Lance Armstrong and US Postal team-mates race to 86th place in 24-hour mountain bike event

Armstrong, Hincapie, and Casey joined by Julia Polloreno for 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo event

Lance Armstrong and co. at the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo

(Image credit: Lance Armstrong/Instagram)

Lance Armstrong and two former US Postal team-mates were back racing again this weekend, finishing in 86th place in a 24-hour mountain bike event in the USA.

Armstrong teamed up with George Hincapie and Dylan Casey for the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, with a fourth former US Postal rider Christian Vande Velde being replaced by triathlete Julia Polloreno after Vande Velde fell ill.

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