All Videos Tagged Leadville (Pikes Peak Sports) - Pikes Peak Sports 2024-04-25T05:11:35Z http://pikespeaksports.us/video/video/listTagged?tag=Leadville&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Start of the Leadville Trail 100 tag:pikespeaksports.us,2015-08-22:5021591:Video:670618 2015-08-22T11:08:47.386Z Tim Bergsten http://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/start-of-the-leadville-trail-100"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780498401?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>The runners in the 2015 Leadville Trail 100 were up and running before the rooster crowed in the old mining town high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, Aug. 22. Nearly 800 lined up on 6th St. for the legendary shotgun start, then trotted into the night. The fastest men will finish in about 16-to-17 hours. The top women will make it back to Leadville in about 19 hours.… <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/start-of-the-leadville-trail-100"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780498401?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />The runners in the 2015 Leadville Trail 100 were up and running before the rooster crowed in the old mining town high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, Aug. 22. Nearly 800 lined up on 6th St. for the legendary shotgun start, then trotted into the night. The fastest men will finish in about 16-to-17 hours. The top women will make it back to Leadville in about 19 hours. The overall race record is held by Matt Carpenter of Manitou Springs, who in 2005 became the first runner to finish in daylight. He clocked 15 hours, 42 minutes, 59 seconds.<br /> This is a lot like Christmas morning for mountain/ultra/trail runners. Longtime Jack Quinn's Running Club runner Tim Barry talks about Leadville Trail 100 finish tag:pikespeaksports.us,2012-08-22:5021591:Video:361383 2012-08-22T17:39:52.115Z Tim Bergsten http://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/longtime-jack-quinn-s-running-club-runner-tim-barry-talks-about-l"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780493211?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Tim Barry was so torn up by the Leadville Trail 100 that he had to walk backward for a while because "moving forward was impossible." Barry finished in under 30 hours and was one of only 362 out of 800 who finished the… <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/longtime-jack-quinn-s-running-club-runner-tim-barry-talks-about-l"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780493211?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Tim Barry was so torn up by the Leadville Trail 100 that he had to walk backward for a while because "moving forward was impossible." Barry finished in under 30 hours and was one of only 362 out of 800 who finished the race. Colorado Springs pro rider Kalan Beisel thrilled with Top 15 finish at Leadville 100 tag:pikespeaksports.us,2011-08-14:5021591:Video:215565 2011-08-14T04:15:00.652Z Tim Bergsten http://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/colorado-springs-pro-rider-kalan-beisel-thrilled-with-top-15-fini"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9506503079?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Kalan Beisel said there were times when he could barely turn the pedals in granny gear during the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race. But he was pleased with the result. Beisel had a goal of beating seven hours over the high-altitude century - and he did it, riding to the finish in downtown Leadville in 6 hours, 58 minutes, 20 seconds. He was 13th… <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/colorado-springs-pro-rider-kalan-beisel-thrilled-with-top-15-fini"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9506503079?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Kalan Beisel said there were times when he could barely turn the pedals in granny gear during the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race. But he was pleased with the result. Beisel had a goal of beating seven hours over the high-altitude century - and he did it, riding to the finish in downtown Leadville in 6 hours, 58 minutes, 20 seconds. He was 13th overall and ninth in the 30-39 age group. Levi's big finish in Leadville tag:pikespeaksports.us,2010-08-14:5021591:Video:24150 2010-08-14T20:11:35.150Z Tim Bergsten http://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/levis-big-finish-in-leadville"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780484094?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />It's great to see Levi get a big victory in a big race. It's also great to see a big crowd show up for this old-school Colorado mountain bike race. <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/levis-big-finish-in-leadville"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780484094?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />It's great to see Levi get a big victory in a big race. It's also great to see a big crowd show up for this old-school Colorado mountain bike race. Levi Leipheimer on a mountain bike tag:pikespeaksports.us,2010-08-12:5021591:Video:24020 2010-08-12T17:06:46.020Z Tim Bergsten http://pikespeaksports.us/profile/TimBergsten <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/levi-leipheimer-on-a-mountain"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780483861?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=133" width="240" height="133" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />If anyone is questioning whether Levi can ride a mountain bike well enough to compete in the Leadville Trail 100, this video should quell those concerns. <a href="http://pikespeaksports.us/video/levi-leipheimer-on-a-mountain"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2780483861?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=133" width="240" height="133" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />If anyone is questioning whether Levi can ride a mountain bike well enough to compete in the Leadville Trail 100, this video should quell those concerns.