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Parque de Vida was once again the host site for the sixth race in the Durango Performance Center 4 Corners Cyclocross Series.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, there were over 70 competitors who traversed the difficult course.<\/p>\n
Paul Adams and Eric Cheever, of Cortez, enjoyed the challenging course.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe grass is really thick, which makes it tough,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThere are some really tough run-ups and some good challenging sand sections, so it\u2019s really diverse as far as a cyclocross race goes. It\u2019s just got all of the aspects that a cyclocross race should have.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a diverse course,\u201d echoed Cheever. \u201cThere are some run-ups and challenging sections by the BMX course. I think the course flows really well overall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adams and Cheever were two of the five local riders sponsored by Kokopelli Bike & Board, along with Rex Robichaux, Jeff Organ and Sean Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n
Cheever finished ninth in the Men\u2019s B division, Robichaux was 11th, Adams 13th, Organ 14th and Fitzgerald finished 17th.<\/p>\n
Scott Newton, sponsored by Poison Spider, won the men\u2019s B division; Keegan Swenson, riding for Cannondale, won the Open Men\u2019s division; Frank Mapel, sponsored by Stan\u2019s Masters, finished first in the Men\u2019s 35+ group; Scott Dalhberg, riding for Hassle Free Sports, won the 50+ division; and Sofia Gomez Villafane, of the Fort Lewis Cycling team, won the Open Women\u2019s division.<\/p>\n
Dave Hagen, director of operations for the Fort Lewis College Cycling team, praised the Cortez Parks and Recreation Department for their help organizing the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cCortez Parks and Rec was amazing,\u201d he said. \u201cTheir staff came out and helped us for a couple of hours on Friday to set up the course and get traffic control in place. They helped us out immensely.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are two races remaining in the 4 Corners Cyclocross Series: Dec. 12 at FLC Stadium in Durango and Dec. 19 at Parelli Ranch in Pagosa Springs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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