The man who made Lance Armstrong cry “uncle”

November 6th, 2008 by Ron Callahan View Comments

The New York Times has a feature on Leadville 100 winner Dave Wiens today.

“The two men worked together for most of the race, taking turns in the lead, which put them 20 minutes ahead of the rest of the pack. In a scene they described afterward, Wiens moved aside with about 10 miles to go to let Armstrong take the lead as they headed onto an uphill trail. This time, however, Armstrong told Wiens: “No. Go. I’m done.”

Wiens, known to cheer on competitors even midrace, replied: “No. Come on.”

“Go,” Armstrong said.

“I didn’t ask him twice,” Wiens recalled recently, and he rode away from Armstrong, though not completely.”

Check it out.

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