Six Straight Wins For Dave Wiens At Leadville 100
August 13th, 2008 by Ryan KistnerMost people have never heard of Dave Wiens, but they probably know who Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis are. Well, Dave Wiens is the guy who can beat them both on a mountain bike. Wiens beat Lance this past Saturday to capture his sixth straight win at the grueling Leadville 100 mile mountain bike race.
Leadville is located in Colorado and the entire course is more than 9,000 ft above sea level. The race also happens to contain 14,000 ft of climbing. Dave Wiens beat the ex-Tour de France champion Floyd Landis last year and in doing so broke a course record that had stood for 10 years. This year, both Lance and Wiens each smashed that record by over 10 minutes, with Weins coming in two minutes ahead of Lance. The third place finisher was more than 30 minutes behind them. Lance’s performance is impressive given his training going into the race. However, it is somewhat comforting to know that he is human and capable of being beaten. He even has to get off his bike and push it sometimes, just like the rest of us.
Congratulations to Dave Wiens on his amazing streak. Will Alberto Contador or Carlos Sastre be the next guys to try and challenge him?
Tags: Dave Wiens, Lance Armstrong, Leadville 100, Mountain Biking
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August 15th, 2008 at 1:21 am
The question is why is Dave not being recruited for a Tour de France Team? Do the two types of biking contrast that much?
August 15th, 2008 at 7:21 am
A lot of good road bikers get their start in mountain biking. Cadel Evans and Floyd Landis are just a couple that come to mind. Dave Wiens is too old to be a Tour de France rider. He’s 43. The oldest tour winner ever was 36, and that was in 1922. Not that he isn’t an awesome overall biker, but road biking is definitely a young man’s sport.