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Show Bill Abner, Spry, nurses a few strained muscles, but is proud of the second place win in the Bloomington Rhino Cyclist Rests Sore Muscles After Second Place Win While his wife Roxanne skied in the Monday, Feb. 17 Bryce Canyon Ski Festival Cross Country Tour Race, Bill Abner sat and watched as his sore muscles recuperated from a ... I: i 1 1 . f - '.''7 V I ... - ". I . -h J -r Lr si . ... ?;v - .: M -m vf" y, - ... ' j ' . ;k i:r:y I ' . ::,mzj : , ;j . 1 L..r.ltrr. J, .ltn .,,. , a niinniii,!,.,!,,, ai.ii.Til II ii nm 11 ' - --..' Rally for the over 30 age bracket. Abner 36, says the 70 mile sand gulch race was grueling but worth the effort. 70-mile beating they had taken in the Rino Rally motorcycle race the day before at St. Geroge. "Just south of Bloomington is where it happened," said Abner, 36, "I'm getting a little old for this, but I couldn't pass it up." What he couldn't pass up was a grueling 70-mile race in the sand-wash sand-wash areas. Riding a 480cc Honda in the open class, Abner took second place in the over 30 class and swore he'd do it again. His wife who is a physical therapist aide, a recreational therapist, and a home health aide acted as his pit boss. Abner has ridden cycles for just about as long as he can remember, but has ridden off road bikes for only about three years. He has one fiasco sitting in a barn behind his house. He is also an ultra-lite ultra-lite aircraft pilot. However last year, flying at the Panguitch airport, air-port, his older and somewhat balky craft brought lam plunging down from an altitude of 35 feet when he inadvertantly hit the kill button. The craft answered perfectly and quit. Asked if flying a newer less balky plane was in his future Abner looked into the sky and said, "I'm not sure, the sky is high and the bones get kind of brittle." After a second he said, "don't count me out on that though, I might just take another shot at it. After all flying is a thrilling experience." |