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Van Dessel Factory Team’s Billy Elliston
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Ryan Trebon focuses on the win
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Ryan Trebon (Kona) makes it look so easy
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Ryan Trebon runs toward the course tower
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Trebon's Kona team mate Barry Wicks
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Current US national champion Ryan Trebon (Kona)
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An Alan North Amercian Cycling Team member getting ready to go down…
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Ryan Trebon (Kona) crosses the finish line with little fanfare.
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By this point, it just didn’t seem to matter.
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In a down economy, every dollar is worth collecting.
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Barry Wicks (Kona) took second, over a minute behind teammate Ryan Trebon.
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The conditions are taking their toll on Rickey Visinski (Echappe Equipment).
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Team Rutgers rider, Patrick Bradely takes time to pose for a photo on
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Greg Wittwer (Alan North American Cycling) keeps an eye on his footing.
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The conditions drew dismal as the race went on.
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Fourth placed rider, Davide Frattini (Team Fuji) finds the mud challenging.
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Race leader Ryan Trebon (Kona) gets a bit twisted on a slippery part.
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Extending a leg for stability was the way to go on the many off-camber
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Tyler Wren showed some Halloween spirit by registering as “Boo Bicycles”.
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The Dupont Estate provided plenty of history, little of which could be
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Keeping the glasses low to block the mud was the hot set-up.
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The conditions don’t appear to be affecting National Champion Ryan Trebon
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Full brakes and throwing a leg out appear to be the way to navigate this
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Racing the last race of the day means racing on a well worn course.
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The men’s podium (l to r): Barry Wicks (Kona), Ryan Trebon (Kona) and
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