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When soon-to-be-the-king David slayed Goliath in 1 Samuel of the Old Testament, the people of Israel didn’t say, “Great job David, but would you mind doing that again next year?â€
Well, that’s what’s being asked of Gunnison’s David Wiens this summer in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race, as seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has officially entered the field for the second straight year.
Last summer, Wiens needed a course-record time of 6:45:45 to nip the cycling legend — who was still “retired†at the time — by a mere 2 minutes… Details
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Twenty teams will compete at this summer’s Tour de France, with Lance Armstrong returning to the race he won seven times and the former Saunier Duval-Scott team excluded from cycling’s premier event.
Armstrong is riding with Astana in a comeback bid after 3 1/2 years of retirement. Ivan Basso, who served a doping ban, could also make his return to the Tour with Liquigas.
France will enter five teams, the only country with more than two. The two U.S. teams are…Â Details
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