National Champions abounded at the Tamarancho Dirt Classic.
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Rachel Lloyd, Marin County local and two-time Pro Super D national champion
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Mountain bike legend Otis Guy cools down following his finish. Though
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Ned Overend and Joe Breeze greet each other after Ned's second-place finish.
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Joe Breeze and Ned Overend, two of the most legendary figures in mountain
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Former XC World Champion Rob Anderson is greeted by his mechanic Anson
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Perhaps a future champion, two-year-old Vaughn Kirberg rides his push-bike
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An original aluminum Cunningham from 1982, made less than a few miles
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Marin Bikes' Brian Astell post-race and post-crash.
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Local component manufacturer WTB was on hand with latest offerings in
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Otis Guy and Joe Breeze, pre-race.
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Otis Guy, former pro mountain bike racer, Mountain Bike Hall of Fame member
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By the fourth lap, Ned Overend found himself riding through traffic in
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Tamarancho Dirt Classic race director (and 2008 Masters XC National Champion)
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The nearly 30-mile course consisted of four and a half laps of the best
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The pro field start was led out by Marin Bikes' Brian Astell (centre)
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Single-speed racer Brue Syvertsen of San Francisco gets underway.
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Eventual winner and reigning CX National Champion (40-44) Dario Fredrick
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Ned Overend made a surprise appearance, adding a World Champion to the
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By the end of the second lap, Ned Overend had started to close the gap
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Barbara Howe of Team Vanderkitten (and current Masters Cyclocross National
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Joe Breeze, Mountain Bike Hall-of-Fame member and winner of 10 Marin County
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Whole Athlete Cat 1 Juniors swept the podium in the males and females
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