How did Rebecca Rusch win her first three Leadville Trail 100 races?
In this video, Rebecca Rusch answers the question: How do you win the Leadville Trail 100 three times?
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Highlights from the 2012 Leadville Trail 100
From Alban Lakata's win to Rebecca Rusch's record-breaking ride, Powerline to Colombine, all the most exciting moments
Finish line: Rusch, Bigham, Mata at the finish of the 2012 Leadville Trail 100
The women's Leadville Trail 100 winners from the finish line
Lakata, Rusch win Leadville 100 after being sent off course; Sabotage suspected
Sabotage is suspected in the incorrect course markings that sent the leaders off course
Live replay: The 2012 Leadville Trail 100 blow-by-blow
Relive the Leadville Trail 100 with the replay of our live reports
Rusch eagerly anticipates a deep women’s field at the Leadville Trail 100
Three-time defending champion Rebecca Rusch is enthusiastic about the growth and depth of the women's field at the Leadville Trail 100
Rusch eagerly anticipates a deep women’s field at the Leadville Trail 100
Three-time defending champion Rebecca Rusch is enthusiastic about the growth and depth of the women's field at the Leadville Trail 100
Preview: Expect records to be broken and lightweight tires to flat at the 2012 Leadville Trail 100
Who to watch, what to avoid and how to cope with the rigors of the Leadville Trail 100
Leadville bike: Rebecca Rusch's Specialized Fate
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2010 Leadville 100 Highlights
Leipheimer: "I don't know if I've suffered that much, ever before"
Rusch after the Rush: Silver Rush 50 was really heads up
Rebecca Rusch says that the Silver Rush 50 course is challenging enough that she was lucky just to have a clean run
Leadville 100: Winning bikes
Check out the winning bikes of the 2011 Leadville 100 MTB
2011 Leadville: Elite women's race action
Rebecca, Gretchen and Pua really burnt up the Leadville course with record breaking finish times.
Leadville 100: Race day gallery
Lots of photos from 2011 Leadville MTB 100
2011 Leadville: Women's finish and post race interviews
2011 LT100 Womens finish and post race interviews. Finish line video and sound from Rusch, Reeves, W's 1st and 2nd.
Rusch three-peats at Leadville
LEADVILLE, Colo. (ST) — Rebecca Rusch's nickname is the Queen of Pain, but perhaps the Diesel Diva would be more fitting.
Wells and Rusch win in Leadville
LEADVILLE, Colo. (ST) — Todd Wells and Rebecca Rusch (both on the Specialized team) won Saturday’s Leadville Trail 100. Rusch shattered the women's record she set last year, while Wells made up for a frustrating ride last year in which an early mechanical kept him out of the hunt for the top of the podium
Rusch shatters her own record and Wells wins in Leadville
LEADVILLE, Colo. (ST) — Todd Wells and Rebecca Rusch (both on the Specialized team) won Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 on a sparkling clear warm day in the Rockies.
Leadville 100 Preview: Long Haul Racing Tactics
Whether your goal is outright victory, a sub-9-hour time, or simply to finish the race inside the 12-hour cutoff, there are definitive tactics for long-haul racing that can tip the scales of success in your favor.