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August 16, 2009

2009 Leadville 100 - Finish Line

1500 riders competed in the 2009 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race.

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

A fantastic view of the scenery at the Columbine Mine checkpoint as racers head back to Leadville

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

Riders heading out on their decent - another 50 miles to go to the finish.

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

More riders reaching the Columbine Mine checkpoint halfway through the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race.

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Photo by Phil Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

Defending champion Dave Wiens in second place at the Columbine Mine. Armstrong would go on to win in record time of 6:28:50.

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

You can always find the leaders by watching the chopper.

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

Confirmed - Lance Armstrong in first place halfway through the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

Could that be Lance Armstrong ahead of second place by 10 minutes?

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

Shooting the leader at the Leadville 100. This position is 50 miles into the race. That's my new Panasonic HDX900 HD Camera and Firestore DLT.

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

Another scenic from our position at the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race

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Photo by Vera Lucero

2009 Leadville 100 - Columbine Mine

This is the view at our location from the Columbine mine during the 2009 Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race

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