama Half Ironman After Finishing Second (Video)

Lance Armstrong was back on his bike over the weekend, but he wasn't training for the Tour de France nor was he celebrating in the winner's circle afterwards.

Armstrong placed second in the Panama City half ironman race on Sunday, finishing just 31 seconds behind winner Bevan Docherty of New Zealand. Apparently the seven-time Tour de France champion wasn't a very good sport about the loss either.

Armstrong had led for much of the race, including the swim and naturally the 55-mile cycling portion, but Docherty overtook the tiring Armstrong with a little over a mile left in the 16 1/2 mile run.

An Olympic silver medalist, Docherty said after the race that Armstrong brushed past him at the finish line and didn't offer any congratulations on the victory. Docherty did note that Armstrong did return to shake his hand and acknowledge his victory later on, albeit very briefly.

"I'm not sure what it was all about. I can only assume he (Armstrong) was just disappointed to get beaten," Docherty said after the race.

Docherty did mentioned that having Armstrong compete was great for the sport and that he is on "a completely different planet" than most other triathletes.

Armstrong, competing in his first ever trathlon, didn't address the incident in his post-race interview, but did say "he (Docherty) deserved to win."

A still energetic Armstrong added about the race that "he needs the challenge in his life" and "I like to train, I like to suffer a bit."

Check out more of Armstrong's comments after the race in the video below.