Shrike Is 'Bent
By Steven Barnes
That is to say, his bicycle is a recumbent design, the only rider to favor a 'bent in this year's Furnace Creek 508. Here Shrike is seen turning onto Panamint Valley Road after a long pull with a strong tailwind. His aerodynamic position gives him no advantage going downwind, but if this wind whistles through Death Valley out of the South, Shrike will be sitting pretty indeed. He was 20th into the first time station in California City and 12th at the second time station in trona. He had gained a few more places when this was snapped.
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