Whitehorse cyclists dominate Kluane Chilkat

06/24/2015 13:54


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Solo and two-person team riders leave the start line of the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay in Haines Junction Saturday morning. Whitehorse cyclists won 10 out the 11 divisions

Photo by Tom Patrick, Yukon News

HAINES, ALASKA

Three solo cyclists arrived at the Canada-U.S. border together, had their passports inspected by guards and headed out to complete the final two legs of the race.

A headwind was starting to pick up and the three worked together to push through into the final kilometres before the finish.

Then it was no longer a team effort. It was a free-for-all, and only one would claim victory.

Whitehorse's Joel Macht won a sprint to the finish to place first overall at the 23rd annual Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay on Saturday.

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