Leadville Trail 100: Lance Armstrong Gears up for Record Time

UPDATE: Lance Armstrong has won the Leadville Trail 100 in 6:28:50, a record time despite finishing on a flat tire. Last year's winner and 7-time champ Dave Wiens finished in 6:57. After a successful return to Pro...

Avalanche of water threatens Colorado town

More than 1 billion gallons of contaminated water — enough to fill 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools — is trapped in a tunnel in the mountains above the historic town of Leadville and threatening to blow. The water is backed up in abandoned mine shafts and a 2.1-mile...

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