Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race
As Michigan mountain bikers head to races in Calumet and Rockford, Michigan, several pro cyclists will gear up for the Leadville 100.
After racing this year's Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is expected to win the Leadville 100. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Saturday morning, the “Race Across the Sky” will begin. This year’s Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race promises to be exciting as several big-name cyclists line up with pros and amateurs, alike, at 6:30 a.m. in Leadville, Colorado. The racers will ride 50 miles to Hope Pass and back. The last seven miles to Hope Pass are an uphill climb to 12,600 feet of elevation. When the racers return to Leadville at 10,200 feet, they will have climbed and descended over 14,000 feet.
The Leadville 100 will see mountain biking greats such as World and NORBA Champion Tinker Juarez and Colorado native and World Champion single speeder Travis Brown, but the real race will be between six-time Leadville 100 winner and defending champion David Weins and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
Dave Weins won last year’s race almost two minutes faster than Lance’s second place finish. This year, Dave recognizes that Lance is in much better shape after placing third in this year’s Tour de France. Lance is favored to win this year’s Leadville 100.
You can watch a live webcast of the race at http://www.leadvilletrail100.com.
Tour de France Stage 11 Results – Mark Cavendish Win Again
Mark Cavendish wins. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.
The Tour de France Stage 11 had the same results as the Tour de France Stage 10 results in two ways. After the Tour de France Stage 11 results, the top three contenders in the Tour de France are still in the same place. In addition, the Tour de France Stage 11 results brought yet another win for Mark Cavendish. Although Mark Cavendish is nowhere near the overall leaders, the Tour de France Stage 11 results brought him his fourth stage win, and brought him the Tour de France green jersey as well.
The Tour de France Stage 11 was mainly decided on the final sprint of the stage, in which Mark Cavendish took over. Cavendish took command late to win his fourth Tour de France stage out of 11, stealing the headlines for the second day in a row.
