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Contributed photo Soaring temps on Sunday didn’t deter cycling enthusiasts from taking part in the 2012 Caribou Cycle Classic. The event featured a 25-mile road bike race for the avid cyclists and then a 10-mile tour for the beginner and intermediate biker who just wanted to tour and not race. After the road bike events and a brief lunch, many of the cyclists stayed to partake in one of two mountain bike races. Here, Travis Prashaw of Woodland, right, puts on the push to overtake Kevin Strid of Caribou in the final ascent at the 5K race. |
CARIBOU — Despite a record high of 89 degrees last Sunday, a large group of cyclists gathered in Caribou to engage in a unique bike event, the Caribou Cycle Classic.
The event, staged at Caribou High School, was made up of a 25-mile road bike race through the long windy roads of Woodland and Perham along with a 10-mile road bike tour through a less challenging course through Woodland and back to Caribou.
Following the road bike events and a quick lunch, there were two mountain bike events, including a 5K and 10K through the CHS ski trails.
In the 25-mile road race, three strong competitors covered the hills through Perham and raced full bore to the finish and when the dust settled, hundredths of seconds separated their times. Tony Giguerre of Winslow captured the title with a 1:07.11, followed by Martin Pelletier of Edmunston, New Brunswick at 1:07.12 and Shawn Berry of Caribou at 1:07.16.
In the women’s division, Patricia Hebert of Edmunston captured first place with a time of 1:22.16.
About an hour after the competitors completed the road bike racing, and with temperatures soaring, a strong field of competitors lined up to engage in either the 5K or 10K mountain bike race with the combined championship on the line for some competitors. In the end, Hebert and Pelletier captured the combined crown.
Divisional race winners in 25-mile road race were: 13-15 male, first, Noah Rossignol, Mapleton; 16-19 male, first, Caleb Chapman, Caribou; and second, Tyler Strid, Caribou; 16-19 female, first, Emily Soderberg, Caribou; 20-29 male, first, Pelletier; second, Brian Powers, Caribou; 30-39 male, first, Giguere; second, Berry; 30-39 female, first, Patsy Morin, Fort Kent; 40-49 male, first, Gregg Collins, Caribou; second, Marco Levesque, Edmunston; 40-49 female, first, Sandra Caron, Fort Kent; and second, Sherry Dubis, Fort Kent; 50-59 male, first, Von Perry, Easton; second, Gildor Theriault, Grand Falls; 50-59 female, first, Hebert; 60-69 male, first, Brent Jepson, Woodland; second, Paul Cyr, Fort Kent.
In the 10K mountain bike race, winners were: 13-15 male, first, Riley McDuffie, Caribou; 20-29 male, first, Pelletier; and second, Jared Dickinson, Presque Isle; 30-39 male, first, Justin Perry, Presque Isle; second, Giguere; 30-39 female, Morin; 40-49 male, first Levesque; second, Collins; 50-59 male, Perry; 50-59 female, first, Hebert; 60-69 male, first, Jepson.
In the 5K mountain bike race, division winners included: 13-15 male, first, Gabe Massey, Caribou; second, Nicholas Martin, Edmunston; 16-19 male, first, Tyler Strid; second, Kevin Strid, Caribou; 30-39 male, first, Travis Prashaw, Woodland; second, Daniel Martin, Edmunston.

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Fifteen of the 53 bikers that participated in the 2012 County Cycle Classic made it to the end of the afternoon despite some very warm late August temperatures. Showing off their awards and smiles are, in front from left, Jared Dickinson of Presque Isle, second in the 20-29 men’s division of the 10K; Martin Pelletier of Edmunston, New Brunswick, combined overall champion; Patsy Morin of Fort Kent, first in the 30-39 womens division 25-mile race and 10K; Shawn Berry of Caribou, second in the men’s 30-39 25-mile race; Gabe Massey of Caribou, first in the 13-15 men’s 5K; Kevin Strid of Caribou, second in the men’s 16-19 5K. Back row, Justin Perry of Presque Isle, first in the 30-39 men’s 10K; Von Perry of Easton, first in the 50-59 men’s 25-mile and 10K; Brent Jepson of Woodland, first in the 50-59 men’s 25-mile and 10K; Travis Prashaw of Woodland, first in the men’s 30-39 5K; Tony Giguere of Winslow, first in the men’s 30-39, first overall in the 25-mile race and second in the 10K; Riley McDuffie, first in men’s 13-15 for the 10-mile tour and first in the 10K; Tyler Strid, men’s 16-19, second in the 25-mile race and first in the 5K; Patricia Hebert, first women overall in the 25-mile race and 10K; and Marco Levesque, mens 40-49 first in the 10K and second in the 25-mile race.