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Participants in the Expert Ride snake through the park, heading for the trailhead
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Ride leaders Brad Jenson and National Champion Junior Essence Barton head the pack
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Brad has a sixth sense about when a camera is pointed at him!
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The first three start the climb. The trail is obscured by dead mustard.
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Altogether there are three to four dozen riders in this group
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And they keep on coming!
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Is this the last of them?
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No, there are still some stragglers
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They disappear over the first hill
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Essence Barton Leading Expert Ride
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Essence Barton Leading Expert Ride
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