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The start line
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Some rather odd participants
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Over three hours hours pedaling in the mud
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A Shimano front derailler cover
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Some pro bikes were sporting fenders
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inner tubes were used
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Robin Sansom of Kona
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The front row for the XC
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Geoff Kabush
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This is the only chance the crowd had
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This is Seamus McGrath’s Haro.
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Seamus McGrath had a hard time
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I think that these are Chris Sheppard’s (Haro) legs.
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