Sugar Ray Leonard did it, so did Michael Jordan and Brett Favre. Now, it’s Lance Armstrong’s turn to not be able to stay away.

Rumor has Lance Armstrong returning from what would be a near four-year retirement to compete in road cycling next year.

Armtrong, who will turn age 37 this month, has not commented, but several media outlets — Associated Press to the Sacramento Bee — are writing reaction stories to the original story posted by the cycling web site, www.velonews.com.

There’s plenty of speculation why Armstrong would return. He reportedly will not take a salary or and sponsorshipo money to compete in what would be a five-race scheduled, beginning with the Tour of California next February.

But the theory that makes the most sense is that Armstrong misses the competition.

Since his retirement after winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in July 2005, Armstrong has completed the New York City and Boston Marathon and a 100-mile mountain bike race in Colorado.

Armstrong has also lived in recent years in the spotlight of celebrity, dating or at least becoming friends with several high-profile actresses and society women.

A return to cycling would allow Armstrong to return to perch in which he was the most comfortable — a bike seat.