Skiers and cyclists compete in the Invitational every year here. The bikes are considerably faster in the long haul, though the dog teams beat both very easily and the snowmachines beat everybody easily.
Powerful Anchorage biker Pete Basinger pulled away from his competitors on Tuesday in the grueling 350-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational that pits winter bikers against skiers and runners.
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