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
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has criticized 2007 winner Alberto Contador, telling a French sports daily that his Astana teammate still has “a lot to learn†about racing.
Armstrong’s comments followed Contador’s fourth-place finish at last week’s Paris-Nice cycling race. The pre-race favorite lost three minutes and the yellow jersey on the penultimate day of racing. Contador said he had … Details