THE Lance

Every year the sister company of the company I work for handles media relations for the Interbike OutDoor Demo & Expo in Las Vegas. I had the chance to go last year and really dip my feet into the HUGE world of cycling, and this year was no different. I spent the last week surrounded by the greatest innovations in cycling, accompanied by a few of the greatest athletes in the world, some top notch journalists and big names in the industry.

Among those star athletes was Lance Armstrong. He's as kind in person as you'd expect, though very much a man who puts off a persona of demanding respect. We held a press conference on Thursday morning as he announced more information about his return to cycling. But before that, I had the chance to photograph him as he raced in the CrossVegas 08 cyclocross race on Wednesday night. It was amazing trying to capture such intensity in a single frame, but I got one great shot that I loved. And apparently a bunch of other people did, as well. The photo below got picked up by a handful of international publications! Makes a girl feel pretty good ;)