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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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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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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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!