Lance Armstrong Rides Again
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Katherine William's Triathlon Digest
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December 3, 2001
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The Dirty Duathlon, a modest, minor race in Texas, offers no prize money and attracts very little attention beyond a local field of die-hard duathletes eager to take on a difficult, single-track
experience at Rocky Hill Ranch, 40 miles east of Austin.
But the crowd that turned up last Saturday for the fifth edition included one Lance Armstrong, who didn't even win. He flatted on the bike, but still was able to finish sixth over the 3-mile run, 12-mile mountainbike, 3-mile run. Lance didn't wear a chip so his splits weren't available. Race favorite James Bonney -- 22nd at the Hawaii Ironman -- hurt himself on the first run and DNF'd.
Men:
1. Brett Vaughan 1:41:15
2. Rip Esselstyn 1:41:51
3. Walker Ferguson 1:42:10
4. Adam Reiser 1:45:38
5. Mike Carter 1:47:47
6. Lance Armstrong 1:47:53
7. Kevin Hasley 1:50:20
8. Matt Stamnm 1:51:04
9. Adam Jackson 1:51:27
10. Barry Lee 1:51:30
12. Jamie Cleveland 1:52:42
DNF. James Bonney.
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Women:
1. Amy Matson-Hyland 2:06:26
2. Susana Breda 2:07:11
3. Leslie Reuter 2:08:17
4. Stephanie Bergoldt 2:10:18
5. Karen Hagner 2:10:46
6. Anna Whitehead 1:13:17
7. Alissa Magrum 2:18:45
8. Carrie Donovan 2:18:47
9. Marcy Beard 2:25:01
10. Tennille Abrams 2:25:02
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by kemptonslim on December 4, 2001
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Now there are five people on this earth who can say, "I beat Lance Armstrong in a race that involved riding a bike!"
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by Jon on December 4, 2001
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Lance did not pick up his timing chip but I'll put his run in perspective for you. When the gun went off, he sat around the top 3rd of the group and as we got on to the medium length, rocky steep hills, he gradually worked his way near the front. By about mile 2, there were 2 exceptionally fast runners in Adam Reiser and Jamie Cleveland in front of Lance. He worked his way to 3rd place and his split was probably in the area of 17:45-18:00 for the course. He ran right behind 2 people who can run in the 32 minute range for 10K. When he flatted on the bike around mile 4, he had about a minute lead and was pulling away. The field had several elite mtn. bikers who were actually favored to win the race but I believe Lance would have been victorious by a margin of around 2-3 minutes. Not to take anything away from the winners. Brett Vaughn, an expert mtn. biker won the race on a FIXED GEAR mtn. bike?? Rip Esselstyn had a great day and was 2nd overall. Lance would have had to work hard to beat these guys but it would have been close.
Jon Hill
Dirty Duathlon Race Director
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Anonymous post on December 4, 2001
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As a spectator it was awesome to see such top quality professionals out at this race. With an Ironman Champion, Tour de France Champion, World Mtn. Bike Jr Champion, top professional triathletes, and elite runners all in the mix it was a race to watch! I have to applaud the professionalism and sportsmanship that these athletes displayed, especially when "expected winners" didn't finish in first due to mechanical difficulties or other problems. Everyone enjoyed the event in the spirit it was suppose to be held...TO HAVE FUN!
Andrea Fisher
Pro Triathlete
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by DavidD on December 4, 2001
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Lance is clearly preparing to follow in Larsen's footsteps. XTerra next year followed by a foray back into triathlon in '03. Let's face it, road cycling in Europe can't be fun. All that travel to the same places year after year has got to be boring. What would you rather do, Belgium in March or Maui in October?
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by ironmanin2001 on December 5, 2001
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Can I be the first to propose Mr. Armstrong may have the triathlon world championships in the back of his mind?
Dave Jones
West Lafayette, IN
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by jbmarshtx on December 5, 2001
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Lance would just be getting back to his roots if he turned to Mulitsport. He started back in the mid 80s as an age group swimmer and Ironkids Triathlete. I started around 1989, and I can remember Lance as the coverboy of Runner Triathlete News for winning the Waco Triathlon (RIP), which was just one of his many victories. He also finished as one of the top athletes in the Presidents Triathlon in Dallas that was won by Mark Allen. Later, he won the Professional Sprint Triathlon Championships in Boca Raton, Fl. So, history might just repeat itself.
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by Rooo on December 6, 2001
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I just wanted to say good job RIP! Not too shabby for an old guy, see you at Xterra! Rooo
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