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SouthernBelle
08-11-2007, 06:44 PM
Anybody heard who won?

FatCyclist reported that Floyd was leading, but somebody was right on his wheel.
SouthernBelle
08-11-2007, 06:55 PM
I found it. Dave Wiens won (again) in 6:58:46.

Floyd was second at 7:00:30.
PinkBike
08-11-2007, 07:19 PM
http://www.velonews.com/race/mtn/articles/13080.0.html
Kalidurga
08-12-2007, 11:23 AM
So, obviously, Floyd whipped Fatty's butt. I'm glad to see Floyd racing again somewhere/anywhere, and happy that he enjoyed it.

Did Fatty make it in sub-9:00?
Zen
08-12-2007, 11:29 AM
No Lance?
What happened with that?
SouthernBelle
08-12-2007, 12:13 PM
No Lance?
What happened with that?


He was double-booked. Although with his ownership interest in Disco, he probably had business issues.

I looked for fatty's time. If I have the last name right: 9:14:13
Kalidurga
08-12-2007, 12:41 PM
I looked for fatty's time. If I have the last name right: 9:14:13

Oh, so close... I checked Fatty's site, but couldn't find a post from him. Guess he's busy recuperating.
7rider
08-13-2007, 07:46 AM
Oh, so close... I checked Fatty's site, but couldn't find a post from him. Guess he's busy recuperating.

Who the heck is Fatty?
Kalidurga
08-13-2007, 08:00 AM
fatcyclist.com (http://www.fatcyclist.com/), one of the funniest cycling blogs going. He hasn't done very many spoof articles lately because he's had some serious family issues going on, but he's still quite funny. And the occasional guest-blogs from Dug, Kenny or Botched are usually worth a giggle (or at least a snicker), too.

He finally posted his Leadville saga. His friend Dean gave him a "Harden the F Up" bracelet before the race. I really need to get me one of those.
vinyl
08-13-2007, 08:05 PM
I worked the finish line at the race, but managed to get a few pictures.

Dave Wiens, getting ready to cross the finish line:
http://www.criticallydamped.com/leadville100/IMG_0850.JPG

Floyd Landis, just under 2 minutes later:
http://www.criticallydamped.com/leadville100/IMG_0851.JPG

Both riders managed to beat the previous record of 7:05.

Landis crashed early in the race (and flatted at least once) - he lost some skin and some of the right side of his shorts:
http://www.criticallydamped.com/leadville100/IMG_0852.JPG

It makes me wonder what would've happened if he hadn't crashed...
SouthernBelle
08-14-2007, 07:06 AM
Thanks for the nifty pics! Didn't know about Floyd's woes. Does make you wonder.
spokewench
08-14-2007, 09:46 AM
Remember Dave Wiens may be older than Floyd, but he was a championship mountain biker in my time when I was first racing so he probably has the better bike handling skills and he is fast (as you can see). If you crash that is part of mountain bike racing so it does tend to make you slower. So, there is really no point in wondering what would have happened if he had not crashed! Bike handling is a big part of this kind of race:)