Lance Armstrong places second at Leadville 100
Photo: Mark Fox / AP
Can you imagine what Dave Wiens must be feeling? The man beat Lance Armstrong on a bike this weekend but humbly kept it all in perspective: “The guy that I raced today wasn’t the guy who won the Tours.” Actually Armstrong was just a minute and 56 seconds behind Wiens which is perhaps one of the closest finishes ever in Leadville history where the winning time usually hovers near 7 hours.
Bicycle Retailer reports that Lance vowed to return next year in search of the gold which is pretty sweet news for mountain bike fans (though not for Dave Wiens, 6-time Leadville winner - sound familiar?). Even though Lance took second place in the extreme MTB race it’s certainly not the first time he’s lost a competitive athletic event since his 7th Tour de France victory. Here’s a shot I snapped at the Boston Marathon where Armstrong was beat by, oh say, a couple thousand male and female runners. I’m pretty sure the only thing I could beat Lance Armstrong at would be a typing contest 
Maybe.
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September 8th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
[...] CNN/Sports Illustrated is reporting that Velonews says Lance Armstrong is planning to return to the Tour de France in 2009 - though the man himself has not confirmed yet. Just like Mike, I guess Lance is feeling a little bored and unloved in retirement. Or maybe he’s tired of losing mountain bike races (Leadville 100) and marathons (Boston, NY). The article also mentions specific races Lance is said to be planning to attend in 2009 including the Tour de Georgia. Woo hoo! [...]