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Hills, thereby preserving my hard-fought placements on the descents.Speaking of fast descents, one of the figurative high points of the race came about two miles from the summit of the Columbine turnaround, when Dave and Lance zoomed by replica Tag Heuer watch me (already 30 minutes ahead of me). Man, were those guys moving! And contrary to what he said before the race, based on the intent scowl on his face, Lance was definitely “in it to win it.” That makes Dave’s success even more impressive.

This was his sixth consecutive win at Leadville, but riding Lance off the wheel has to rate as a career highlight. In fairness, it’s also clear that Dave replica Bell & Ross watch probably wouldn’t have finished quite as fast—he shattered his old course record by 13 minutes, finishing in 6:45:05—without Lance to help him push that pace. (Lance finished two minutes after Dave.)As for me, I finished in a sprint against my training partner, who caught me in the final mile (and pipped me at the line!), to take 48th place in eight hours and 16 minutes.

It was about what I had expected, though I had hoped to be a touch quicker. Knowing that I was riding the ultimate bike for this course, I have nothing to blame except my legs and my tenacity. So for Leadville 2009, I guess I’ll have to work harder on that engine. —AARON GULLEY replica Rolex Datejusts watch Outside scoured the country for real guys with real careers who somehow make time to train and perform like the pros. We narrowed the field down to six and put them in our September issue as Outsides Fittest Real Athletes.