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| The previous week, J.T., Craig and myself drove to Camp Zama and rode the course all day in the rain. We met Keith V. Orme, an E-6 in the Army. He became a problem for our team, because he was very strong. There were two races that day, a 24 kilometer opener which Craig and our new guy, Joe Zamora raced, and a 36 kilometer race which J.T., Art, and myself did. This was an eye-opener...the competition was strong, the course, hilly and technical, and there were about 160 riders in each race, making bicycle handling skills a must. In the 24K race, Craig finished an impressive 10th place (36m 21s). Joe was 37th (38m 35s). |