• “Chris Horner, Levi Leipheimer crash, Cavendish wins”
• “US riders Chris Horner, Levi Leipheimer out of contention at crash-marred Tour de France”
Bend’s Chris Horner crashes in Tour de France
Best athlete in Central Oregon? Update 8-16-2010
The votes have been counted and The Source’s “Best of” best athlete in Central Oregon is Max King. With runner-up Chris Horner. King and Horner are both world-class studs! King is the King of running races in Central Oregon and beyond and all Horner has done this year was finish as the top American in the Tour de France. Here are a few more athletes that have to at least be put into the discussion:
Who I missed (8-16):
Adam Craig
Ryan Trebon
Tommy Ford
Ben Watts
Original list:
Max King – He’s fast… and he has a really cool name!
Chris Horner – Best cyclist in the USA? … pretty much!
Jacoby Ellsbury – Major League Baseball player from Madras.
Ashton Eaton – One of the top track athletes in the world.
Maarty Leunen – Professional basketball player from Redmond.
Torin Koos – Olympic nordic skier living and training in Bend.
Carl Decker – X-Games Rally Car driver and one of the best Mt. Bikers in the USA.
Lars Flora – Olympic nordic skier living and training in Bend.
Jesse Thomas – The Mountain View grad is killing it in triathlon.
Who did I miss?
And those are just the guys! I’ll put up something on the girls soon.
Bend’s Chris Horner is the man in US cycling
Chris Horner in 10th at Tour de France
Chris Horner, of Bend, sits in 10th place in the overall standings of the Tour de France.
Bend’s Chris Horner is killing it at the Tour de France
Bend’s Chris Horner, a teammate of Lance Armstrong, finished 5th in today’s stage of the Tour de France. He now sits in 14th place overall.
Tour de France stage 9: Chris Horner’s Team RadioShack diary
Tour de France stage 9: Chris Horner’s Team RadioShack diary – Chris Horner