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RAD Dirt Fest fills downtown Trinidad, area gravel-ways with bikes, hopeful riders

Nearly 700 gravel bike racer descended on Trinidad last weekend for this year’s RAD Dirt Fest. The 110 mile race had 172 entrants. The 70 mile race saw 315 riders and the 40 mile race was filled by 188 excited participants. Cole Davis, a 26-year-old from California, won the full-course race with a time of 5 hours, 24 minutes and 53 seconds, covering the 110 miles at an average speed of 20.93 mile per hour. Lauren De Crescenzo was the first woman to finish the full course in a time of 6:01:45. The 35-year-old from Broomfield, Colo., averaged 18.79 mph over the course.

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Farmers fall to Rye to end impressive run against ranked opponents

Last week the Hoehne Farmers dropped a match to Rye at home. The Thunderbolts were 8-3 and ranked No. 9 in the RPI. The Farmers (5-7, 2-2) have faced and fell five ranked opponents in their last six matches including, Sargent (ranked No. 7 in Class 1A), Swink (ranked No. 5 in Class 2AA), Centauri (ranked No. 8 in Class 3AA) and Alamosa (ranked No. 3 in Class 3AAA). This week the Lady Farmers will take on Simla who is ranked No. 1 in Class 2AA. Also this week, Hoehne will travel to Pueblo West to face Swallows Charter Academy. Pictured are Mikenna Dasko (No. 16), Braylee Foster (No. 15) and Cadence Doering (No. 8) hustling after a ball.

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