Dave Wiens at the 2008 Leadville Trail 100

There's a great video about Dave Wiens, the winner of the 2008 Leadville Trail 100 this summer on the New York Times - see The Man Who Took on Armstrong. According to VeloNews:

Dave Wiens pulled away from Lance Armstrong in the final ten miles of Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado, winning the race for the sixth time, in record time.
"The guy that I raced today was not the guy who won the Tours," the modest Wiens said at the finish.
Armstrong accelerated on the Columbine climb — which tops out at over 12,000 feet elevation at the halfway point of the out-and-back race — and broke up a group of ten that had formed in the first half of the race. Wiens matched Armstrong's pace and in a few short miles the two had a five-minute gap over third place, which grew to more than 20 minutes at the 80-mile mark and more than a half hour at the finish.

Eventually, Wiens won the Leadville Trail 100 in 6:45:45, about 13 minutes faster than the record he set last year when he was being pushed by Floyd Landis. Armstrong finished second at 6:47:41.

Lance Armstrong is Coming Back for 2009

If you haven't heard yet, Lance Armstrong officially announced his return to cycling. Check out his video at Lance's Comeback to Cycling in 2009. He said:

I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden. This year alone, nearly eight million people will die of cancer worldwide. Millions more will suffer in isolation, victims not only of the disease but of social stigma. After the passage of Proposition 15 in Texas, a $3 billion investment in the fight against cancer which is helping to make this disease part of the national dialogue in America, it's now time to address cancer on a global level.

Unfortunately there are few videos to choose from on the web right now, but here's one from Bearssuck54 on YouTube...

Are you pumped yet?