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Short
Finishes
4th
in
Tour
of
Walkersville
Road
Race
April
4,
2009
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Dennis
Short took
to
the
hills
of
Walkersville,
MD
for
his
first
race
of
the
season.
The
race
was
a
40
mile
road
race
which
consisted
of
five,
eight
mile
laps
on
a
challenging
course.
The
75
rider
field
not
only
had
the
short
steep
hills
of
Walkersville
to
deal
with,
but
a
very
strong
headwind
in
certain
sections
of
the
course
as
well.
The
race
really
didn't
get
underway
until
the
2nd
lap
when
six
riders
broke
away
from
the
field.
With
the
strong
headwinds
and
3-1/2
laps
remaining,
Dennis
felt
certain
that
the
break
would
not
succeed
to
the
finish.
Sitting
in
about
6th
position,
Short
sat
content
while
two
other
teams
did
all
the
pace
making
on
the
front.
Early
on
the
last
lap
the
six
man
breakaway
was
reeled
in,
but
two
other
riders
counterattacked
and
put
a
considerable
gap
on
the
field.
The
field
was
unable
to
close
the
gap,
and
the
two
breakaway
riders
stayed
away
to
take
1st
and
2nd
place.
It
came
down
to
the
field
sprint
for
3rd
place,
and
Dennis
was
in
4th
position
when
the
sprint
started.
He
squeezed
through
two
riders
and
went
after
the
third,
but
was
unable
to
overtake
him,
and
settled
for
a
strong
4th
place
finish.
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