Will Lance and Leipheimer Crush Leadville 100 Record?

Colorado, Dave Wiens, Lance Armstrong, Leadville 100 | UltraRob | Sunday, June 28th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

In an interview on VeloNews, Lance Armstrong says he is bringing Levi Leipheimer to the Leadville 100 in August. He says the Tour de France and his other races are just a build up to Leadville. He says “seriously” and then he gives a big smile. This years race is August 15th.

He thinks with a strong group of racers they can bring the record down close to 6 hours. Dave Wiens set the record last year at 6:45 with Lance at 6:47. In 2007 Wiens set the old record of 6:58 with Floyd Landis pushing him. My personal record is 8:18.

Dave Wiens has won the last 6 years. He’s a Colorado native and is a huge favorite of the racers and fans. I’m sure he’ll come in top form and I hope he makes it win #7.

I’m sure I’ll just get glimpse of the top riders on their way down as I start my crawl up the Columbine Climb. I’ll be going to my 6th Leadville finish.