Lance Armstrong (Mellow Johnny's) won Colorado's Leadville 100 on Saturday, knocking more than 15 minutes off of the old record, about a half hour ahead of six-time winner Dave Wiens. Armstrong rode about 60 miles alone off the front, finishing with a nearly flat rear tire. Armstrong ally Matt Shriver helped drive the pace in the early miles, powering a group of eight along the relatively flat mid-section of the course and into the base of the turn-around climb. Shriver hung on, despite problems with his cleat, to finish third. The group following Shriver included Armstrong, Wiens, Len Zanni, Max Taam, Manuel Prado, Tinker Juarez and Alex Grant. Juarez dropped out about 25 miles into the race with a broken seat clamp. "Matt was making everyone suffer except Lance," Wiens said after the race. He said the early pace was the fastest he's ever seen. Trek's Travis Brown, also an Armstrong ally in the race, lost contact with the leaders early in the race but chased hard to rejoin the leaders on Columbine. Besides the pace, a cold rain was hurting the leaders, and Wiens stopped briefly before Columbine to grab a jacket and gloves. Armstrong rode the last 60 miles on his own Armstrong never attacked but rode away from the front group at the beginning of the climb. "I looked back and there was no one there but Shriver," Armstrong said. "I kind of had to decide if I wanted to continue alone or wait for the other guys. I knew it was risky to go alone." Armstrong decided to continue ...
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