South Main Is Base Camp for Leadville 100 Athletes

The Leadville Trail 100, “the nation’s highest-altitude endurance test,” has become an internationally acclaimed event, made particularly famous by the participation of Lance Armstrong in recent years (although not this year due to injuries). The mountain bike race took place this past weekend and drew over 1,500 participants, including a number of wonderful families who enjoyed South Main’s vacation rentals as their base camp. It’s wonderful to see this event draw such dedicated athletes to our beautiful valley, and it was a pleasure to host a few of them in our growing neighborhood.

“Levi Leipheimer didn’t get the chance to race against defending champ Lance Armstrong in the Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race on Saturday. So, he did the next best thing — he broke Armstrong’s record. ‘It’s hard to describe the pain and torture that you go through on a ride like that,’ Leipheimer said. ‘It’s not what I’m used to. It’s like a six-hour time trial. There’s no sitting in. There’s no draft. … I just couldn’t wait for it to be over.’” >> Read More from AP…

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