While Lance Armstrong's legacy was celebrated in his final Tour de France, disgraced former winner Floyd Landis quietly ducked out of a race in central Oregon.

A bankruptcy judge has rejected Edra Blixseth's bid to reorganize her finances, pushing the co-founder of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club into a forced sale of her many houses, cars and other properties.

Running out of money may seem unlikely for a private resort whose members includes billionaire Bill Gates and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, but that's the fate that will befall the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club this week unless it can line up another loan.

Tim Blixseth, a former Roseburg man who started a mountain retreat for the ultra-rich, has filed for bankruptcy for his Yellowstone Club in Montana.

Commuters around the country are dusting off their old two-wheelers - or buying new ones - to cope with rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say.

For the ultra-rich, the Yellowstone Club is a private retreat like no other. It boasts its own ski resort, security provided by ex-Secret Service agents and a deep-pocketed membership that includes Bill Gates and former Vice President Dan Quayle.

The three-time Tour de France winner stole the show at the Floyd Landis hearing Thursday during a short, explosive bit of testimony filled with talk of sexual abuse, blackmail and backstabbing that led to the on-the-spot firing of Landis' business manager.