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Old 05-30-05 | 12:31 AM
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Wasatchrider
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From: Ogden, Utah

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I remember reading an article in a mountainbiking magazine- it would have been aroun '93 or '94- about a world class pro rider and how he got his start in mountainbiking. Some of you aren't going to believe this story, and it's quite possible that I'm mixing up the details, but if anyone has heard this help me out. The guy was from a scandinavian country I believe. He had a job like a paper route, only I think he delivered milk, on his bike. He towed the milk around in a wagon tied to his bike. The bike, of course, was a Huffy. He thought it would be fun to enter a mountainbike race, so he did. The race was some ridiculous distance from where he lived, like 90 miles or something. No, that's not a big deal if you're driving to the race, but it is if you're riding your bike there, which is exactly what he did. He rode his Huffy to the race, completed the race, got first place in his class -by a considerable margin- and then rode back home. I don't remember what class he entered, probably not pro, but whatever the case, he attracted the attention of quite a few folks- enough so that they wanted to see him race again. Like I said, I don't remember all the details, but he ended becoming one of the elite riders of the early '90s and he won his first race on a Huffy. I know, lots of you are crying foul on this little anecdote of mine. But I know I read this story in a reputable magazine and I'm certain someone out there knows who I'm refering to.
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