Leadville 2008 Unofficial Statistics

All Riders:
1075 riders registered for the race
818 riders started the race (76% of those who pre-registered)
653 riders finished in under 12 hours – about 80% of the field

210 riders finished between 11 and 12 hours – 32%
183 riders finished between 10 and 11 hours – 28%
143 riders finished between 9 and 10 hours – 22%
91 riders finished between 8 and 9 hours – 14%
21 riders finished between 7 and 8 hours – 3%
2 riders finished under 7 hours (Dave Wiens and Lance Armstrong) - .3%

Ken Chlouber, the race director, had to cough up 114 La Plata Grande belt buckles (the big ones for sub-9 hour finishers) – including one for Chris Carmichael, Lance’s former coach.

Women Riders:
Looking at the preliminary results posted on the website, 127 women registered for the race (about 12% of the total pre-registered riders). 54 women finished in under 12 hours:

20 to 30 years old - 4 women
30 to 40 years old - 23 women
40 to 50 years old - 22 women
50 to 60 years old - 3 women
2 crazy super women who rode single speeds

There were also at least 5 women who rode as stokers on tandems. In the preliminary results I can’t really tell if they are included in the age group statistics, so there may be 5 additional female finishers.

Historical finish numbers:
2004 – 426 riders finished under 12 hours out of 745 starters (57%)
2005 – 471 riders finished under 12 hours out of 597 starters (79%)
2006 – 509 riders finished under 12 hours out of 645 starters (79%)
2007 – 663 riders finished under 12 hours out of 837 starters (79%)

More geek squad analysis may follow when the official results are posted.

I do find it interesting that since 2005 the percentage of finishers has held steady at 79 - 80%. 2004 is the year Phil and I had to abandon - I guess we're responsible for the low finish percentage that year!