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Sunday, May 12, 2002 -- Canaan Valley Resort State Park - Canaan Valley, WV
24 Miles of Canaan - WVMBA Pts. #4
(iPO Event Id#: 4787)
Story and photos by Don Parks
[Details]
[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
Pictures:
[Set 1]
[Set 2]
[Set 3]
[Set 4]
[Set 5]
[Set 6]
[Set 7]
[Set 8]
[Set 9]
[Set 10]
[Set 11]
[Set 12]
[Additional photos from Lyndon Saylor]
[1998 Coverage]
[1999 Coverage]
[2000 Coverage]
[2001 Coverage]
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At least the rain held off until after the start
The weather in Canaan is always a little unpredictable, and on race
day at the 2002 24 Mile of Canaan it was true to form. But after an
ugly crash in the start of the expert field, the rest of the day's
racing was rather predictable.
With the rain holding off before the start, the expert field sprinted
off the line down the short road start. Before the pack had a chance
to thin out, Scott Root took a nasty endo that taco-ed his
front wheel, sent him slamming to the pavement, and launched his bike
into the air. His rear tire hit Dave Flemming in the face as
brakes squealed to avoid a pile-up. Luckily, everyone continued
racing except for Root whose body and bike took a nasty beating. Some
serious roadrash on his face and shoulder will heal quickly, but a
badly broken hand will probably keep him out of the races for a while.
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Racing in the Canaan Valley State Park
Once everyone was out on the course, it was back to business as usual.
In the women's expert field it was the same results as Valley Falls
(WVMBA #3). Missy Showman (2:29:50) cruised to a first place
finish followed by Sarah Crandall-Fletcher (2:40:39) and
Mandi Riddle (2:47:34), respectively.
In the men's expert field, Benji Klimas wasn't getting a chance
to show his skills on the technical trails that make up Canaan's
Revenge of the Rattlesnake course. This much more tame course did
suit Daniel Clay Evans (2:02:13) just fine. He took the lead
early and was never threatened as he went on to record is second 2002
WVMBA Series win.
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Missy rolls to another win
T.J. Platt (2:05:39) got off to a slow start after losing his
tools early in the race. But Platt passed Klimas on the second of
three laps and went on to take second place and maintain his hold on
first in the points standings. Klimas (2:09:27) rolled across the
line to take third overall.
Now the series takes a break for the rest of May and returns with Bikestock on June 2nd.
Maybe it'll even be a race without any rain!
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