Lance Armstrong Loses Tough Battle To Six-Time Champ Wiens In Leadville 100
August 11, 2008
Falling a bit behind my own expectations, Lance Armstrong took 2nd place in Saturday’s Leadville 100. While not wining his first professional bike race since retiring from competitive cycling, Lance still beat his own expectations (where he said 5th or better would be a good finish) and helped drive a record pace for one of the toughest mountain biking races in the world.
Dave Wiens would end up taking the victory almost 15 minutes faster than his previous best in the 2007 Leadville 100. Dave would cross the finish line hobbling on a flat rear tire only 1 minute and 56 seconds ahead of Lance Armstrong.
Throughout the race the two battled it out, challenging each other to push themselves further than what has previously been done. They battled each other for the first 90 miles of the race before Lance Armstrong decided that the race was Dave’s to win. He motioned Wiens around then laid his bike down in to a tricky turn. Lance jumped back up and continued till the finish, but in the end, Dave Wiens would win his sixth Leadville 100 and prove that he is still the man to beat in this legendary mountain biking event.
Lance Armstrong is already planing on riding in the Leadville 100 next season, as long as he feels like he is still in shape. I am pretty sure that that won’t be a problem. Lance’s next event happens to be runing the Chicago Marathon in October.
From The Adventurist Vault:
Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under Lance Armstrong, Leadville 100 |
Jason, thanks for the update, but there is a typo. You meant that they battled for the first 90 miles, not the first 90 minutes. It makes a big difference!
I was just making sure you were paying attention. Haha. You are right. That is a huge difference. I have fixed the typo and thanks for bringing it to my attention.
One more thing - The New York marathon is in October. Boston is in April.
Geez…I screwed this one all up. Good thing I have an unpaid editorial staff, huh? After rechecking what I wrote, Lance is actually planning on running the Chicago Marathon. It has been updated, as well. Thanks for taking the time to critique the article and keeping me real. Haha.
That guy just amazes me. I wish I had half his endurance and will power.
I’m glad to see Daner was keeping ya straight:):):)
Lance Armstrong is one of those guys I would love to have the opportunity to meet. The more I read about this guy, the more I like his positive outlook and his will to succeed at whatever he does.