The Athens Bicycle team made a great showing at Saturday's Wild 100 race in Slatyfork, W.V. This year's race seemed to feature more bushwhacking than ever before (it's legal in this backcountry mountain bike event). Team member Craig Watson placed first in the 100+ category, finding all six checkpoints faster than anyone else on the mountain that day -- on a rigid single speed! Meanwhile, Pete and I were battling it out in the coed class, chasing Dirty Harry's duo T.J. and Abby Platt around the mountain, ultimately grabbing first place by less than 3 minutes after nearly 9 hours of racing. Shop team member Kim Broughton not only achieved her goal of finishing her first attempt at the race, she made it to the prize table with a sweet third-place finish in the women's solo category. Craig's monster effort was the talk of the post-race keg party. Check back soon for a recap and pics.

— Meredith, August 13, 2006

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