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Archive Home > 2007 > June > 03 > Hard charging

Hard charging

Bend mountain bikers claim victories on a hot, dusty day

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
June 3, 2007

Pumping his pedals through the dust in 90-degree heat, Ben Thompson started hearing things as he rode alone in the lead during the Pickett's Charge! mountain bike race Saturday.

His teammates on the Bend Elite MTB Race Team were somewhere behind him, but he had no idea how close.

"It was....

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