It’s a little hard to believe how popular the Leadville bike race has become.
I called Cullen Watkins back in 1996 to see if he’d want to do some 100-mile mountain bike race in Colorado. He said, “yeah” so we sent in our entries.
We took the race for granted, just showed up, never bothered to pre-ride any of the course — how hard could it be? — and it kicked our butts. We kept coming back year after year and bringing more Michigan racers into the Leadville family.
And now after a few Leadvilles with top Tour de France pros, including Lance Armstrong, there’s now a movie in the works.
Who’d a thunk?
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